It's a long and old story that began on a training holiday at a sports center in one of the Spanish Canary Islands almost 40 years ago. I was mainly a runner, but this center organized different activities and less serious competitions every week. One day a sprint Triathlon was organized and I thought why not try even though I didn't have much training in either cycling or swimming at that time, I enjoyed it. From that sprint Triathlon competition to the next it should go almost 15 years. After many work assignments in Asia and several longer deployments there I was one day "tricked" into taking part in a team Olympic Triathlon with 2 friends and to the great surprise for ourselves and the organizer we came in as number 2. This gave me inspiration and for the next 20+ years I did an average of 5-6 competitions a year, mostly Olympic distance but also a couple of 70.3 but I have never started in a 140.6. These days I might take part in a sprint triathlon or two a year, but my body has become so battered after all the years of endurance sports that it's mostly to feel a bit of the atmosphere that I was once a part of. But it's okay and I'm happy every day I wake up and can get through a bike ride or swim.
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