I will say this: triathlon is the gateway sport, for me, for endurance events. It’s a great sport to feel like you’re part of the active community, and it’s also incredibly motivating if you have trouble working out. To know that you will have to swim in open water FORCES you to get the swim workouts in…to know that you might have to do serious hills does the same for the bike. It’s really a great sport that way.

As for the clothes – here’s the thing. If you’re a runner and you have a pair of compression shorts, you can conceivably do any race in those + a bra and top – but yes, the custom clothes can be expensive. It can be done on a budget though…

Don’t let that stop you!!