I've never been to an international distance triathlon.
Otherwise known as an Olympic distance. I had entered one but weather conditions made canceling the swim portion imperative. So I ended up doing a biathlon that day. But in just over a month I will (hopefully) finish my first Olympic distance tri. It is local and there will be several of our team members competing. I know I have improved a great deal since the last time I tried this distance. I hope my times reflect that on race day-and that I have no flat tires that day to hinder my time!
That I'd like to see.
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Showing posts with label olympic distance triathlon. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Olympic distance triathlon
I've never been to an Olympic distance triathlon.
My husband signed himself and me both up for an Olympic distance triathlon next April. The distances are .93 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride, and 6 mile run. At one point not too many months ago I would have said I was almost ready for such a race. (Mind you, I am not racing, but for lack of a better term…) But now trying to recover from plantar fasciitis, I just don’t know. I can do a mile swim, though I’ve only done so in a pool (yes, this swim is in the bay again!) I was working up to the bike ride and know that I could do the 25 mile, though pretty slowly. I had done pretty good on the running until my injury. So if all else fails, I can do a run/walk come April. I may be slow but I intend to finish!!
That I'd like to see.
My husband signed himself and me both up for an Olympic distance triathlon next April. The distances are .93 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride, and 6 mile run. At one point not too many months ago I would have said I was almost ready for such a race. (Mind you, I am not racing, but for lack of a better term…) But now trying to recover from plantar fasciitis, I just don’t know. I can do a mile swim, though I’ve only done so in a pool (yes, this swim is in the bay again!) I was working up to the bike ride and know that I could do the 25 mile, though pretty slowly. I had done pretty good on the running until my injury. So if all else fails, I can do a run/walk come April. I may be slow but I intend to finish!!
That I'd like to see.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
40K bike ride
I had never been on a 40K bike ride.
That is equivalent to 24.8 miles. In reading about triathlon training, I was trying to see about upping my training to be able to do Olympic distance. I think I could do it, if I had the time to train properly. So today, I did a little more than I usually do. I swam 16 laps (about half a mile), rode the nearly 25 miles and ran four miles. This is a little shy of the .93 mile swim, 24.8 bike ride and the 6.2 mile run. But I think with the proper training I could work up to it. Forget about the best weight loss pill! I just want to be able to train hard and one day enter a race of this distance!
That I'd like to see.
That is equivalent to 24.8 miles. In reading about triathlon training, I was trying to see about upping my training to be able to do Olympic distance. I think I could do it, if I had the time to train properly. So today, I did a little more than I usually do. I swam 16 laps (about half a mile), rode the nearly 25 miles and ran four miles. This is a little shy of the .93 mile swim, 24.8 bike ride and the 6.2 mile run. But I think with the proper training I could work up to it. Forget about the best weight loss pill! I just want to be able to train hard and one day enter a race of this distance!
That I'd like to see.
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