On site at our events we have developed a bit of a community tradition... this video known as "You Will Do This" is the inspirational pre-race day hype up our amazing athletes love to watch.
I went from my first tri in the fall of 2008 to Ironman finisher in the summer of 2010. I was only moderately in shape when I started training. If there is one thing Ironman teaches you, it's that anyone can finish. There are 80+ year olds out there, people with no legs, blind folks, and others with "disabilities". It shows you that if you put your mind to it, and you work hard, you can achieve finisher status. Do it because you love it.
@TheBravo101 you're welcome. You can ignore the competitive aspect. I've done my share of triathlons, and I can assure you that, literally, 95% of the people at the start line are competing with themselves or a friend/training buddy. We are all out there to test ourselves first, then measure against others. Last season I helped a friend do his first tri, and he is the least competitive person I've met. It was an amazing experience watching him finish.
@TheBravo101 go for it! just do something smaller. there are sprint distance races everywhere. THese only take about 1-1.5 hrs to finish. You can train for that in 6 weeks with 4 hours per week.
@TheBravo101 Don't worry about it. Start out with shorter races like running 5 or 10K, and work your way up to Olympic and Sprint Triathlons and then to a half ironman. It may take a while, but if you're dedicated (and don't have any serious health conditions) you can be an ironman.
@chuckleberrry74 Right on. Unless you are an elite athlete going into it, you've basically no shot of winning. So, once you get that out of your mind and you simply race yourself, you'll find the whole thing more fun. Sure it is nice to win or place, but that doesn't define the "heart" of triathlon.
I went from my first tri in the fall of 2008 to Ironman finisher in the summer of 2010. I was only moderately in shape when I started training. If there is one thing Ironman teaches you, it's that anyone can finish. There are 80+ year olds out there, people with no legs, blind folks, and others with "disabilities". It shows you that if you put your mind to it, and you work hard, you can achieve finisher status. Do it because you love it.
Fuckin' rights I will.
@TheBravo101 you're welcome. You can ignore the competitive aspect. I've done my share of triathlons, and I can assure you that, literally, 95% of the people at the start line are competing with themselves or a friend/training buddy. We are all out there to test ourselves first, then measure against others. Last season I helped a friend do his first tri, and he is the least competitive person I've met. It was an amazing experience watching him finish.
Bring on IMKY! Can't wait until August!
@TheBravo101 go for it! just do something smaller. there are sprint distance races everywhere. THese only take about 1-1.5 hrs to finish. You can train for that in 6 weeks with 4 hours per week.
I HAVE done this ;)
After my knee heals up I'm gonna start training for this. I really wanna do it
Did you end up doing it?
@TheBravo101
Don't worry about it. Start out with shorter races like running 5 or 10K, and work your way up to Olympic and Sprint Triathlons and then to a half ironman. It may take a while, but if you're dedicated (and don't have any serious health conditions) you can be an ironman.
that's pretty inspirational. i'm doing my first tri this june.
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@chuckleberrry74 Right on. Unless you are an elite athlete going into it, you've basically no shot of winning. So, once you get that out of your mind and you simply race yourself, you'll find the whole thing more fun. Sure it is nice to win or place, but that doesn't define the "heart" of triathlon.
your`e right mate....i like how you think...that`s my type o tfhinking ;)
link? to "IM you will do this"?
lieto goin at it
there are plenty of age group catagories
@TheBravo101 Every single person on that start line was once out of shape :-)
soon.
Drama!!!