Quote Originally Posted by Running Mommy View Post
Thats another reason why the water noodle thing at the danskin races bugs me so much.
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Quote Originally Posted by Running Mommy View Post
When I decided I wanted to get into triathlon the first thing I did was sign up for swim lessons at the Y. It wasn't until I could swim 30 laps that I decided I was ready to sign on the dotted line.
I signed up first, and then started swimming lessons a few months later. For me, I needed to sign up first, to make it real and to set that stake in the ground: "You need to be ready for THIS event on THIS date" (I'm not so good with vague goals). The first tri I signed up for was Iron Girl; when I realized how poor a swimmer I was I began having second thoughts and signed up for the shorter tri. For me, I see needing to take small steps towards a longer triathlon: short sprint, longer sprint, olympic, etc. That's just me and my overly logical way of going about life. I'm sure some people need a big kick in the @ss to get started and an HIM or IM might be what's right for them. Hopefully the do respect the distance (or learn to respect the distance), otherwise they could get hurt and bring others down with them.