Over the years women have been growing in the endurance sports world, trading in their aerobics classes for running shoes and mountain bikes instead. According to the National Sporting Good Association, since 2006 there has been a twenty-three percent increase in women runners today. The number now stands at 16.9 million women athletes and continues to grow.
For those who don’t know, a triathlon consists of three endurance sports, swimming, cycling, and running. The distances can range anywhere from sprint distances of 1/4 mile of swimming, 8-15 miles of cycling, and finishing with a 3 mile run to ironman distances of a 2.4 mile swim, 110 mile ride, and finishing with a full marathon of 26.2 miles. Finishing any of those distances is a feat worth boasting about.
Women's Triathlon
Many women have said that training for these races has been a lot more convenient because they can run and bike when it’s convenient for them, and the different events help break up the monotony of training for just one type of event. And, to make it even more convenient, with the growing popularity of the races, they are offered during multiple times of the year so you can join the ones that are most accommodating to your schedule. So, if you think this is something you might want to try, and maybe even get your kids to start trying, I’ve made a small list of Women’s Triathlons and Kids Mini-Triathlons being offered around the country. For a complete list, you can go to www.trifind.com.
Women’s Triathlons
- May 13- Orlando, FL
- June 3- Austin, TX
- July 22- Webster, MA
- Aug. 5- Howell, MI
- Aug. 19- Seattle, WA
- Aug. 26- Pleasant Prairie, WI
- Sept. 9- Sandy Hook, NJ
- Oct. 7- Palm Springs, CA
- Sept. 9- Farmington, CT
- Aug. 5- Denver, CO
- June 10- Naperville, IL
- July 7- Cherry Creek, CO
- July 29- Detroit, MI
- Aug. 5- Philadelphia, PA
- Aug. 19- Devens, MA
- Aug. 26- Asbury Park, NJ
- Oct. 21- San Diego, CA
- Nov. 4- Bermuda
- June 3- Davis, CA
- Aug. 17- Waupaca, WI
- July 7- Paako, NM
- Aug. 5- Black Diamond, WA
MSJ Triathlon Baseball Tee
In order to celebrate my new found passion for Triathlons, we’ve created a new design at Multisport Journey’s so that you can also express your love of Triathlons too!