This morning, I raced in an Olympic Distance triathlon. It was my first, fast race for some months since I completed two Ironman triathlons. Endurance sports can be hard on your body, especially when your limbs feel like lead weights attached to them. This morning was no different; the first 2.5km of the 10km run was laborious and challenging. I was pleased to meet many new triathletes, and I hope that they will be motivated to pursue this sport further rather than be horrified by it.
How do you embark on an active lifestyle that includes endurance sports?
1) Walk and Run
2) Run up to 10km
3) Swim in multiples of 10 laps in any stroke (progressing to the front crawl)
4) Cycle in multiples of 10km
5) Run your first half-marathon
6) Run your first marathon
7) Do your first biathlon
8) Do your first triathlon (Olympic Distance)
9) Complete your first half-Ironman race
10)Complete your first Ironman triathlon
11) Do more than one Ironman triathlon
My friend, Mitch Thrower is a serial entrepreneur and has completed at least 17 such races.
12) Do a cross-terrain marathon
13) Do a cross-terrain Ironman (such as Norseman)
14) Do back-to-back Ironman triathlons
15) You are on your own after this…
1 comment:
Congrats on finishing on a hard day.
Shorter races resembles a short term project, have a easy plan, go in, go hard and there is no room for error.
Longer races are like a long term project, you plan your way in systematically, go hard, but there is slightly more room for error (in the case of a 2nd wind)
Congrats once more.
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