[Sportsandrec] Triathelon Questions

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

I just did my first triathlon in 20 years this past summer. I previously had
been sighted when doing races, so this was my first time as a blind person.

I was fortunate and discovered a tri group in our city seeking blind runners
to do a local tri. People already had volunteered to be partners. My
husband, myself and another blind participant did it and were paired with
like partners. So I'm not entirely sure how to find partners on your own.
Perhaps advertising on Facebook or with your local Y. You can also join
local tri and/or running groups and may find someone interested in training
with you.

Having done it sighted and now bblind, I didn't find anything different in
terms of the physicality and movement. The only real difference was I now
worked with a partner and was not doing it alone.

If you have more specific questions, I would be happy to answer.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
George McDermith via SportsandRec
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2016 11:59 AM
To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
Cc: George McDermith <george.mcdermith at gmail.com>
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Triathelon Questions

  Greetings all,

  I am interested in participating in a triathelon, but am uncertain as to
how to find training partenrs. Currently I bike frequently, but have not
focused on swimming/running.

  Any tips/suggestions for finding a good team of training partenrs, or
making triathelons work in general? Thanks.

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