My checklist: hired Coach Rich and joined Tri-Global bought a rode bike bought a Garmin 910xt bought swim suits and nose plugs (that kept slipping off my nose so I couldn't wear them) bought riding shorts to soften my ride hired a swim instructor signed up for Open Water Swim...
Beginner Triathlon Training: Picking Up the Road Bike
A day after I bought the Trek Silque Road Bike, I went back to Brickwell with my husband, Brian, and picked it up. Brian had been with me the day before and at first was discouraging me from spending the money on a Road Bike. "What do you need it...
Beginner Triathlon Training: I Signed Up for a Triathlon, Now What?
Ever think about doing a Triathlon? Ever think about how the athletes transition from one sport to the next? Marti DiPaola and I signed up for the Captiva Tri in September 2014. But we didn't realize what we were getting ourselves into! It sounded like a cool challenge but what...
I Signed Up for a Triathlon, But I Don’t Know How To Swim!
I'm not sure what I was thinking when I signed up for the Captiva Tri. I guess I was dreaming about the beautiful blue water of the gulf of Mexico and thinking that the bike ride of 10 miles and the 5K run wouldn't be that hard. But what I...
Beginner Triathlon Training: Swimming In the Open Water
This blog post was written in August 2014, right before my first triathlon in Florida. I had never been in the open water and went to the Open Water Swim LI Robert Moses swim. I was terrified. Here's what happened: ------ My first experience in the open water was not...