Intro to tricuriousity

The best way to deal with taper madness (that feeling of anxiousness due to the fact that you are running 20ish miles/week less than you were, and have more free time than you remember what to do with) is to set my next aspirational goal. With my second marathon on Sunday, I think I have running for extended periods time down-it's time to diversify. 


I've been tri-curious for a while, between getting emails for races from running mailing lists and hearing about friends' experiences.  Now that I've finally committed and bought a road bike, it's time to go from "I haven't been on a bike in five years" to a sprint and hopefully Olympic tri by this spring/summer. 


Whatever part of me thought that marathon training would mean I'm basically set to start tris probably should have realized that there is more to them than base fitness and the ability to swim. In any case, I figured I'd document the road bumps I've already run into and the ones I'm sure I'll hit in the future to keep me honest about training and peer pressure people to join. 


So, next time you see me in the park, watch out-I might be on a bike I'm still learning to ride.