Triathlon - Wimpathlon - anyone else skip the run?

My last tri was preceded by a knee clearout, and my surgeon suggested that I stopped running. Fine by me, as I hated jogging anyway. I got into tri anyway as a swimmer and then found I enjoyed the bike even more.

My 'solution' was to go up a distance, from Olympic to 70.3, and just get off the bike and go home at the end of the bike leg. I got some strange looks in the bike park and a couple of checks to make sure I wasn't stealing a bike, but had a great time and got a good workout. I think this is what I will do next season!

Question is, are there any other non-running 'tri'athletes out there? There were none in the event I did as far as I could make out.

The ideal event for me is a swim&bike, but there is only one exclusive S&B event in Germany that I have found.

Why dont you just do a tri as a team event, you could let someone else do the run.

registration fees are not worth a good work out to me man, why don't you just go for a swim before you ride your bike?

Both good points!
I will look into doing a team event next year, that's for sure.
Even the 1/2 IM entry fees are pretty low in Germany. Plus I can afford it.
Having a 'goal', i.e. some kind of event, helps with my training motivation. I need all the motivational help I can get!
I really enjoy bike racing on closed roads too. So those are the reasons - obviously they're pretty unique to me.

i love the ride and the run, but i swim like a stone, and have a shoulder injury that gives me grief on longer swims.
team events are the go :)

there are aquathons,ei swim + bike. no run. but they are a bit harder to find.

I discovered tris when I was recovering from two reconstructive knee surgeries (had a third to take the hardware out). I have made peace with the fact that I will never be fast, because I cannot log a lot of running miles. But, like you, I favor the 70.3 distance, and just figure if I have to walk much of or most of the run who cares. I still like it, and I still finish. Agree that having a goal helps keep the training going.

You could try racewalking. I'm a former runner who has IT band issues and took up racewalking 12 years ago. I've done 22 marathons since with no leg/knee issues.

I am one of those triathletes who had to deal with a nagging knee injury that made it difficult for me to run. I have tried the speedwalking route. That enabled me to do a half ironman. I ran and sped walk the run portion. I also have participated in teams, having someone run for me. One of the problems with this--and I think that race directors don't think about this--is the cost for doing this is very high. It would be cheaper to do two parts of the race and just drop out as you have. I try to get race directors to understand that two person teams should be cheaper than 3 person teams. Sometimes they don't think about it. The Muncie Endurathon in Muncie, Indiana will include a aquabike race next year--1.2 mile swim and 56 mile bike. I plan on doing that.

Can I ask what kind of time you get with the speedwalking? I am thinking about returning to that.

One word for ya: Aquabike