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2008-05-27 4:56 PM

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Hello all.  I am a 30 yr old school teacher who used to run road races and cross country when I was in HS, but have fallen sorrily out of shape.  I am planning on attempting a sprint tri on July 20th.  I am a slow runner, ok biker (although newbie) and a beginner swimmer so this should be quite a challenge.  I am doing this as part of a few coworker team that has committed to training for something that will challenge us all.    I have already gotten some great info as a lurker and look forward to hearing from those who have been down this road before.

The race is in Harrisburg, PA    Catfish tri....www.tricatsports.com

 

2008-05-27 5:16 PM
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Good luck on your race!  I bet you're gonna love it!!
2008-05-27 5:48 PM
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sipe - 2008-05-27 2:56 PM

Hello all.  I am a 30 yr old school teacher who used to run road races and cross country when I was in HS, but have fallen sorrily out of shape.  I am planning on attempting a sprint tri on July 20th.  I am a slow runner, ok biker (although newbie) and a beginner swimmer so this should be quite a challenge.  I am doing this as part of a few coworker team that has committed to training for something that will challenge us all.    I have already gotten some great info as a lurker and look forward to hearing from those who have been down this road before.

The race is in Harrisburg, PA    Catfish tri....www.tricatsports.com

 

I can pretty much guarantee you that you will be hooked and looking for your next race as soon as you return home from your race in July! GOOD LUCK AND WELCOME TO BT!

2008-05-27 6:33 PM
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Well you've come to the right place.  You'll make lots of friends and get lots of support.  Just remember to have fun
2008-05-27 6:41 PM
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WELCOME! You'll do fine and will fit in with this lot NO PROBLEM!

Hope you'll start logging kms real soon.   

2008-05-27 6:44 PM
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I decided to try a sprint triathlon in February - at which point I didn't even know how to free style swim and I had only ridden a bike maybe a total of 3 hours in the past 15 years!  I took a couple of private swim lesson in February and bought a road bike at the same time.  I just did my first tri this past Saturday and it was awesome!  It was a mini sprint (300m/14k/4k) and I am doing a regular sprint on June 15.

I went from not knowing how to swim at all - to today - I swam 2000m non-stop!  And in my first tri I had the 7th fasted bike split out of 54!!!

You can definitely do it!!!  Progress happens fast!

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