About four years ago, I decided to run to try to lose weight. I saw a ton of other people dropping weight fast and thought this was a good quick fix. Little did I know it took a lot of work and dedication to even run a 5K. Then, one 5K turned into a 10K and one 10K turned into a half marathon. Now, let me preface this, I’m not athletic. I never have been. (I actually failed gym!)
I had a running partner, Marti DiPaola. We would run every weekend and fly out of town to do half marathons. After the Brooklyn Half Marathon, Marti said, “I don’t want to do these any longer.”
“How about a triathlon?” I asked her. So, we signed up for one in Florida. We both fell in love with the sport and did several more the following year including NYC and one in Milwaukee, WI.
I started to read a ton of books on the subject and hired a coach, Danielle Sullivan of Iron Fit Endurance. She was a pro-triathlete and taught me a a lot, but I wanted more. I researched and couldn’t find anything besides a couple of books that really didn’t give me all I needed.
I would attend expos as part of the triathlons I was competing in, but I found that there were no educational courses offered and to be honest, I was always so nervous the day before the race, I didn’t want to attend any anyway! I just wanted to pick up my number and get out of there!
At about the same time that I started triathlons, I started to write a blog, A Triathlete’s Diary – http://www.ATriathletesDiary.com. The blog focuses on me (the non-athlete) trying to train for triathlons. I expanded it to review products and services for the runner, swimmer and cyclist as well. And, I wrote about my experiences at the races. I also let other people share their journeys on the blog as well. More than 50,000 unique visitors later, I decided to take the blog to another place and create an expo where I could meet likeminded people and develop learning programs for runners, cyclists and swimmers and create the NY TRI EXPO ’16.
The NY TRI EXPO ’16 is now a reality and will be happening on Saturday, March 19 from 10 – 6 pm and open to everyone! If you ever thought about doing any one or all three of these sports together, or if you just want to learn more about nutrition, strength training or how to prevent injury, this expo is for you.
I hope to meet you there! To register, go to http://www.nytriexpo.com/registration use code: ATD_NYTE10 to get $10 discount. And, if you act before February 15, you can get a buy one get one half off and use the code in conjunction with that. This is the lowest price it will be and includes an all-access pass to parking, sessions, workshops, seminars and more! Hope to see you there!
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