It seems a week after they do the Iron Man in Hawaii, they do what is called the Xterra Nissan World Championship in HI. It is closer in distance wise to an Olympic, but I do not believe the times are that great.
I caught the TV coverage on Saturday. It is Cross Country meets CycloCross meets Triathlon. It was nasty. The mile swim before the "mountain" bike (lots of people carrying bikes up hill) only lent to contestants taking some horrific wrecks on the side of some volcano, with real sharp volcanic rock to stop your fall. One girls leg was messed up, she was a pro in second place at the time. It was most impressive to see the 62 year old woman cross the finish line, then to find out this would be the sixth year in a row she won her age group.
One girl, after four flats, rode the bike in on the rims. Another dude, got blisters so bad he was running bare foot and carrying his shoes. His feet were not pretty.
Did I mention they said the heat was stifling. These people were a tad obsessive about there training.
By the way, I got a Barnes & Noble gift cert. for Christmas and I am buying two books.
1)Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier, by Terry Laughlin, and John Delves. The reviews sound good and I definately need to be longer and smooher in the water while using less energy. This is the books mantra.
2)Triathlon Training for the Rest of Us: From Couch to Starting Line in Four Hours a Week, by Eric Harr. I have skimmed this book at the book store and it looks pretty good. It looks like a good Beginner/Intermediate level book, which is what I need.
I will let you know how they read.
Of course if I do not pick up the training I will have plenty of time to read the books. I am just trying to let Shawn catch up to me.
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I see there is this type of event at Rock Gap in Maryland sometime in July.
You won't see me in that one.
Thank you so much, CC. I will need all the help I can get. As expected, school is already putting a crunch on my training time. I have to do more short sessions I think, or I won't get anything in. On the good side, my wife has decided that she needs to get in better shape too, so at least I should be getting a bit more moral support at home, as we will need to use the treadmill and go on walks together, etc. I don't think she'll be competing, but she is willing to cheer. And look good while doing it.
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