Triatholons are too hard!
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Sorry, Michael, I keep my fitness regimen to distances under 4 miles - something I can do in a half hour. Because that's all you have to do right? Just enough fitness? And to prove it, I ran a 5K race this weekend (3.1 miles). And here are my tips for doing 'well' in a race. Pick a 'first annual' race that no one has heard of - there won't be as many entrants. Pray for bad weather (cold and rainy was what I got) so the sunshine runners won't show up. And wait until a milestone birthday so you will be in a different age bracket.
But I have to tell you, those old people don't have to go to kids soccer games, so all they do is train. So this was my first race in almost three years. Because you have to stay healthy and avoid injuries (and hope your gym doesn't go bankrupt) in order to train. So I found this race because it was near me. The short version is I finished in 24 minutes, 52 seconds! My wife was going to document my finish, and I said I wanted to break 25 minutes - I guess I was too fast and beat her to the end, so no pictures. I came in 3rd in my age bracket, and 24th overall. Never mind that there were 6 people in my age bracket and 90 runners total.
So, Michael can have his triathlons - I'll stick to the short ones! Happy trails!
Sorry, Michael, I keep my fitness regimen to distances under 4 miles - something I can do in a half hour. Because that's all you have to do right? Just enough fitness? And to prove it, I ran a 5K race this weekend (3.1 miles). And here are my tips for doing 'well' in a race. Pick a 'first annual' race that no one has heard of - there won't be as many entrants. Pray for bad weather (cold and rainy was what I got) so the sunshine runners won't show up. And wait until a milestone birthday so you will be in a different age bracket.
But I have to tell you, those old people don't have to go to kids soccer games, so all they do is train. So this was my first race in almost three years. Because you have to stay healthy and avoid injuries (and hope your gym doesn't go bankrupt) in order to train. So I found this race because it was near me. The short version is I finished in 24 minutes, 52 seconds! My wife was going to document my finish, and I said I wanted to break 25 minutes - I guess I was too fast and beat her to the end, so no pictures. I came in 3rd in my age bracket, and 24th overall. Never mind that there were 6 people in my age bracket and 90 runners total.
So, Michael can have his triathlons - I'll stick to the short ones! Happy trails!
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