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04-16-2005, 07:34 PM
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Anybody know a good place to find a schedule for upcoming triathalons?
After reading a few of these threads, I'm pretty tempted...but more on the line of a short one, even if I have to travel to get there.
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04-16-2005, 09:40 PM
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Yep. http://www.usatriathlon.org/ (All my riding buddies are all accomplished triathletes. [img]smile.gif[/img] ) As I mentioned in your thread, you might want to try a sprint distance first to get a taste of what it is like. |
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04-17-2005, 04:10 PM
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There's one right here in town this summer, but it's the day after I graduate from Officer Candidate School! While I theoretically could attempt this, it'd be a pretty bad idea, with no training and all...
There's another one a month later though. My main concern is the swim. I suck at swimming.
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04-18-2005, 08:59 AM
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Capp,
Your profile says little rock - so:
This was my first triathlon a couple of years ago. The DeGrey Sprint:
http://www.dltmultisport.com/Sprint_tri_home.htm
This is a really good first triathlon - but I do have one warning - the run is hard. They bill it as an "out and back with a downhill finish" - read UPHILL on the way out.
The swim is in DeGrey lake - very clear lake - nice clockwise rectangle swim around 3 buoys.
The bike is really nice out and back - a few rollers - but no huge climbs. Like I said - the run is tough at first so don't blow your legs out on the bike - but the downhill finish is fun. The race is well organized and a good spot for a first triathlon.
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04-18-2005, 09:04 AM
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kmwest mentioned swimming. If you aren't a confident swimmer - let me warn you about a triathlon mass start swim. Treading water with 100 people - hearing "GO" and the kick fest begins. You will get kicked - you will get behind someone slower than you and have no way to get around - you will probably be a little anxious. If you train by following a black line up and down in a pool - this is going to be much different. A mass start open water swim is a little rough. The best advice I can give - take it for what it's worth - is do what you have to do to just stay calm and get through the swim. For me - that means lots of breaststroke. You also have to see where you are going - I like to breaststroke a few strokes - find my path and then just dig out some freestyle for a while - get back up and breaststroke. Once you are out of the water - you can race your race and go hard and tough.
-FWIW
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04-18-2005, 11:34 AM
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http://www.trifind.com/
C'mon...do one with us. It will be FUN!!!!
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04-18-2005, 12:06 PM
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I've been meaning to jump in here. My local favorites are the off-road tri in July:
Dog Daze
It is in Burns Park so if you can go off road (you just need the bike) it's a great race.
In September yo have the CATS Sprint Tri in Conway:
Sprint Tri
But for some reason the link is not working right now.
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04-18-2005, 10:51 PM
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Thanks guys! I've got a lot to look into now. Will pop back with more questions later, I'm sure. I think this will be fun! 
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04-21-2005, 02:18 AM
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04-22-2005, 10:07 AM
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www.beginnertriathlete.com (one g)
I love that place
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04-25-2005, 10:34 AM
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I'd never been there. Great site!
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04-27-2005, 06:54 AM
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Glide, ODB, any other local folks:
Y'all doing the lake degray tri? Sprint or full?
It's probably too small of a race for adventure ODB.
Hey I have an idea...ODB's girl...wanna do it with me??
Reading the beginner's tri site, I was thinking that it was too much to try...gear, transition, etc. But the event actually sounds like fun...
From looking at the results I'm figuring the sprint will take about 1.5hrs or less?? At least if I were to do the 3 events separate and then adding together times. [img]smile.gif[/img] That's doable....
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04-27-2005, 08:38 AM
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I'd love to attempt at least one tri this year. The bike is the only part I don't worry about much...the crowded starts scare me a little (insert chicken cluck noise here). You are a MUCH better runner than I am. We had talked about doing the CATS sprint tri in Conway, that one I know the course since Joe has done it before and i've cheered on the side [img]tongue.gif[/img] What about the off road tri in Burns park, the dawg daze isn't it? That course is tougher, hills and rocks!
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04-27-2005, 08:59 AM
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Hint: For the water, get off to one of the sides for the start, or wait for others to enter the H20 and then geta slightly later start....
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04-27-2005, 09:06 AM
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...or you could just go faster than everyone else.
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04-27-2005, 10:01 AM
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Ummm...just a piece of advice. When you have to go home to the woman, best not to be sarcastic in a public forum. My $.02 worth, that could save your a$$...
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04-27-2005, 10:22 AM
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Who was being sarcastic?
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04-27-2005, 07:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by ODBSGIRL:
I'd love to attempt at least one tri this year. The bike is the only part I don't worry about much...the crowded starts scare me a little (insert chicken cluck noise here). You are a MUCH better runner than I am. We had talked about doing the CATS sprint tri in Conway, that one I know the course since Joe has done it before and i've cheered on the side [img]tongue.gif[/img] What about the off road tri in Burns park, the dawg daze isn't it? That course is tougher, hills and rocks!
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I think the CATS sprint tri in Conway is the same one I'm talking about. August 21st??
I'm just the opposite about the bikes...wouldn't want to attempt my first tri off road since I've never done ANY trail rides. (serious chicken cluck sounds )
Is the transistion stuff as complicated as it sounds? Didn't think about the crowded bike starts  I don't think the water ones would bother me...or do all tri's start in the water?
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