I did my first (and only) tri last year after one of my co-workers and riding partners suggested we (DH, riding partner and I) train for a triathlon over the winter to stay in shape. This guy is 10 years younger than me by the way. I could not swim a lick and was petrified of the water. I took swimming lessons and learned to swim and started running for the first time in 20 years. We read everything we could get our hands on and that's when I joined this forum to try to learn everything I could about triathlon training. We trained for 5 months and it was hard work but a lot of fun too. My goal was just to complete it and not be last (I was a pretty slow runner) and I did it. I would highly recommend it to anyone. Thanks to all the ladies here on the forum. Like Fatbottomedgirl said, some of these ladies do IM's. They are amazing, inspiring, supportive and knowledgeable.
I'm doing another sprint in May and am considering an Olympic in July with an open water swim.......I'm still trying to wrap my head around that one
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