feeling old and battered, time for a change??
herbie973
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hi all, i've had the the urge to take up Triathlon for a few years now.After nearly 27 years of getting battered on the rugby pitch i have decided to hang up the boots. I am now 37,fairly fit, and due to be collecting a sparkly new Trek 1.2 2010 in a week....yaaaay.
Does anyone have any tips and advice as im obviously a late starter to this sport.
Thankyou all in advance and be gentle.
Does anyone have any tips and advice as im obviously a late starter to this sport.
Thankyou all in advance and be gentle.
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Just a minor point of correction though, 37 makes you a youngster amongst the most of us here, so we'll be expecting good things from you over the coming months.
As to tips, depends how fit you are, but the best way to learn is to have a go. Search the internet (on Tri247 at http://www.tri247.com/events.html) for a local pool based event, and get yourself booked in. I know there's a pool based Sprint event in Stratford in early October, http://www.fun2tri.co.uk/Warwickshire-new/index.htm.
But generally, ask any questions, and await the reponses.
I'm feeling quite excited about this as getting hit by 18 stone flanker on a saturday was getting a bit tiresome.
So if im a relative youngster how old are you guys?? and how long have you been doing this??
It's also a sport where an ex prop (Didds) can beat an ex england Winger ( Rory Underwood )
Good luck
Tips? Enjoy it. Take it slow at first and build up to what you would like to be doing in terms of distance, how many races per season, if you want to finish or win prizes, that sort of thing. Sign for a couple of events before this season finishes and see how you do. There will be loads of advice on here about transitions, training, eating Soreen, carbon fibre and (of course) red.
blurredgirl
I've only been training a couple of months (I was supposed to be training for a 10k charity run but started looking at Triathlon and it all seemed so much more interesting). The knowledge and posts on this site are great and reading peoples reviews every few weeks really keeps you motivated to train.
I have my first Sprint tri in 4 weeks and can't wait. Not expecting any great times but reading advice on here has taught me to enjoy the activity and aim to finish. Just a shame that, as like you, I'm getting hooked on this at the end of a season).
Good luck.