At the beginning of this journey, my friend advised me to "lean into the fear" of triathlon training.

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One of the ladies in my triathlon training group is pretty large and would probably be classified as obese.

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Although running has always been the group's primary focus, in recent years, Achilles has started offering hand-crank wheelchairs, tandem biking, triathlon training and kayaking.

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Along with being involved in the London 2012 Open Weekend, Norwich is set to be the venue for a triathlon training camp for the 2012 games.

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April then built the half training into my triathlon training.

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Now, in addition to everything else that I am committed to, I have to fit training for a triathlon into my life.

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As I join the Fit Nation team in training for this triathlon, and learn to make healthy choices day-to-day, my boy and I will continue to learn and explore together.

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The trio said they have been training hard for their first ever triathlon.

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In my efforts to build towards doing an Olympic triathlon, I always use this water as my training grounds because I cannot stand the cold temperatures of the waters near where I live!

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