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09-28-08, 07:04 PM
I am reluctant to memtion this because it is so far off and may not materialize. But, I found a Tri that suits me. It is a sprint with 1/2 mile swim, 11 mile ride, and 3.1 mile run. The scarry part for me is the 1/2 mile swim. What is nice is the swim is down river!!!. I have dense bones and a rock and I have many of the same properties in water.
And I don't know if this is normal or not, because I haven't looked into a Tri before, but there is (get this) an over 40 clydesdale catagory. If I compete my goal will be to be a top Ten finisher. Ok, so there was only 7 participants in this catagory:D
It may conflict with my other goal of doing a 204 mile ride next year. They maybe the same weekend or a weekend apart. The Tri maybe the week before which would be the best scenario, but the difference in training may be the bigger problem. But, having a goal of a Tri would give me something to work on this winter. My plan is to start doing some running once I get down to about 220, which should be in December. Swimming I could use as my cross training for winter. It all sounds good, but can I put it into practice????
And I don't know if this is normal or not, because I haven't looked into a Tri before, but there is (get this) an over 40 clydesdale catagory. If I compete my goal will be to be a top Ten finisher. Ok, so there was only 7 participants in this catagory:D
It may conflict with my other goal of doing a 204 mile ride next year. They maybe the same weekend or a weekend apart. The Tri maybe the week before which would be the best scenario, but the difference in training may be the bigger problem. But, having a goal of a Tri would give me something to work on this winter. My plan is to start doing some running once I get down to about 220, which should be in December. Swimming I could use as my cross training for winter. It all sounds good, but can I put it into practice????