I Really Need to Tri Better

Photo by DavidDMuir

A few weeks back, I made the really poor decision to sign myself up for a triathlon. It's a Sprint triathlon, which is significantly shorter than a traditional triathlon. But with a 1/4 mile swim, a 15 mile bike ride and a 3 mile run, this is still going to be a tough event for a guy who gets winded running to answer the phone.

The event is May 28h. I started training yesterday.

Yesterday I went out for a run just to see how I am doing. Prior to yesterday, if I saw an overweight guy jogging down the sidewalk, I'd say to myself, "That boy might want to pick up the pace." For thirty painful minutes, the occupants of every passing car were given the opportunity to say the same thing about me. However, despite the numerous requests that I made to myself to stop, I managed three miles.

So now begins a personal experiment into streamlining. I have just four weeks to maximize my training, diet, rest and recovery in order to not only participate in the triathlon, but to actually finish. A tough challenge for a guy who is out of shape and has never participated in triathlon before.

Updates to come.

BTW - Special thanks to Kylie. She has awarded me the Zombie Chicken Award. I am not entirely sure what the award means, but I think it suggests that I have not been blogging as often as I should, therefore leaving my three readers without the extraordinary information that they crave to fill their minds with valuable information...or something like that. Regardless of its meaning, I like it. Thanks Kylie.