The run comes last. Running shoes are a good idea for running a triathlon, but not required. Running shoes need to be comfortable, light, and flexible. Getting the correct size of shoe is extremely important, and “should feel comfortable the moment you slip them on” (Painter). They should be made out of a light material that doesn’t require much effort to continuously pick up. They should also move with the athletes' feet, and not restrict them. That can cause discomfort and possibly injuries. Now, Dad owned the materials and equipment he needed. For the next step, my dad had to decide the length of triathlon he wanted to compete. He had four distances to choose from: sprint, Olympic, half-ironman, and iron man. The sprint is the shortest race with a 0.25-mile swim, a twelve-mile bike, and a three-mile run. This race usually takes about an hour for most people to complete. The Olympic distance triathlon has a mile swim, a 24.8-mile bike ride, and a 6.2-mile run. This race will take most people just over two hours to complete. A half-ironman entails a 1.2-mile swim, a fifty-six-mile bike ride, and a …show more content…
For my dad, a strength and resistance workout, that increased speed, on a bike consisted of two minutes of maximum effort followed by two minutes of easy cycling. Endurance training on the bike is done by biking a constant rate for longer than the triathlon distance, around seventy miles. On a couple occasions, I watched Dad do resistance speed training on the elliptical. He would sprint as hard as possible for about a minute, slow to a jog for about two minutes, then repeat the process. A trial run for seventy to one-hundred and ten minutes is one example of endurance training for an olympic distance triathlon (Thornton). Doing all of this once, twice, or even three times will never be enough; a serious triathlete will repeat again and again never satisfied with good