It's official.....I'm doing a triathlon the 28th of June!
04-21-08, 07:52 PM
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It's official.....I'm doing a triathlon the 28th of June!
Entry is in the mail and I'll be doing the Sprint Tri 
Not bad for a guy who was in a wheelchair a hair over 3 years ago, huh?
https://www.warsawoptimist.org/pages/triathlon.htm
Not bad for a guy who was in a wheelchair a hair over 3 years ago, huh?
https://www.warsawoptimist.org/pages/triathlon.htm
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04-21-08, 08:12 PM
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You are gonna have a busy summer, better get training!!
04-21-08, 08:28 PM
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Awesome! The idea of a triathalon is there in the back of my mind, once I get into better shape. . . Good luck and congrats on that!
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How's your swimming? I do a mean doggie paddle, but can't freestyle at all. I got a bug to try swimming though, so I've been teaching myself (w/ a book & video) for about two weeks with some progress. Long road ahead for me though. Lucky I'm not training for anything though 
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Rock on! Keep us posted.
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How's your swimming? I do a mean doggie paddle, but can't freestyle at all. I got a bug to try swimming though, so I've been teaching myself (w/ a book & video) for about two weeks with some progress. Long road ahead for me though. Lucky I'm not training for anything though
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Entry is in the mail and I'll be doing the Sprint Tri
Not bad for a guy who was in a wheelchair a hair over 3 years ago, huh?
https://www.warsawoptimist.org/pages/triathlon.htm
Not bad for a guy who was in a wheelchair a hair over 3 years ago, huh?
https://www.warsawoptimist.org/pages/triathlon.htm
04-22-08, 05:37 AM
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Yeah, you can do a team entry with a runner to cover the running. As far as I'm concerned, if you can do the other 2......
I sure understand the knee issues.
Actually, I don't care where I finish, my goal is to simply finish it up, first last or in the middle of the pack, it's all good to me.
I sure understand the knee issues.
Actually, I don't care where I finish, my goal is to simply finish it up, first last or in the middle of the pack, it's all good to me.
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04-22-08, 05:38 AM
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Yeah, but I'd get in trouble if I talked about the things I won't do. 
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Way to go Tom! I think it's very inspiring and motivating. The gauntlet has definitely been thrown!
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Way to go Tom!!
This clyde is doing my first sprint tri on June 8th!!
https://greenbrookracing.com/docsok.html
This clyde is doing my first sprint tri on June 8th!!
https://greenbrookracing.com/docsok.html
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Check out this link: https://www.usatriathlon.org/MultiSpo...sciplines.aspx
04-22-08, 07:31 AM
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Yes. I have seen something called AquaBike at some Triathlon web sites which I believe is the swimming and biking part of the Tri.
Check out this link: https://www.usatriathlon.org/MultiSpo...sciplines.aspx
Check out this link: https://www.usatriathlon.org/MultiSpo...sciplines.aspx
04-22-08, 07:35 AM
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Not really, and yu don't get road rash from falling over. The biggest issue I have is that oit now requires much more energy to stay on the surface since I lost my body fat. Muscle has a density >1 and fat has a density <1, so I now have flotation issues. 
The biggest issue I have is that oit now requires much more energy to stay on the surface since I lost my body fat. Muscle has a density >1 and fat has a density <1, so I now have flotation issues.
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Today, for the first time in two decades, I went swimming. My gym had a
promotion at Water World in Phoenixville:
https://www.waterworldrec.com/
I was in the water for more than 2.5 hours. Much of that time I spent
treading water; I found swimming to be harder than I had thought.
Crossing the pool a few times was very tiring. Some of it may have been
my technique, or lack thereof. I invented a combination breaststroke
and doggie paddle that has to be seen to be disbelieved.
Despite my limited success, I will be back to Water World for more
swimming. It felt wonderful to have some of the weight taken off my
joints. Although I have to admit I am feeling the exercise now. I'm
sore all over!
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Very impressive sir, good luck with it!
Historian, I've seen triathlons where you kayak instead of swim and mountainbike instead of cycle, I don't know what you do instead of run though, but I'm sure they must have something.
Historian, I've seen triathlons where you kayak instead of swim and mountainbike instead of cycle, I don't know what you do instead of run though, but I'm sure they must have something.
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If it weren't for the running, I'd be ready for triathlon (duathlon?) right now! I used to be quite the swimmer when I was younger (not that I'm even old :-p). Doing a triathlon is certainly in my "lifetime goals" list.
Good luck, Tom!
Good luck, Tom!
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Tom,
You are awesome!!
You are awesome!!
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Good for you!
I'm going my first duathlon this weekend and my first Triathlon on June 29th.
I'm going my first duathlon this weekend and my first Triathlon on June 29th.
04-23-08, 11:29 AM
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That is awesome! I hope someday to be able to do the same thing.
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Cool. Go get'em Tom!
I neglected to register for the one I had in mind this summer. I may just do it unofficially anyway and have my wife track my time. My issue is that I wanted to have my knee looked at before I started running again. (have had surgery once and have seen minor issues when under load again). So I missed the registration. However, if I have the doc clear my knee, I might just go out and do it on my own anyway! Does that count?
I neglected to register for the one I had in mind this summer. I may just do it unofficially anyway and have my wife track my time. My issue is that I wanted to have my knee looked at before I started running again. (have had surgery once and have seen minor issues when under load again). So I missed the registration. However, if I have the doc clear my knee, I might just go out and do it on my own anyway! Does that count?