My new team mates are pressuring me to enter a race before I beleive I’m ready! I don’t bike, or run or swim, in fact I don’t even have shorts, however I’m very good with a stop watch! Where should I begin, or should I begin? I think my team the “Grazin’ Rasins” are slightly obsessed. Any advice would be warmly accepted. Should I sell my Stop watch, and leave town? Or should I saddle up!
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Hi, I have not got much to offer - just wanted to say that that is the first “username” that has made me laugh - don’t know why I just love it. Slowest Twitch - great! :):):):):):):)LOL
Finishing a triathlon is not hard. Racing one is. So if your goal is to just finish then do it comfortably have fun, laugh a lot and you’ll be fine.
Learn the rules of the sport.
From a safety perspective I would ensure you can at least swim the distance of the race before hand and get your buddies to take you on an open water swim.
Wouldn’t be such a bad idea to make sure you can ride a bike too. Learn the road rules.
No need to run - lots of folks walk during the run. But running is of course a little faster.
Don’t do anything your not comfortable with. Just enjoy.
Throw away the stop watch - just experience the senstations of your body.
I was in your shoes 2.5 years ago, plus tremendously out of shape. You have to start somewhere. I am not a competitive individual, so I could care less where I placed, it was simply about finishing and having my friends and family there to support me. Now I am in better shape, but still slow and having fun…and still registering for races that I shouldn’t be doing. Do it and have fun, plus you will have a reference point to surpass for the next race.