Triathlon Training Part 1: The Bike

So B-Dizzle and I have taken it upon ourselves to train and participate in a triathlon this summer. So far in our training I have realized three things. 1 - Blythe swims like a fish whereas I swim like a bloated fat-man with weights tied to his ankles. This concerns me. 2 - I still enjoy running, as long as I keep the distance under 5 miles. And 3 - Biking with a road bike (or in my case a hybrid) is way, waaaay awesomer than riding on a 7 years old mountain bike measured for a man nary an inch over 5'1".

So with those thoughts in mind Blythe and I took to the wilds of the Cherry Creek Bike Trail on Memorial Day to get in our first bike ride together.



B-dogg had just gotten her new road bike in the mail (yeah, I know. Big mailbox, right?) and although I was skeptical of a mail order road bike, I had to admit that it looked pretty sweet. Meanwhile I was riding my new Trek 7.3 hybrid that I graciously received for my b-day. Granted, it's not a road bike. But I needed a ride to take me to and from work almost every day and for that the L-train needed flat handle bars. So hybrid it was, but I did add some wicked awesome aero bars for my tri- training and this would be my first ride with them.



Although it was a cool and slightly drizzly morning we decided to go ahead with the ride and bike from her house down to Confluence Park and back. Unfortunately Mother Nature decided to tell us to "suck it". As soon as we headed out it started raining and didn't stop until we got home. We were SOAKED. And by soaked I mean wet from head to toe AND covered in mud/dirt/sand/debris/homeless-person phlegm. Seriously, my back looked like I tried to take a dump whilst doing a hand-stand. NOT. PRETTY. Plus, the added benefit of a constant downpour of water was that it jacked my phone up for a bit so the post ride pictures...well they left a little to be desired.

More training posts to follow!