This excellent thread has inspired me. I'm seriously thinking of joining you nutters who do triathlons.
I've always loved cycling and swimming, but it's the running part that puts me off. But my son is keen to take up running in a serious way so I've been out with him a few times over the last week or so. Although it's been hard going, I've surprised myself by actually enjoying it. We've just been doing a 2.5-mile trail round the local woods, but I reckon that's a good starting point. We'll stick to that until we can manage it relatively comfortably before attempting anything tougher.
I also went for a proper swim last week for the first time in absolutely ages. I used to be a member of a swimming club, many years ago, so my basic technique is OK and I'm quite happy to just bash out the lengths. I did 50 brisk lengths last week and felt totally shattered at the end of it - but in a good way. Felt wonderful, tbh. I've now discovered that the local pool opens earlier than I thought during the week, so as long as I get up early enough, a pre-work swim is a realistic option.
So, I could go for a swim a couple of times a week instead of my morning bike ride. Only down side of that is that it'll affect my position in the bikejournal league table.
Not sure if I should aim for a triathlon in 2011, since I'm hoping to do PBP, but I reckon aiming to do one in 2012 should give me plenty of time to train up for it.
d.