try a tri!

How to get started?  Many people have commented that they would like to try a Triathlon, however, didn’t feel comfortable with the swim component even though they could handle the bike and run.

We have come up with a solution.  It’s called our Try-a-Tri, which has a very modest swim of 300m (12 lengths of a 25m. pool).  Many of the participants do the distance using the breast stroke, which is perfectly fine, since the emphasis on this event is to allow people to try a triathlon and complete the event, and have fun doing so.

The bike course is flat and 15 km and the run is 3 km.

In order to get started, you will need to practice some swimming, some biking and some running.  Some of the entrants use mountain bikes.  If you don’t have a road bike and can’t borrow one, put road tires or slicks on your mountain bike in order to make the pedaling a little easier.

You should practice doing a couple of bricks (i.e. doing more than one event in the same workout).  This is especially so for the bike-to-run transition, so that your legs can get used to going from the one event to the other.

This is not an overly strenuous event and most beginners would be expected to complete in approximately 1 hour.

People are applauded for the efforts rather than their speed and will be very pleased to experience the support and camaraderie that exists amongst racers in this event.

To practice the swimming, most swimming pools have times where they specifically mark off for lane swimming.  Contact your local pool and determine the pool schedule.

For local athletes, Sun City Physiotherapy is prepared to answer your questions on how to get started.  Fresh Air Experience is also prepared to answer questions and in fact is offering some Triathlon Clinics.  This is also a good place to purchase equipment.