TriathlonsI was at the gym recently and talked to a frien...

Triathlons

I was at the gym recently and talked to a friend there about an upcoming triathlon, his first. Talking with him reminded me of my experience last fall in an Olympic-distance triathlon, about which I'd written a journal entry. You might get a couple of chuckles out of this, especially if you've ever run in one of these swim-bike-run events. Here's the journal entry:

In my younger years, I tried my hand at a wide variety of sports. College intramurals in basketball and flag football, r...