My most recent run was more than what the sprint triathlon distance is (3.1 miles). I decided to go 3.5 miles like I had done about a week before. Let me tell ya, runners out there will say 3.5 is kind of a short run but by golly, I was exhausted after! I didn’t quiteContinue reading “Running is hard – sprint triathlon just a few weeks away!”
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Baby steps forward in triathlon training
I think I’ve finally accepted that the bike I love, my 70s commuter bike, will need to be upgraded if I want to keep doing sprint triathlons. It’s not that the bike can’t help me finish a race, because it most certainly can. I’ve done two sprints with it and it held up well, zipContinue reading “Baby steps forward in triathlon training”
Coming Up For Air – My Second Sprint Triathlon
I just sat down at my computer to check how my times matched up against the results from my first sprint triathlon and I’m so happy to say I did better in each of the three events. Swimming, which was my weakest event in the first race, was improved a lot! This was because IContinue reading “Coming Up For Air – My Second Sprint Triathlon”
Tri, Tri Again
I finished another sprint triathlon although I ALMOST vowed to never do it again a couple of months ago. I had an embarrassing swim and the rest was very mediocre. But this one was much different! Short distances on the swimming and biking were good for me. My brother-in-law and I ended very happy withContinue reading “Tri, Tri Again”
The Only Suit I Own is a Wetsuit – Sprint Triathlon Update
I have officially completed one sprint triathlon. I wrote about it here. I thought about using words like successfully, happily, speedily… but went with “officially” because of the way I started the race, I hardly want to remember it at all. That is, except to always remember how embarrassing my swim portion went. It wasContinue reading “The Only Suit I Own is a Wetsuit – Sprint Triathlon Update”
Out of the Wilderness 