Triathons can actually be a great way to test your athletic prowess. Just make sure that you are up to the challenge of running, swimming, and bicycling before even lining up.
It may sound silly, but triathlons are not for the modest. Between the need to relieve yourself to the outfits worn, make sure that your modesty does not slow you down.
Do not assume that some sort of innate skill will help you; that's the easiest way to lose or, worse, create a serious injury. Make sure that you are an excellent bicyclist and swimmer or bad things will invariably happen.
The cycling aspect is actually the hardest to train for. Make sure that you are familiar with the bike that will be used on the race, and that you are ready for crowds. After that, the hardest part will be establishing the rhythm, required to win.
Swimming will also present an interesting training problem, as many of these events take advantage of local waters, and every body of waters has its own rhythm of tides and currents. As such, train in natural waters as much as possible; pools just don't have the same feel.
It may sound silly, but triathlons are not for the modest. Between the need to relieve yourself to the outfits worn, make sure that your modesty does not slow you down.
Do not assume that some sort of innate skill will help you; that's the easiest way to lose or, worse, create a serious injury. Make sure that you are an excellent bicyclist and swimmer or bad things will invariably happen.
The cycling aspect is actually the hardest to train for. Make sure that you are familiar with the bike that will be used on the race, and that you are ready for crowds. After that, the hardest part will be establishing the rhythm, required to win.
Swimming will also present an interesting training problem, as many of these events take advantage of local waters, and every body of waters has its own rhythm of tides and currents. As such, train in natural waters as much as possible; pools just don't have the same feel.
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