Beginner Triathlete - My First Triathlon articles

Getting to my first triathlon

I wanted to do something in my life before I hit the big 5-0. So, why not do a triathlon?!

Self-described "old, fat guy" finishes his first solo sprint triathlon

I Remember My First Triathlon Like it Was Yesterday. Actually, It Was Two Days Ago.

It fell apart, but I didn't give up

Pursuing a challenge, which took a year to get down to mentally and a few weeks of actual training!

I had a bucket list of "must do's before I turn 60" but it was made up of things like "take a course in public speaking, weekend trip to NYC with my 3 grown sons, learn to kayak, etc." I needed more.

I can't run a seven-minute mile anymore, but that doesn't take away from the joy of finishing

“None of us were swimmers, none of us were cyclists, none of us were runners, but we all decided that together, we would be.”

Using duathlon as a stepping-stone for triathlon.

Deciding on an Ironman as my first venture into triathlon was greeted with incredulity and astonishment combined with a hint of, "well, you're full of yourself aren't you?" and, "a bit ambitious?"

The future is an accident.

From beginner to half ironman

Former member comes back to training after heart scare

The only worry I had going into it was the swim...I couldn't touch the bottom and there weren't any lines to follow.