sierrakatherine asked:
I love your Tumblr! I had no idea there was such thing as an off road triathlon! I recently decided to get into triathlons after taking a break from running because of a knee injury. I have been cycling 40+ miles a day and am now able to run again! I grew up mtn biking so off road triathlon sounds awesome. You're very inspiring! How did you get into triathlons and how do off road triathlons work?
Awesome question. I bought my first mountain bike less than 2 years ago and around that time I had started swimming with some friends at the local pool. I was already into running so one day the thought came to mind, “I want to do a triathlon!” I didn’t have a road bike so I Googled “mountain bike triathlon” and the first link was the XTERRA Real Mountain Bike Triathlon (the 2009 one). I convinced a friend (now boyfriend!) and my aunt who were also into mountain biking to sign up with me and we did it! I did another one (also XTERRA) a month later in Nevada and then the one yesterday was my 3rd. I bought a road bike last summer and did a really short road bike triathlon in October and am planning to do my first Olympic distance this June.
Seriously, sign up and do a mountain bike triathlon. They are super fun and if you have any questions feel free to ask me!
