I ran across a pretty interesting article recently in Active.com recently reviewing an article by Rachel Sturtz, Women’s Health that has some pretty cool updates on the growing sport of Triathlon. The comment was made that triathlons used to be the sport of elite athletes but that has changed.
Last year over one million people stepped up to the starting line to race a triathlon last year and according to USA Triathlon, thirty seven percent of them were women.
It may be that triathlons have replaced marathons as the standard of the new personal exercise challenge according to former Canadian Olympic and National Triathlon Team Coach Barrie Sheply.
One big reason is the multi sport combo workouts of swimming, biking and running combats boredom and helps with losing weight. In addition, the Sprint distance of approximately half-mile swim, 12-14 mile bike, and a 5k (3.1) run is a doable distance that many people believe they can accomplish overcoming the intimidation factor
Before becoming a triathlete, I was a runner for many years and know the pounding my knees took before switching to multi-discipline back to back workouts that builds a wider variety of muscle endurance.
It also caused me to cross train which forced me out of my little running box to broaden my exercise scope. Since switching to the three sport discipline, I have had fewer overuse injuries and greater overall strength in my body.
Have you had a similar experience?
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