If someone asked me a year ago, what it takes to be a triathlete, I would have said, "Hmmm...someone who could swim, bike and run?" What I didn't realize is, there are two other disciplines to master -- transitions and proper nutrition/hydration. Both seem simple on the surface, but are actually...
Beginner Triathlon Training: On Being Obsessed
I started training for the Captiva Tri this past June. At first, I wasn't sure about the sport. I never swam nor biked much. I knew one thing - I loved to run. Once I hired a coach, I was still unsure. Is this something I like? It was a lot of money...
Beginner’s Triathlon Training: Running In the Heat
I've been running now for four years. This past year I completed two half marathons -- one in March and one in May. So running 8 miles is something I'm used to. But for some reason, today's run was treacherous! My coach had 8 miles on the Training Peaks schedule, so...
Beginner Triathlon Training: The Bicycle Dilemma
Learning to do a lot of new things has definitely been a challenge for me. I never would have thought that it would have been this hard to do a triathlon. No one tells you how hard it really is! When I saw the post about an upcoming Captiva Tri,...
My First Brick Workout
I got a call from my friend, Constance asking me if I were going to do the Brick over the weekend. "I hadn't heard about it," I told her. She said "you will." Later that day, my Coach called and told me Tri-Global, the tri team I recently joined, was going to...
Buying my first wet suit
My coach, Richie Caiazza invited me along with the entire team of Tri-Global, on a brick workout over the weekend. After talking with Bryan Krut of Open Water Swim LI, I realized I needed a wet suit and needed it now. Talking with Bryan Krut about Wetsuits When I asked...
Beginner Triathlon Training: A Weekend Workout
The weekend started with a bike ride along the Wantagh Parkway (south shore of Long Island) with my husband. He's much stronger than I am so when he lead, it was hard to keep up. We rode over two narrow bridges (which scared me especially since other bicycles were coming in the...
Beginner Triathlon Training: My First “Alone” Ride
I wanted to wake up at 5:30 am but my alarm never went off, so I woke up at 6:30 am instead. Since I had to make sure my son got to school, I had to wait another hour or so before I could go for my 45 minute ride....
First few weeks in the pool
The other day, I was at the municipal pool in our town doing laps. I looked up and saw two women standing in the next lane chatting. I recognized them both. I went to High School with both of them and they were on the swim team. I pulled off...
Beginner Triathlon Training: My Training in Week One!
My checklist: hired Coach Rich and joined Tri-Global bought a rode bike bought a Garmin 910xt bought swim suits and nose plugs (that kept slipping off my nose so I couldn't wear them) bought riding shorts to soften my ride hired a swim instructor signed up for Open Water Swim...