Training for My First

Hello,

My name is Ken and I have just begun training for my first tri in August. I started just running for weight loss and while looking for events I stumbled on to a triathlon. While at first I shuttered in horror as visions of network coverage of the Ironman Triathlon flashed though my head I realized that it was not nearly that long. In fact I was thinking I (a mear mortal) could give this a go. So I eventually talked myself and the wife into entering!

The swimming for this event is 800 meters, the biking 18 miles, and the run 5K. At first I was just hoping to survive, but just a few weeks into my training I am quickly realizing I will be able to do this. (Believe me I was not so confident the first time I hit the pool, but it is coming along slowly). While the swimming is a work in progress, I am comfortable with the bike and the running.

The training log on this site is great. It is nice to have a place to enter daily information about my workouts. I am looking forward to reading more articles as August grows nearer and my anticipation increases.

Edited by greendemon5 2004-05-10 11:37 AM