Nice! Running is kind of my nemesis. I try to do it from time to time but usually end up hurting myself in some way (even though I always start out really slow and gentle). But it's just such an easy way to get my HR up that I can't seem to quit it!
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I am ambivalent about it? Sometimes I really like it and I even have running dreams that feel like flying. But the reality of it is so much more trudgy.
I'm doing a 10K in April, in part to force me to actually train because I've got a sprint triathlon in September. I did the sprint last year and the run portion is the main place for me to improve my time.
750m for the sprint distance really isn't bad. It's the kind of thing that you could work up to pretty easily with a bit of training. (Swimming is the thing I am good at, although not nearly as fast as I'd like.) I've taken some classes aimed at adults improving form and it's been super helpful.
In my experience, nearly everyone who does a tri is weakest at swimming. I used to be the president of the local open water swim club and we would always get people coming to try out a swim in the week before their triathlon. I was always a bit shocked at how little they trained for the swim part.
We always joke that it feels a little ridiculous that, to complete an Iron Man, you have to run a marathon, ride your bike 180 km, and then only swim 3.9km. (Not that a 3.9 km swim isn't a long swim, but just seems short when compared with the run/bike distance).
I am apparently incapable of not offering swimming advice, which you did not ask for, so please forgive me. But I take classes with a dude who also has a pretty extensive youtube library of drills, if that's ever something that could be useful for you: https://www.youtube.com/c/SwimSmart
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If I ever take a bash at a tri I will definitely need to do some classes.