Did you know ‘not all triathlons are Ironman’?  Or — could the sport do more to promote its accessibility. 

There are six shorter courses.  (See table below).

Shorter races could prove to be

• • Opportunities for exploring interest in the sport
  • Encouragement for consistency.  Example, ‘super / sprint tri’ on days heavily scheduled with obligations & promises
  • Options for further variation in training programs
    • varying distances to train for speed, endurance
    • train for response/recovery to lactic acid
  • Great entry points into the sport
  • Boosting for self-esteem, positive self-talk:  “I completed a tri today”

Other ways of removing ‘barriers’ on yourself:

• • Not keeping to the course order (swim, bike, run).  Order your course to best fit your environment.
  • Consider first prioritizing ‘completing the distance’, over ‘how fast you covered the distance’.

Consider keeping a stat-tracker to capture your training:

• • in/consistencies in effort
  • metrics such as
    • VO2Max
    • Pace

Future blogs will provide further content, stay tuned.