Beginnings
Multi-sport is addictive if you give it a chance. It takes a lot of hard work but it's fun, rewarding and it'll keep you healthy.
If you have no background in any of the three disciplines then you have a lot to get your head around and this can seem daunting but it shouldn't be.
I hated running and refused to do it yet, at the age of 31, I decided I'd give it a go. I nearly gave up after 3 weeks - not because I wasn't losing weight but because I was failing to see the point of putting myself through the pain and discomfort.
That all changed only a week later when I stopped feeling like I was going to die at the end of every run. I grew fitter and my body adapted to what I was asking it to do making the whole experience more pleasant and actually enjoyable.
At the age of 32, having never ridden a bike without stabilisers since I was 6 (I had a turning circle like an oil tanker without those stabilisers) I decided to actually learn to ride a bike. I wasted 3 hours of a shop assistant’s life in a car park while he attempted to teach me how not to fall off. I bought the bike out of sheer guilt and the following 2 months were horrifically frustrating but now I can ride at speed. I'm still jittery and easily scared but I can ride a bike fast ... not as fast as other people but I'll take what I can get.
The point I'm trying to make is that if I can become fairly proficient in two disciplines I swore I would never even consider and at an age that is deemed "passed it" (no 30 is not the new 20) with nothing more than determination and will power then you can too.
So away with the excuses and let's get started.
If you have no background in any of the three disciplines then you have a lot to get your head around and this can seem daunting but it shouldn't be.
I hated running and refused to do it yet, at the age of 31, I decided I'd give it a go. I nearly gave up after 3 weeks - not because I wasn't losing weight but because I was failing to see the point of putting myself through the pain and discomfort.
That all changed only a week later when I stopped feeling like I was going to die at the end of every run. I grew fitter and my body adapted to what I was asking it to do making the whole experience more pleasant and actually enjoyable.
At the age of 32, having never ridden a bike without stabilisers since I was 6 (I had a turning circle like an oil tanker without those stabilisers) I decided to actually learn to ride a bike. I wasted 3 hours of a shop assistant’s life in a car park while he attempted to teach me how not to fall off. I bought the bike out of sheer guilt and the following 2 months were horrifically frustrating but now I can ride at speed. I'm still jittery and easily scared but I can ride a bike fast ... not as fast as other people but I'll take what I can get.
The point I'm trying to make is that if I can become fairly proficient in two disciplines I swore I would never even consider and at an age that is deemed "passed it" (no 30 is not the new 20) with nothing more than determination and will power then you can too.
So away with the excuses and let's get started.