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Sprint Triathlon

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Hills of Death (HOD) May 2011 9:54pm, 25 May 2011 24,052 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Louis most peoples swimming is 'interesting' Pool swims bah don't like em
Shin-Twigs May 2011 10:03pm, 25 May 2011 2,916 posts	Quote Pin Shin-Twigs i dont think a sprint is a halfway house. i think if you can't swim, and you've never ridden a road bike, then its bloody hard training.
Hills of Death (HOD) May 2011 10:09pm, 25 May 2011 24,055 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Sprint is a good fun and decent challenge. Just look at Blenheim lots of people turn up unprepared
halfpint May 2011 10:19pm, 25 May 2011 9,109 posts	Quote Pin halfpint I am slightly worried by this thread. I am hoping to do a novice in about 2 weeks. Will this lead to a sprint and inevitably a bloody Ironman?? Can someone remind me of distances for a sprint btw (yes I am that clueless hence the novice tri :)) Oh and I have a pool swim for mine but its an open air, salt water pool which will be interesting!!
Hills of Death (HOD) May 2011 10:22pm, 25 May 2011 24,057 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Noooooo Noooo HP Oly then 70.3 THEN 220
halfpint May 2011 10:33pm, 25 May 2011 9,110 posts	Quote Pin halfpint My ex did an Ironman in Austria and he was f*ckin mental. I will not become that mental....not ever!! Besides I only fell into this because of an ITB injury which meant I couldn't run but could swim and cycle. Did 8 mile cycle (easy) and 3 mile run (bloomin painful) today and can't see me running any further.
Hills of Death (HOD) May 2011 10:35pm, 25 May 2011 24,061 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Did one Sunday in Austria luckily I'm sane (in)
halfpint May 2011 10:40pm, 25 May 2011 9,112 posts	Quote Pin halfpint Oooh how did you get on?? Ex did his a few years ago and it pished with rain pretty constantly.
fetcheveryone May 2011 10:42pm, 25 May 2011 9,848 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone ST - I've just done a sprint tri, I don't mean to say it's an easy option. What I'm trying to carve out is a place for new and nearly-new triathletes to share their learnings in a place that's somewhere in between "people who don't do triathlon", and "people who completely live for triathlon".
halfpint May 2011 10:45pm, 25 May 2011 9,113 posts	Quote Pin halfpint Mr Fetch Sir, I loved the newsletter this week. Made me think of aspects of the tri I hadn't considered. I am now more nervous about the swim mnd. I am a strong swimmer but all this tapping of feet and several people in a lane makes me nervous. I never choose to go in a lane at the pool normally in case I hold someone up or they slow me down - at least I now know what to expect and some of the etiquette. So in short....thanks!!!