Santa Rosa Island Triathlon » beginner triathlon http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com Destination Sprint Triathlon at Pensacola Beach! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:34:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lisa, The First Time Triathlete http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/08/lisa-the-triathlete/ http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/08/lisa-the-triathlete/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:15:55 +0000 Charles http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/?p=781 triathlete-at-dawnJason and his wife Lisa have a blog called Running the Race. After the SRI Tri last year, Jason wrote about Lisa’s first Triathlon. This year, Lisa accomplished another sort of event, she had a baby. Congratulations, Lisa and Jason!

Jason wrote…..Last Saturday, October 4th 2008, Lisa accomplished something that no one else I know has done…finished a triathlon. It was a “Sprint Triathlon” which meant it was 1/3 mile swim, 18 mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run to finish it off. The triathlon was held at Pensacola Beach and it was an absolutely beautiful day for one. The only other time she did an “open” water swim the water was really rough, but on this day it was as calm as I have ever seen it. Lisa had been sick leading up the race and she still had a nasty cough the day of the race…but if you know Lisa you know that she wouldn’t let a cough keep her from meeting her goals. The swim was her hardest event. 1/3 of a mile does not really sound like it would be hard to swim. However, seeing how far they had to swim; there is no way I could have swam that far. I was getting worried about her though as I was waiting…..read more on their blog….

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]]> http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/08/lisa-the-triathlete/feed/ 0 First Time Triathletes http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/08/first-time-triathletes/ http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/2009/08/first-time-triathletes/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:29:03 +0000 Charles http://www.santarosaislandtriathlon.com/?p=475 windfeatherThe SRI TRI is known for being a great race for beginning triathletes. The distances are manageable, the course is flat, the water is warm and welcoming. We tend to have a large number of newbies. There is a local training group, The Mere Mortals that gets a lot of people ready to do their first Tri. Tri Gulf Coast keeps their schedule for them. Check it out if you are in the panhandle.

To help our newcomers, we will have a meeting for them on Friday evening before the race, at 6:30, on the back deck of the at the Hampton Inn. Come meet us and get your questions answered.

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