Whether it was inspiration from Lance's Ironman 70.3 2nd place in Panama at the weekend, or my current reading material Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run, From Common Man to Ironman I'm not sure but I completed my first unofficial and completely non-regulation triathlon today.
I begun the day with a 34 mile cycle ride, before returning to the house to change and collect the rest of the family for a swim at Norwich Riverside Pool, once car was parked, and I was changed etc, I duly completed 500 metres of swimming or 20 lengths of the pool (plus a sauna for 10-15mins). The day then proceeded with lunch at Zak's (a local Restuarant) and a brief city-centre shopping trip, before a trolley dash around Tescos (the "run" stage). Hey Presto one "Triathlon" completed!!!
As you can see I need to get the disciplines in the correct order (Swim-Cycle-Run) and my transitions need some serious work as I guess I technically spent more time between disciplines then actually taking part in them, but still 3 "events" in one day is not to be sniffed at, and as essentially I am/was only competing against myself - does it really matter?
On a serious note, I really enjoyed the swim and may well do more swimming on a regular basis, as for running, I enjoyed it once but can't really get excited about it anymore so my future may well be more biathlon than triathlon...!
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