Subject: California Newbie Triathlete Hey folks.
I'm relatively new to triathlons, having only started doing them this year. I have the Pasadena Triathlon (sprint) and the Strawberry Fields Triathlon (sprint) under my belt so far and am doing the Pacific Coast Triathlon (sprint) in September. I'm looking to doing 4 or 5 triathlons next year and most likely ending the next year with two Olympic-length triathlons. Also considering a 70.3 Ironman, but the only local one is in April 2011 (Oceanside) which may be a bit early, especially considering that I wouldn't even have done an Olympic-length triathlon yet. Any thoughts on that? Longer term goal is to do a full Ironman in 2012. Possibly half-marathon or a full marathon somewhere in between as a part of the training regimen (though in all honesty, I do not enjoy running but only put up with it because it's a part of the triathlon).
I'd actually love to do a full Ironman at the end of 2011 (Tempe) but am not sure if that is being too ambitious. I'm in relatively good shape, especially as I've been training for the sprints for a while now (I think I am good enough to do a sprint off the couch, but would be hurting if I tried that with an Olympic). Would love to hear some thoughts on this too!
Thanks, and I look forward to learning a lot from this site! |