CSULB Tri Team

Marathons are fun but I thought, how cool would it be to do a triathlon?! Although, I was horrible at swimming and never did much cycling I immediately joined the Triathlon team after being accepted at Long Beach State. It would be a great workout, I would make new friends, and I would be able to achieve one of my goals and hopefully help me to one day complete an Iron Man, which is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run. There are four types of triathlons: a Sprint, Olympic, Half-Iron Man, and Iron Man. I will be doing pure Sprints until I get more comfortable with swimming and cycling. In around 5 months my cycling has improved but, my swimming still needs some work. The only bad thing about Tri’s is that it is an expensive sport. I’ve spent nearly a thousand dollars and still not done getting all the things I want and need. But so far, it’s been worth every penny.

I’ve been training with the Tri team at Long Beach State since the beginning of last semester and it has been great. Our racing season is from January to March. Our First race that we will compete in is TOMORROW! :) , February 13, which is at UC Irvine. This will be my first triathlon and I’m super excited. I’ve been practicing swimming, cycling, and running a few miles a week from being injured.  So hopefully I do well. I’m not trying to be the fastest or slowest competitor out there; I’m just going to try my best, represent my school, and have a good timeJ



CSULB Tri