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Beginners Section
Are you new to the
sport of triathlon? The Chicago Tri Club created our Beginners Section to
help our novice members learn basics about the sport and to have our senior
members relay their experiences. Follow the links below for our quickly
growing section.
Glossary
We have
composed an index of commonly used phrases a person may come across when
beginning the sport and provide a short explanation for each.
Resources
Inside
are some of the various resources that a novice triathlete can utilize to
gather valuable information about the sport.
The Newbie
Diaries
Alix Weisfeld, a novice Chicago Tri Club member, details the trials of a triathlete novice with her painfully
honest and always humorous diary entries.
Newcomer Capers
Drusilla Moorhouse, a Chicago Tri Club member,
brings us the adventures, follies, and triumphs of the greenest members of
triathlon sports.
Indoor Triathlon Basics
Aubrey Spath,
a Chicago Tri Club
member, explains the the Indoor Triathlon concept and what
to expect if you want to compete.
The Monday Morning Triathlete
Michell Haase, a new Chicago Tri Club member, describes her first
triathlon experience at Galena.
A
Rookie's Guide to the Chicago Triathlon (Mrs. T's)
Here is some advice to help you through the
race if you've decided to participate in the "World's Largest Triathlon."
Book
Review: Triathlon 101 by Jim Mora
While
Triathlon 101 does not go into great detail on any one subject, the
book does lay a solid foundation for the novice triathlete...more
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My First Ironman:
Ironman Wisconsin
Ed Stygar, a Chicago Tri Club Member, takes on the daunting
Ironman Wisconsin, lives to tell about it, and plans to do it all over
again.
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