Not Called “Triathalon” Training!

 I have to get on my own little soapbox for a second for every person that is new to triathlons. There is no quicker way for a person to tell that you are brand new than saying you just started “triathalon training.” It ISN’T TRIATH-A-LON! Its TRIATHLON! There is no “A” anywhere in the word. There never has been and there never will be. There is no such thing as triathalon training. Okay, now that I’ve calmed down a little bit, remember this. Please! Nobody wants to be the new guy when it comes to anything. Walk the walk and talk the talk as they say. You aren’t trainining for a triathalon; it isn’t a sprint triathalon or a half triathalon. It is TRIATHLON! If you show up to an event and talk about the triathalon training you have been doing, you will probably get a smirk from the veterans.  To veteran triathletes, calling it a triathalon is almost like disrespecting their sport and way of life. No one likes to have their name constantly mispronounced and it can feel just as insulting to triathletes. Anyways, that is just my little soapbox for the day. Enjoy your sprint triathlon training and always remember, it isn’t triathalon training!