Training

Why did you become a triathlete? I have always wondered what drives athletes to endure the hours of training and sacrifice the time away from their families. I started conditioning about a month ago for my very first triathlon and my ultimate goal is to be able to participate in an Ironman World Championship event.

Open Water Swimming is the concept of people swimming in outdoor bodies of water such as oceans, bays, lakes and rivers. Visibility of less than 2 feet. No stripe to follow on the bottom. Unseen creatures lurking under you.

Every article I have read about running, gives the sport such a bad rap for being a high injury and painful sport. I won’t deny, I have suffered some injuries myself, but not because of the actual sport