First triathlon of 2016 is in the books. Smithfield is a very “newbie” friendly event with a 300 meter pool swim, 10 mile bike, and a 5K run. Starting times are based on your estimated 300 meter swim which, for me, makes for a long day just waiting around. The weather was pretty bad but, as
How’s your training going? What are you training for? Like me, you’ve probably been asked those questions numerous times by folks who have noticed your regular exercise routine. Generally, the implication being that there’s a specific event sometime in the future which is prompting all this physical activity. Although I typically do have events scattered
Adventurer Sean Conway completes ‘GB coastline triathlon’ An extreme adventurer completes a 4,000-mile ultra-triathlon around the coastline of Britain. In 2013, Sean Conway swam 900 miles from Land’s End in Great Britain to John o’Groats in Scotland spending 90 days in the water and raising money for the charity “War Child.” Now he’s setting his
My first triathlon is complete and I didn’t drown. That, in itself, makes it a success. The Smithfield Sprint Triathlon is a great event for first-timers as the 300m swim is in the Luter Family YMCA pool. It’s a “snake swim” with athletes starting at 15 second intervals going up and down each of the