Triathlon with an Indoor Swim!

Well, in the Northwest, that's not really unusual. In fact, there are multiple triathlons just in this week that have indoor swims. However, the YMCA Spring Sprint Triathlon in Boise has another odd twist. In fact, it has to be the strangest thing I've ever seen in a triathlon!

Get this...they swim the 750 yard leg on Friday night...then do the bike and run legs...on Saturday morning!

Just consider that for a second. You could absolutely go all-out on your swim. Just crush it. Then go home and go to bed! Wake up the next morning and be fresh as a daisy for the bike.

If nothing else, this "split-day" triathlon would lead to some super-fast times. Although it seems to almost take the toughness and endurance aspect out of the race completely.

Let's race!

RACES FOR WEEK OF APRIL 2nd TO APRIL 8th

April 6th and 7th / YMCA Spring Sprint Triathlon / Boise, ID

April 7th / Spring Classic Sprint Duathlon / Portland, OR

April 7th / Horse Butte Trail Run 10m / Bend, OR

April 7th / Beaver Freezer Sprint Triathlon / Corvallis, OR

April 7th / ShotGun Trail Blast Trail Run 50k, 25k and 10k / Marcola, OR

April 7th / Relief Run 10k and 5k / Ontario, OR

April 7th / Tulip Run 5m / Burlington, WA

April 7th / Easter Marathon, Half Marathon, 10m, 10k, 5k, and Duathlon / Longview, WA

April 7th / The 4k-7k on 4-7 / Maple Valley, WA

April 7th / Mud & Chocolate 4.5m / Redmond, WA

April 7th / Apple Capital Spring Duathlon / Wenatchee, WA

April 7th / Lynch Creek 5k / Eatonville, WA

April 7th / Miles for Meso Memorial 5k / Federal Way, WA

April 8th / Spring Run 10k and 5k / Stevenson, WA

April 8th / Mud & Chocolate Half Marathon / Redmond, OR

On the photos: I entered in "Crush the Swim" to Google and liked the first shot, but then I saw the photo of Dara Torres (age 44, born exactly a week after me) and thought "Holy Guacamole! I've got to post that! Look at those freaking 44-year-old abs!"

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