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TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL TRIATHALON
CHAMPIONSHIPS
10. This is your final exam grade (for swimmers):
If you do the triathalon as an individual - 100%
If you enter as one leg of a relay - 90%
If you come, help out, cheer, or just hang around - 80%
9. We will have a picnic brunch afterwards.
8. Most of the other participants will be just as inexperienced as [some of] you in triathalons, so they will be intimidated if you just act like you know whats going on.
7. This year is the first year that the triathalon is an Olympic event, so when everyone is watching the Olympics you can give your expert commentary.
FYI: Olympic triathalon: 1500m swim, 40K bike, 10K run
Ironman: 2.5 mile swim, 100 mile bike, and a marathon, 26.2 miles
Sprint Triathalon: distances are not standard but the swim is usually 300-700 meters, bike is 10-20 miles, and run is a 5K or about 3 miles.
*The Texas Triathalon Championship is the shortest triathalon distance you will ever do, unless you did Ironkids.
6. Triathalons are usually co-eduacatonal with participants who are usually well-educated, gainfully employed, and physically fit; that is if you are interested in that sort of person.
5. You can casually refer to to the time you completed in the Texas Triathalon Chamionships, and everyone will be impressed.
4. For most people, the hardest leg in the triathalon is the swim, so when you get out of the water you will have a head start.
3. The triathalon combines three lifetime sports, therefore you are embarking on an experience where your goal is to come in before the senior citizens before you are a senior citizen.
2. As a swimmer, you are comfortable in a Speedo and therefore have a psychological advantage.
And the number one reason to compete in the 2000 Texas High School Triathalon Championships is.....
1. It's fun to try something new with a bunch of friends!
GO BELLAIRE!!!