Hey guys! So I'm starting this blog since a few people have asked me for workout advice and fun stuff to do to get in shape. I'll probably post some random poems and pictures too, but for now, I'm gonna talk about my newest obsession / challenge: doing an Olympic-distance triathlon. To be honest, this is something I've always wanted to do, but I've always made excuses, since I'm a little intimidated by the distance (and the price tag - lots of triathlons are a $40-100 entry fee). And then I got this great idea: what about getting together a bunch of poor college students and doing a fun triathlon? I'm not even kidding! It wouldn't be about times or prizes: it would be about setting and meeting your own goals and having fun! We just have to be creative! Here's the rundown of how this could happen:
Swim: in the AC. It would have to be during one of the public morning or afternoon swims (on weekends, these are at 1-3pm). The length of the swim is 1500 meters for the olympic-length, which is quite a bit but also quite doable.
Transition: change in the locker room to biking/running gear. If enough people are participating, maybe we can have some gel packets for you guys! haha i think i just really like edible gel.
Bike: For all you people WITH bikes: feel free to go to Forest Park and do 4 laps around. For you non-bike owners, we can take over the cardio room in the AC!!! I don't have a road bike and don't trust myself to bike outside without being hit by a car or something anyway. Soooo.... stationary bike it is. The distance for this one is 40k.
Transition: Drink something and get pumped!
Run: Outside! Yayzers! This will be fine- just from the AC to Forest Park and then one lap around the jogging trail.
Total: 31 miles of awesome.
Here's some training programs to get you thinking (all from http://www.trinewbies.com/)
Beginner Training: http://www.trinewbies.com/tno_trainingprograms/tno_10wOly.asp
Intermediate: http://www.trinewbies.com/tno_trainingprograms/tno_18wOly.asp
Anyways, I think this could be really fun. Still figuring out a date, but shoot me a facebook message or leave a comment if you have any ideas / suggestions.
-T
Coming soon to the Bovine Equinox: Plyometrics (the illustrated version!), workout music, nutrition tips, and poems written at 4am!
1 comments:
Lol, YES. PO' MAN'S TRIATHLON.
Checking it out now, may end up putting this blog on my Crackberry for stick-figure plyometrics and other bits. Anyways, like you know, next semester's gonna academically and LSAT-ly kick my ass, so I'd be all up for a summer-training, late-summer/early-fall triathlon date.
Also? I may try recruiting people to do this too. Haha.
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