A couple of years ago I did Couch to 5K and learnt to run. Later that year I took my old mountain bike with me when I went camping and remembered how much I enjoyed cycling. I got a road bike at the beginning of last year, and during the year I did my first 10K run and also cycled from London to Paris. In September I decided it was time to learn to swim, having never been able to swim before. I did my first 25m just before Christmas, and early this year I signed up to do the Coventry Triathlon. I estimated that I'd do the 400m of swimming in 16 minutes, despite the fact that I could only do about four lengths at that point.
Last week I finally managed 400m in 16 minutes, and today I did the Coventry Sprint Triathlon. My swim was slightly slower at 17 minutes (the slowest in the Triathlon), but my cycling was quite good and my run was okay, and I ended up finishing in 1 hour 34 minutes, coming 151st out of 200. (Which was pretty much spot on what I was hoping for).
Now I have to decide what to aim for next. I think swimming in open water should be one target, and bringing my 400m pool swim time down under 10 minutes could be another. I could probably improve my run time as well.
Last week I finally managed 400m in 16 minutes, and today I did the Coventry Sprint Triathlon. My swim was slightly slower at 17 minutes (the slowest in the Triathlon), but my cycling was quite good and my run was okay, and I ended up finishing in 1 hour 34 minutes, coming 151st out of 200. (Which was pretty much spot on what I was hoping for).
Now I have to decide what to aim for next. I think swimming in open water should be one target, and bringing my 400m pool swim time down under 10 minutes could be another. I could probably improve my run time as well.