Originally Posted by
PatW
Personally, triathlons never appealed to me. Maybe it is the notion of timing how fast you can change your clothes (transition time) that bothers me.
It probably depends on what floats your boat. The running part can easily blow your knees up. Running is high impact and on us older coots, we maybe do not have that much mileage left. I would prefer to be able to walk more years and indulge in other ways of exerting myself that are low impact like cycling.
Quite a few people thrive on triathlons, so if it motivates you, you enjoy it and your joints are ok, then it is your call.
For me, the time of completion and placing in the event would not be important. Like a century, simply finishing would be my goal. As to the running, I have observed our very informal "fall frenzy" - open to all - and I see lots of folks walking instead of running.
Actually, only a couple of folks competed in my age (70-74) category last year.