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Shall we agree to use text, image and video in our final resource?

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Shall we agree to use text, image and video in our final resource?

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I think this gives a great overview of the History of Triathlons. What do you think?

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This is a really good video that we could possibly use in our resource.

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Coach Susan - Benefits of Triathlon Training

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Cardiff Bay would be a good place to hold the Triathlon.

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Here are the Triathlon competition rules.

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These Competition Rules govern the behaviour of competitors, and the specifications for equipment used, during competition. All competitors taking part in events that have received their appropriate Home Nation Association Event Permit should familiarise themselves with these rules, in order to comply fully and avoid incurring a penalty for infraction.

The below Competition Rules dated January 2020 are the current version. No updates to the rules will be made for events taking place in 2021.

British Triathlon Competition Rules Overview of Changes 2020

Additional resources

Download the below posters for a key summary that can be displayed at your event.

KNOW THE RULES DRAFTING RULES EXPLAINED

Any competitor taking part in international competition, such as World Triathlon and Europe Triathlon Age-Group Championships should familiarise themselves with the World Triathlon Competition Rules.

World Triathlon Competition Rules World Triathlon Non-Traditional Bicycles Form

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These Competition Rules govern the behaviour of competitors, and the specifications for equipment used, during competition. All competitors taking part in events that have received their appropriate Home Nation Association Event Permit should familiarise themselves with these rules, in order to comply fully and avoid incurring a penalty for infraction.

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What do you guys think about this link for venues on triathlons?

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As part of Welsh Triathlon&rsquo;s Multisport Weekend, The Bala Team Relays will provide a platform for established clubs to go head to head and compete for the Welsh National Club Relay Championship, as well as allowing newcomers to the sport the opportunity to get together and have a taste of

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Great website for Triathlon events in Wales

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Great website for Triathlon events in Wales

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All permitted events can be found using the search function of this page

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Suitable for beginners?

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Great website on top ten benefits of Triathlons

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Great website on top ten benefits of Triathlons

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With 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of biking and 10 km of running, completing a triathlon is no easy task. But if you're a beginner, there are shorter "sprint" distances that can ease you into the sport. Either way, you're sure to become healthy and fit, as triathletes are some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world.

Here are the Top 10 from Health Fitness Revolution and author of the book ReSYNC Your Life Samir Becic:

Whole-body workout: Triathlons will strengthen all muscle groups in your body. Swimming strengthens your upper body while cycling and running helps you build lower body strength. You will develop lean muscles, build strength and tone your entire body.

An ideal weight-loss program: The combination of swimming, cycling and running - known as cross training - will make you fitter than you've ever been in your life, as well as burning huge amounts of fat from every area of your body.

Enjoy eating healthy and training: Training for this three-sport event will push you to eat a well-balanced diet, as well as fuel your body with things that will give you energy to reach that next milestone.

Improved health: A regular combination of swimming, cycling and running will help you lower your blood pressure, prevent diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and even lower the risk of osteoporosis or depression. Triathletes have larger hearts and a heart rate that is 17% below the average heart rate. Consequently, your heart doesn't have to work as hard as the heart of a non-trained individual. These health benefits will automatically add more years to your life.

More energy: A dramatic increase in your exercise and the change in your diet will help to heighten your energy levels and improve productivity. Although some training sessions will be grueling to get through, and you will obviously be tired afterwards, your overall energy levels will be much higher.

Feel 10 years younger: As well as slimming down, your body will be given a new lease on life. No matter how wrinkly or rotund you feel, there is always a way to turn it around with a gently increasing training program that will take you from zero to hero, knocking 10 years off in a matter of months.

Full body strengthening: Each aspect of a triathlon offers its own health benefits, helping to sculpt you into a god or goddess. Swimming creates definition in your upper body and improves flexibility, while running develops long and lean muscles, leaving cycling to tone the lower body while building strength.

Reducing the risk of injury: When you stick to just one sport - running, for example - you continue to stress the same body parts, resulting in common injuries like shin splints. With triathlon training, you are pushing yourself in three different sports, which each focus on different parts of your body, taking the constant stress off of one particular area. So, with a more balanced method of fitness, you can enjoy being injury-free for longer, resulting in less pain and a stronger body.

Mental health: When you begin to improve your health, you also start to improve your perspective on what you can achieve and how far you can push yourself. You will begin to notice an increased level of self-confidence and a difference in the way others perceive you.

Improved confidence: Completing a triathlon is highly impressive, so you will have to try to reign in the bragging and name-dropping in every conversion you partake in. After completing the distance of a triathlon, you should feel good about your achievements!

To see more of our Top 10 lists, click here.

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With 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of biking and 10 km of running, completing a triathlon is no easy task. But if you're a beginner, there are shorter "sprint" distances that can ease you into the sport. Either way, you're sure to become healthy and fit, as triathletes are some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world.

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With 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of biking and 10 km of running, completing a triathlon is no easy task. But if you're a beginner, there are shorter "sprint" distances that can ease you into the sport. Either way, you're sure to become healthy and fit, as triathletes are some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world.

Here are the Top 10 from Health Fitness Revolution and author of the book ReSYNC Your Life Samir Becic:

Whole-body workout: Triathlons will strengthen all muscle groups in your body. Swimming strengthens your upper body while cycling and running helps you build lower body strength. You will develop lean muscles, build strength and tone your entire body.

An ideal weight-loss program: The combination of swimming, cycling and running - known as cross training - will make you fitter than you've ever been in your life, as well as burning huge amounts of fat from every area of your body.

Enjoy eating healthy and training: Training for this three-sport event will push you to eat a well-balanced diet, as well as fuel your body with things that will give you energy to reach that next milestone.

Improved health: A regular combination of swimming, cycling and running will help you lower your blood pressure, prevent diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and even lower the risk of osteoporosis or depression. Triathletes have larger hearts and a heart rate that is 17% below the average heart rate. Consequently, your heart doesn't have to work as hard as the heart of a non-trained individual. These health benefits will automatically add more years to your life.

More energy: A dramatic increase in your exercise and the change in your diet will help to heighten your energy levels and improve productivity. Although some training sessions will be grueling to get through, and you will obviously be tired afterwards, your overall energy levels will be much higher.

Feel 10 years younger: As well as slimming down, your body will be given a new lease on life. No matter how wrinkly or rotund you feel, there is always a way to turn it around with a gently increasing training program that will take you from zero to hero, knocking 10 years off in a matter of months.

Full body strengthening: Each aspect of a triathlon offers its own health benefits, helping to sculpt you into a god or goddess. Swimming creates definition in your upper body and improves flexibility, while running develops long and lean muscles, leaving cycling to tone the lower body while building strength.

Reducing the risk of injury: When you stick to just one sport - running, for example - you continue to stress the same body parts, resulting in common injuries like shin splints. With triathlon training, you are pushing yourself in three different sports, which each focus on different parts of your body, taking the constant stress off of one particular area. So, with a more balanced method of fitness, you can enjoy being injury-free for longer, resulting in less pain and a stronger body.

Mental health: When you begin to improve your health, you also start to improve your perspective on what you can achieve and how far you can push yourself. You will begin to notice an increased level of self-confidence and a difference in the way others perceive you.

Improved confidence: Completing a triathlon is highly impressive, so you will have to try to reign in the bragging and name-dropping in every conversion you partake in. After completing the distance of a triathlon, you should feel good about your achievements!

To see more of our Top 10 lists, click here.

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With 1.5 km of swimming, 40 km of biking and 10 km of running, completing a triathlon is no easy task. But if you're a beginner, there are shorter "sprint" distances that can ease you into the sport. Either way, you're sure to become healthy and fit, as triathletes are some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world.

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World’s 1st Triathlon 40 Years Ago, at Mission Bay

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A "triathlon" is defined as a three-part sports discipline comprising swimming, cycling, and running. The three sports are contested as a continuous event without a rest. The triathlon can be an individual or team event over varying distances.

Triathlon is considered by some to have its beginnings in 1920s France. According to triathlon historian and author Scott Tinley (and others), the origin of triathlon is attributed to a race during the 1920s-1930s that was called variously "Les trois sports", "La Course des Débrouillards", and "La course des Touche à Tout." This race is held every year in France near Joinville-le-Pont, in Meulan and Poissy.*

Modern Triathlon history dates back to the early 1970s and originated with the San Diego Track Club. The triathlon was designed to be an alternative to hard track training. The first triathlon event was held on September 25, 1974. Don Shanahan and Jack Johnstone are pioneers in the history of the triathlon. The San Diego Track Club sponsored the event. The triathlon then comprised a 10km run, 8km cycle, and 500m swim. In 1989, the sport was awarded Olympic status and featured for the first time at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in Australia. Since then, the sport has grown in popularity. In fact, no other sport achieved Olympic status in such a short time. Over the next decade, the triathlon grew by leaps and bounds and soon gained recognition worldwide.

In 1989, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) was founded in Avignon, France, and the first official world championships were held. The official distance for the triathlon was set at a 1500m swim, a 40km cycle, and a 10km run-taken from existing events in each discipline already on the Olympic program. This standard distance is used for the ITU World Cup series and was also featured at the Sydney Olympic Games.

Triathlon races are held over four distances, known as sprint, Olympic, long course, and ultra. The Olympic triathlon comprises a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride, and a 10km run.

After a mass start, the race remains continuous, with no stops between the three legs. Changeovers or transitions are vital to race strategy.

Women are expected to finish in just over 2 hours, with men requiring about 1 hour 50 minutes. The women race on the opening morning of the games, followed by the men the next morning.**

*reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon

**reference https://www.triathlon.org/olympics/history

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

People are motivated to "take the plunge" and do a triathlon for reasons that are as varied as those setting out on this mission. Some are obvious: " To lose weight fast!" Others are personal: "To boost my self-confidence and feel good about myself." Others are spiritual: "To find more meaning in my exercise," "To live more fully." A few are social: "To brag to everyone in the office that I did a triathlon," and some are inspirational, "To serve as a model for others and show what is truly possible in life."

Although the reasons people do a triathlon differ, the benefits are universal. That's what this chapter is about -- it outlines the 20 benefits you can reap from training for and completing a triathlon. The bottom line is that this process is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do in your life, not just physically, but mentally, spiritually and socially as well. Ask anyone who has done a triathlon, and they will tell you the same thing.

But for all its power to change your life, training for a triathlon isn't going to consume your life. The training program set forth in this book is designed to blend seamlessly into your busy schedule and requires just one day, a total of 24 hours--four hours a week for six weeks. The payoffs, however, are timeless: You will lose loads of weight, feel better than ever, and gain self-confidence that will last a lifetime.

Lofty promises, indeed. Can doing a triathlon really deliver? Follow the advice in this book and, yes, without a doubt it can. It has for hundreds of thousands of other triathletes, and it will for you, too.
Physical Benefits
For you to consider training for and completing a triathlon, there have to be some serious, long-lasting benefits, right? Well, here they are -- 20 of them. Let's start with the most observable payoffs: what will happen to your body.
You Will Lose Weight
The first thing you'll probably notice as a Triathlete-in-Training is that your clothes will become too big. That's because training for such a three-sport event will make you as fit and healthy as you have ever been in your life. When you engage in a well-balanced program of swimming, cycling and running--known as cross-training -- you will burn an enormous amount of fat from every area of your body. Better yet, the weight will come off as a natural consequence of your passion-driven quest to complete a triathlon, rather than from a guilt-induced diet, a boring exercise plan or a bizarre fitness implement.

The principles and strategies in this book are built on passion, not deprivation. As you progress on this program, you will gain momentum: You'll lose a couple of pounds in the first week and you'll begin to feel stronger, which means you can do a little more -- and lose a little more weight. The workouts will get easier, so you'll be able to go even farther and lose more weight. Before you know it, you'll be sailing!

Keep this in mind: The program in this book isn't based on some untested herbal weight-loss product. The principles at work are basic scientific ones that your body cannot disobey. Like the apple that must fall from the tree, your body must lose weight if you're consistently burning more calories than you're consuming. And nothing burns more calories than training for a triathlon.

Plus, you'll likely find that when you're training for such an athletic event, you'll want to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet that supports your training. Overeating or indulging in lots of less-than-nutritious foods will leave you feeling dull and tired during your workouts, so you'll quickly learn to eat what's good for you -- and that will accelerate your weight loss even more.

The real Fountain of Youth
You Will Look and Feel Years Younger
When we neglect our bodies, imperceptibly over time we gradually accept lower standards of fitness, of health -- and therefore of living. Worse, we don't even realize how bad we feel, until we wake up and get fit again.

Training for a triathlon will reconnect you with your body and make you feel like you haven't felt in years: young, energetic and powerful. And you'll not only feel years younger but you'll look better than ever, too. Triathletes are legendary for having some of the best physiques in the fitness world. That is because cross-training shapes the body in complementary ways: running develops long, lean muscles; cycling builds strength and tones your lower body; and swimming increases your flexibility and sculpts your upper body. Take a look at any triathlete over age 55 and you'll see what I mean. These people have the look -- and swagger -- of 20- and 30-somethings.
You Will Have More Energy
Energy forms the basis of our existence, yet it seems that we all have less and less of it as our schedules have grown increasingly hectic. Unfortunately for some people, exercise can exacerbate this problem by draining their energy rather than replenishing it. In an effort to get results or lose weight fast, they may wind up overtraining and exhausting themselves.

Not so on this program.

The strategies in this book will show you how to exercise so that each workout refreshes your body and clears your mind, over time giving you more energy -- so that you can perform better at work and at play. That, I guarantee.

You're likely wondering "How can training for something as rigorous as a triathlon actually give me energy?"

This program is for real people--not for elite athletes. By following the principles in this book and exercising at the right pace for your fitness level, you'll get fit without fatigue.

When I took a year off my triathlon-training program (to write this book!), my energy plummeted. I couldn't believe it. It was as if someone pulled the plug on my life force. When I returned to consistent training, I felt fully alive again. You will, too.
You Will Get More Out of Your Workouts
In this book, I show you how to exercise more efficiently by using a few simple strategies, such as monitoring your heart rate and breathing properly. Follow these and other techniques set forth in the training program, and you'll get fast results from your workouts -- without expending a huge amount of effort. It's all about training smart, not hard.
You Will Injury-Proof Your Body
When you stick with one sport like running, for example, you continually stress the same parts of your body -- and that can result in overuse injuries such as shinsplints, stress fractures, knee problems and tendinitis.

Training for a triathlon, however, incorporates three very different sports. This cross-training, as it is called, isn't as hard on the body, because it distributes the stress more evenly to your bones and muscles and develops more balanced fitness. That means less pain, fewer injuries, and a stronger body. Or as Donna Carlysle, a mother of three from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, put it: "I like training for the triathlon because of the variety -- it strengthens every muscle in my body, and it keeps me fresher as opposed to getting all the aches when I'm just running or biking or lifting weights all the time."
You Will Improve Your Health
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, regular exercise can lower your blood pressure, prevent diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers, and reduce your risk of osteoporosis and depression -- just to name a few. Follow the training program in this book, and you'll spend less time at doctors' offices and more time enjoying your life!
You Will Live Longer
By preventing disease and fortifying your body, regular exercise can help you live a longer, more productive life. Training for something as complete as a triathlon lays a foundation of fitness that will ensure that your later years are more pain-free and fun filled -- so you'll not only add years to your life but you'll also add life to your years.

Strong In body, Strong In Mind
Mental Benefits
Although the physical payoffs of doing a triathlon are thrilling, the mental rewards you stand to reap are even greater -- because they are truly timeless. The mental edge you'll develop by becoming a triathlete will never fade.
You Will Be More Productive
Training for a triathlon will clear your mind and sharpen your focus. My most lucid and creative thoughts invariably arise during bike rides, after swims or while running with my dog Owen around the lakes of Mount Tamalpais in northern California first thing in the morning.

Not only will you have these "lightbulb" moments during exercise, you'll also return to your day feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the tasks that lie ahead of you. Essentially, as your body becomes stronger, your mind will follow.
You Will Learn to Handle Stress More Effectively
You will learn the profound skill of developing grace under pressure -- that is, increasing your composure as the pressure around you heightens -- as well as how to apply that skill to any stressful situation. If you can learn to "relax into" more intense physical efforts during a 45-minute run, for example, you will be more able to maintain mental equanimity during your morning commute. One of the most rewarding outcomes of my triathlon career is that few things in my daily life unsettle me. I am now more mentally resilient. You will be, too.
You Will Build Rock-Solid Self-Confidence
To develop a strong, "in-your-bones" confidence, I believe you must achieve something that deeply challenges you. Training for and finishing a triathlon is certainly a remarkable achievement and a powerful way to build self-confidence that will last a lifetime.
Your Mood Will Improve
Research shows that exercise improves your mood and lifts your spirits. And no wonder! When you put your body in motion, you can't help but feel alive and invigorated. They don't call it "runner's high" for nothing. Plus, training for a triathlon gets you outdoors, and spending time in the beauty of nature is bound to boost your mood!
Your Motivation to Exercise Will Soar
Studies on exercise adherence show that many people quit their exercise routines because they become bored or burned out. This can happen when you do the same thing day in and day out. Incorporating three different sports into your weekly exercise plan helps you to avoid burnout. When you grow tired of swimming along that godforsaken black line in your local pool, you can go for a run, a hike or a bike ride around town or through the countryside. After all, each of these activities directly contributes to your triathlon success.

If the variety of training for a triathlon isn't enough to keep you motivated -- don't worry. I give you several other strategies for keeping your enthusiasm high throughout your training.

Not only that. The training program in this book will help you redefine how you see and do exercise so that you can alter your long-term view of physical fitness. You will begin to see each triathlon training session for what it can be: a unique opportunity for personal growth, a celebration of life and a relaxing pause in your otherwise hectic and stressful life. You'll learn to make exercise about letting go, stepping out into the world, getting sunshine on your face and having fun.
You Will Learn to Strengthen Your Weaknesses
As we age, we begin erecting physical and psychological walls, brick by brick, made of our fears, doubts and excuses. And we do it without realizing it. This wall begins to widen the distance between ourselves and our human potential. Before we know it, we're nowhere close to the person we once were -- or to the person we wanted to become. That can be a very scary realization later in life.

Training for and finishing a triathlon forces you to smash through that wall and deal with your weaknesses (for example, chronic knee pain, poor self-image, fear of failure). When you strengthen your weaknesses, you become more capable of setting aside your fears and doubts to achieve other extraordinary things in your life.

Get Training, Get Inspired, Get Chills
Social Benefits
Whether you train for your triathlon alone or with others, you're sure to meet fellow triathletes along the way. You'll find that the camaraderie within the triathlon world is unmatched in any other sport. In addition to making new fitness friends, you stand to reap other social rewards as well.
You Get to Rub Shoulders with the Best Athletes in the World
In a triathlon everyone completes the same course: mother of three, 56-year-old age-group competitor, world-champion professional. That's one of the truly unique things about this sport.

Can you imagine golfing alongside Tiger Woods? No way. But you can compete in the same triathlon as World Champion Ironman Tim Deboom. You may not be immediately impressed with that, but when a pro like Tim Deboom gives you a thumbs-up or a pat on the back as he goes by, you'll get chills.
You Will Join the Fitness Elite
If you complete just one triathlon, you will become one of the fitness elite no matter what your finishing time. You will have accomplished something that only one percent of the population even dare try. That puts you in more of an elite class than a Hollywood star. Now that's sure to impress your friends and coworkers, not to mention anyone you're meeting for the first time.
Inspirational Benefits
Perhaps the most profound benefits of all to training for a triathlon are those you least expect. Setting out on this mission will not only shrink your waistline and give you more confidence, it will transform your life in ways you never imagined.
You Will Have an Increased Sense of Purpose in Your Life
There are times in our lives when we find ourselves unfulfilled on deep, intangible levels -- and we cannot explain why. We may have everything we want: a fulfilling career, a wonderful family, a strong network of loving friends. We just can't put our finger on our underlying restlessness.

Focusing your attention on an exciting, positive and challenging goal such as a triathlon can breathe renewed purpose into your life and channel away some of that restlessness. The triathlon is a noble pursuit and an outside-the-box undertaking, and because of that people tend to wake up each morning feeling that they are on a mission.
You Will Become the Best You That You Can Be
Are you tired of others telling you (or implying!) that you shouldn't, you can't or you won't? Daily life rarely, if ever, provides us with the opportunity to be truly courageous, to show the world what we're really made of -- and to be recognized for our own greatness. Completing a triathlon will provide you, and those around you, with physical proof that you are capable of more than anyone realizes.

In this quest, pushing past what you thought was possible might be your barometer of success. For others, it might be setting a personal record. Regardless of your goals, you will glimpse your true potential by completing a triathlon.

Steve Prefontaine, one of the best competitors of all time, saw a race not so much as a competition against other people, but as a test to see how far the human heart can go.

That is what participating in a triathlon is all about.
You Will Be a Hero to Your Kids
If your children watch you finish a triathlon, they may never look at you the same way. How do I know? My mom was a triathlete back in the formative years of the sport -- the early 1980s. At that time, people knew very little about how to train for the triathlon; trailblazers like my mom were making it up as they went along.

When I watched my mom train and compete, I gazed at her like I did at any celebrity sports figure. I remember thinking, honest to God, that Fleer should make a "Judith Harr, Triathlete" card with stats and everything on the back. As I've grown older, my admiration for what my mom did as a triathlete only grows. She's even more heroic to me now.
You Will Motivate and Inspire Those around You
The courage and determination you show in pursuing a triathlon may inspire those around you to elevate their fitness and their lives--or at the very least, your quest will spark in others the possibility that they can do more. ("Hey, if this bozo can do it, surely I can!") Bringing people to that realization is a wonderful gift. Knowing that you have set an example for someone to go after their dreams or to make a positive change in their life is a reward that simply cannot be matched.
You Will Set Other Positive Things in Motion -- Things You Never Imagined
I know from personal experience that training for a triathlon event can totally transform your life. In 1994, when I decided to train for my first triathlon in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the extent of my exercise was walking to the local mango stand for lunch. It took courage to register for the race, but taking that one simple step set dozens of other unforeseen, positive steps into motion. I began eating better, I had more energy and I grew more sensitized to the joys of everyday life. I was a much more passionate and giving person because I felt so good about myself. That meant I could begin giving to others more. It may sound trite, but I began racing on behalf of animal welfare -- something I likely would never have done if I hadn't pursued the triathlon.

The moment you finish a triathlon, you will be astounded at the new realm of possibilities that open up to you. The only obstacles barring your way are your self-imposed excuses, fears and doubts. Overcoming them, and moving past them to where your real power dwells, is what the next chapter is about.

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." People are motivated to "take the plunge" and do a triathlon for reasons that are as varied as those setting out on this mission. Some are obvious: " To lose weight fast!"