As an avid runner and new road biker, I'm considering signing up for a triathlon next year, and I was wondering if any TE ladies could recommend good training programs and well as good events for newbies in the DC/NoVa area. I would especially need work on my swimming--which I'm not really good at all.
Is anyone familiar with the DC Triathlon Club? The membership price is reasonable, and they appear to have events for all levels.
Thanks...
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08-12-2008, 10:53 AM #1
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08-12-2008, 11:53 AM #2
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My BF knows some of the Team Z people http://www.triteamz.com/index.php. They seem to have all levels and a decent coach. I am not familiar with the other clubs. There are a ton of sprint tris in this area, so those seem like a good place to start.
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08-12-2008, 06:12 PM #3
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Welcome to triathlon! There are lots of triathlons in the NoVA area and down towards Richmond. You can find them on trifind.com. You may want to look at BeginnerTriathlete.com. It's a good place for logging your training and for access to training plans. There's also a great community there. Several of us from TE are over there, too (me, KSH, Kelownagirl, Light_Sab_r, KimmyT). Around here the season runs from late April through early October.
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08-13-2008, 03:34 AM #4
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Thanks very much, this info is so helpful.
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