I've again been peer pressured into running a few races with the guys from work. This time we've signed up for a Sprint Triathlon in September and a Half-Marathon in October. We've been training for the Spring Tri at a co-workers neighborhood. We swim, then bike, then run through his neighborhood.
This Sprint Triathlon is in Gainesville off Lake Lanier and it's going to be my first and I'm very nervous. This race is a 0.25mi swim, 14mi bike, and 5K run. At first I thought it wouldn't be too bad until I did the first 0.25mi swim training. I thought I was a good swimmer, I've been in the ocean, I've swam in pools, etc. What I didn't realize was that type of swimming was extremely different than straight out swimming 0.25mi. My first several training sessions I was sucking wind only two laps into it. It's been about a month of training and now I can go the entire distance without resting at the walls of the pool. I know swimming in open water in Lake Lanier without walls to hold onto every 25meters. Hopefully I don't drown!
The bike section should be the easiest for me. I usually go riding about 2-3 times a week and I think this section is what I'm strongest in. The only part I'm nervous about at this section is the transition points, from swimming to biking and from biking to running.
The race is 9/18 and I'll post my times once I find out. Pray that I don't drown!
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