Swimming = inconvenient. To bike or run, all I have to do is a) go to work or b) head out to the garage.
If I wanted to go swimming, I have to make sure that daughter isn't left home alone, then ride up to the pool (which may or may not be closed for any number of reasons)...yadda yadda...blah blah.
I've got a treadmill, trainer and weight room all attached to the house. No matter the weather, i can get in a good bike/run/lift.
First rule of triatholoning; anyone who brags about how great they are isn't worth a sh!t.
I'm not bragging. I could FINISH the swim. Maybe not fast or with enough energy left to ride a century+ and run a marathon, but I could finish.
If I wanted to go swimming, I have to make sure that daughter isn't left home alone, then ride up to the pool (which may or may not be closed for any number of reasons)...yadda yadda...blah blah.
I've got a treadmill, trainer and weight room all attached to the house. No matter the weather, i can get in a good bike/run/lift.
First rule of triatholoning; anyone who brags about how great they are isn't worth a sh!t.
I'm not bragging. I could FINISH the swim. Maybe not fast or with enough energy left to ride a century+ and run a marathon, but I could finish.
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Wouldn't your bathtub provide you with a valid alternative for swim training. I mean, based on your use of the treadmill and trainer and all.....
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Interesting discussions here.........my .02 cents..........anyone can learn to swim, I did, 5 years ago I did not no how to, still is not my strongest sport but by sticking with it, reading books, talking to others, and spending countless laps in the pool I have gotten to a point where I hold my own. Open water swimming with others (especially 2000 others) is quite a different animal that will always be challenging and sometimes downright scaree and violent.
The key to an IM is working up to the distance through shorter races, putting in the long training miles, learning to eat/drink throughout your workouts, learning your breaking points, and knowing there will be low points out there.
The key to an IM is working up to the distance through shorter races, putting in the long training miles, learning to eat/drink throughout your workouts, learning your breaking points, and knowing there will be low points out there.
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You may be on to something. Maybe i could get my wife to punch and kick me every 5 seconds or so, too. 8O
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You may be on to something. Maybe i could get my wife to punch and kick me every 5 seconds or so, too. 8O
can you video tape the proceedings and share with the group? :teehee:
ph is a swim bigot
can you video tape the proceedings and share with the group? :teehee:
ph is a swim bigot
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You may be on to something. Maybe i could get my wife to punch and kick me every 5 seconds or so, too. 8O
I'm sure depending on the day she would volunteer with pleasure.....
I'm sure depending on the day she would volunteer with pleasure.....
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Well thats not the point, anyone COULD finish any segment of it without having to do 2 other legs, right? I contend the swim is the hardest, and thus its first.
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Well thats not the point, anyone COULD finish any segment of it without having to do 2 other legs, right? I contend the swim is the hardest, and thus its first.
The swim is firstest because they don't want people drowning at the end because they're tired.
The swim is firstest because they don't want people drowning at the end because they're tired.
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The swim is firstest because they don't want people drowning at the end because they're tired.
Leaving off my last four words, I think its the hardest.
Leaving off my last four words, I think its the hardest.
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