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Blurredgirl
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Hi all,
I'm new to the forum, and quite new to triathlon. I did my first race last May and have competed in 5 races since. I'm totally addicted and now want to keep going for as long as my poor old body will hold out - I'm no spring chicken. Health problems last year stopped me from doing any Olympic distances - all my races have been sprints so far, but I'm hoping to finally get to do the standard distance a few times this season, training is going well at last. I came third in my category at Brighton last year - so I'm motivated to do better this year!
Hoping to get some tips from the forum, it's been really useful whilst I've been a lurker.
Thanks
blurredgirl
I'm new to the forum, and quite new to triathlon. I did my first race last May and have competed in 5 races since. I'm totally addicted and now want to keep going for as long as my poor old body will hold out - I'm no spring chicken. Health problems last year stopped me from doing any Olympic distances - all my races have been sprints so far, but I'm hoping to finally get to do the standard distance a few times this season, training is going well at last. I came third in my category at Brighton last year - so I'm motivated to do better this year!
Hoping to get some tips from the forum, it's been really useful whilst I've been a lurker.
Thanks
blurredgirl
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Sounds like you could chip in with some tips yourself.
3rd at brighton sounds like a motovator to me. i just want to finish.
Congratulations for last season, sounds like you're a natural. I'm a newbie myself having never competed but with plans to do 5-6 races this year....first one in 10 weeks or so. I have a newbie type question...
....what are the categories? I have heard the term age-groupers, i guess there are age categories, if so what are they and are there any other categories?
15-19: "Over-talented little sh*ts"
20-24: "Prime of life"
25-29: "Still going"
30-34: "I used to be sporty when I was younger"
35-39: "Oh no, I'm nearly 40... time to prove I'm not dead yet"
40-44: "Mid-life crisis but can't afford a sports car so spent too much money on a bike instead"
45-49: "Mid-life crisis is worse than I thought"
50-54: "Will they never learn?"
55-59: "Old enough to know better"
60-64: "Tough old b*****ds"
blurredgirl
Loving the quotes! Remember at oswestry sprint last year there was a guy who was 75 i think, who beat me and most of the other people and when he went to get his trophy missed a step on the way down, and just jumped the rest as if he was about 20! maybe its worth having the over extended mid-life crisis...
In tris or running races I invariably have a pension age competitor speed past me at some point.
I'm just jealous that I didn't start tri when I was 14, and hopeful that I'm still at it when I'm 70.