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RV posted 1 year ago.
Welcome.
You are making great progress on your runs already - nice job!
Good luck with the upcoming race - let us know how it goes.
RV
It takes a long time to get good. - Scott Molina
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast. - Rich Strauss
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PJT posted 1 year ago.
Hi there. Best of luck heading towards your first tri. Be sure you're having fun with everything!
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
Welcome to the new lifestyle! For pools, perhaps check your local high school, or a college if there is one in the area.
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Buellerandy posted 1 year ago.
This is the same advice as I keep telling myself...baby steps lol. If you look at a big picture too close, it will overwelm you. Like RV already stated, your already improving on your runs.
Wrinkle the pavement!
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TryScott posted 1 year ago.
I need to find a place to swim also since I'm going to be changing where I work. I've been lucky so far to swim during my lunch break that is at the college recreation center 3 miles away.
Getting things setup is nerve racking, but worthwhile.
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Iron Dan posted 1 year ago.
Welcome, I was in the same boat you were in a year ago. The amount of improvement in my level of fitness has been astonishing. Keep at it and you will amaze yourself.
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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
Hey Socket!
Welcome to trifuel! Another trifuler in Jersey.
I am not too far away, in Madison(near Morristown)
I work down in Woodbridge.
If you are looking for pools I would check the local YMCA. I think there is one near you.
http://www.ymcadirectory.com/62/searchresults.jsp
See you at the races.:D
''Nothing to it, but to do it''
http://beads1985.trifuel.net/
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Socket posted 52 weeks ago.
Thanks for the warm welcome
It is pretty amazing how much I've improved (so that whole "hard work and determination" thing actually works; go figure :p ).
beads: I love the error message from the link -
" Hmm... that wasn't supposed to happen!" :) I'll definitely check it out though, and try kyillee's suggestion since Montclair University is pretty close to where I work in Clifton.
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beads1985 posted 52 weeks ago.
Okay, Since the link wouldn't work :rolleyes:
Near Bound Brook
Somerset Valley YMCA
2 Green St Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone: 908-722-4567
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Plainfield Area YMCA
518 Watchung Ave Plainfield, NJ 07060
Phone: 908-756-6060
AWAY Program Participant
Somerset Hills YMCA
140 Mount Airy Road Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Phone: 908-766-7898
AWAY Program Participant
Near Clifton
YMCA of Montclair
25 Park St Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-744-3400
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''Nothing to it, but to do it''
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Hello all, figured I've been lurking around here for long enough I might as well post :)
I've never really been good at any active sport (lettered in bowling in HS) and have really only started trying to be healthy. The last time I tried (over 2 years ago) I couldn't finish a 5k without crawling my way to the finish. I've been working out for the last 8 months because I needed to do something and for some odd reason doing triathlons seems like a good idea.
I just started running again and I'm doing better than I have before: 2 5Ks down this summer at 29:56 and 27:00, 2 10Ks coming up (Babylon this Sunday and Brielle 2 weeks after), and the Urbanathlon in NYC at the end of Sept. I figure that's a good way to get started before jumping headlong into tris next year.
Just bought my first bike since 6th grade so I'm a bit nervous about that, and I'm trying to find someplace to start swimming (darn gym doesn't have one). I'm a bit nervous about it all, but I'm determined to do this.