I can swim (poorly- but that changes with some work) but riding a bike is something that I never learned to do (hard core nerd).
I initially have a hard time running due to boredom, but I've found that with the right music it goes along really quickly- the latest thing is Timbaland's new cd. I have bad knees too, so in the gym I alternate between the treadmill and the elliptical trainer, which helps my knees feel a bit less achy. Best thing though is to go outside and run/walk someplace pretty that I'm not familiar with. Especially if there is a possibility of shopping at a later time, lol.
Plus the aftermath feeling really is pretty intense. I just feel so good knowing that I can do it. After one full hour it is quite the high.
I am going to work on the half
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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84
There's alwasy triathlon!!!! Part of the reason I picked triathlon was because I wanted to do an endurance event, but knew I couldn't run anywhere for 26.2 miles- just too much jostling on these used-to-be-a-sprinter knees and due to a ligament injury I've dealt with in my ankle for almost two years now. Also, I get bored really easily so I couldn't see myself completing a 2 hr training run.
Triathlon is great b/c two of the events are low impact (swimming and biking) and the distance you run in an olympic distance triathlon is only 10K or 6.1 miles. Now granted, I will run that after having swam a mile (a LOT harder than it sounds) and biked 24, but for some reason I could wrap my head around all that alot easier than running 26.2 miles.
Also, since you're training for a 3 sport endurance event your training is a lot more varied, which for me was good. (again the easily bored thing).
Thing about triathlon!!!
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