Fear and Your First Triathlon

Many people would argue that anyone who is not afraid of their first triathlon should have his or her head examined. Sports psychologist Michelle Cleere, writing in RunnersWeb, doesn’t dispute that, but she does suggest that a little head work about your body work could be just the thing to dispell a few fears, reasonable or otherwise. Cleere reports that the two biggest worries of most first-timers is the swimming and the time commitment required for proper training. And she has some good advice about how to deal.