Beginner Triathlete - My First Triathlon articles

Getting to my first triathlon

Boston grad student conquers twisted arm, broken leg, to achieve 140.6

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

It fell apart, but I didn't give up

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

I rode my old beater bicycle to my daughter's swim team, and now I'm a triathlete

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

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

“I didn’t have a clue. I didn’t know how to swim, I would be dying after running a mile, I didn’t have any coordination or endurance; every time we trained, I was the last one.”

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 night before the race when we dropped our bikes in transition we saw the swim course laid out in the water and those buoys looked SO FAR APART!

This was the question I got pretty frequently, with some variations that included, “why the heck” and “what were you thinking?” Honestly? I really don’t know what specifically sparked the idea.

At 63 years old and 50 lbs overweight I decide to do a triathlon.

When I found out there was going to be a small sprint triathlon in a month, I signed up and I decided I would try to do my best.

Former member comes back to training after heart scare