Tri Challenge

I turned 30 last month, and I thought this was as good a reason as any to set myself a new fitness challenge. Inspired by my Dad, I have already completed two London marathons and seven or eight half-marathons over the past few years.  Time to try something new, I thought, and signed up for an Olympic triathlon (1,500km swim, 40k cycle, 10k run) off the south coast this September. I’m pretty confident of being able to do each of the distances separately, but I do realise that putting the three disciplines together is probably harder than it sounds. I possess only a decrepit old mountain bike at this stage, and my only experience of swimming in open water has involved splashing around in a mask and snorkel while on holiday in calm, warm waters.