Shhh! Don't tell my husband.

[mayabutta]

So, it turns out that a bunch of other girls from school were interested in doing triathlons this summer, and one of them and I just signed up for a half ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, 13.1 mile run) together in September. I have no idea what I'm getting into, but shh! Don't tell Eric. I'm sure he'll be annoyed that I'm training for

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[animimi]

You go!

[punkpanda]

crazy pants!

why's the swim so short, yet the run so damned long?

[geekdaddy]

Ever try to swim 1.2 miles? I get winded just doing 4 laps in the non-Olympic sized pool in my neighborhood.

[mayabutta]

I don't think 1.2 miles is short. It's going to probably take me about an hour. I think it's also an ocean swim, which is scary.
It's the bike ride that's hella long.

[punkpanda]

yep. used to do 2400 meters of drills and stuff twice a week. usually took an hour. so a 1.2 miles in a pool would be around 45 minutes.

but the ocean would be the scary part. but relatively speaking, the swimming the way shortest of the legs.. with the least daunting distance. even if it is swimming.