Kyle Griffith

I race because both of my parents run marathons and they already made me feel very lazy.  When we went to Boston for the marathon in 2005, I was surrounded by 40,000 people just like my parents.  Since I found myself with a lot of free time, I figured that if I don’t do it now, I won’t ever do it.   I ran a lot of 5K’s as a kid plus seasonal sports.  I ran cross country my freshman year in high school, but I found that it wasn’t for me and I decided to swim instead.  I swam and played water polo through high school and college.  I always wanted to do triathlons, and decided to put my money where my mouth was and did an Olympic distance triathlon on a whim.  I have learned that you get out of life what you put into it.  If you don’t train, or if you train poorly, you will race poorly.  In the future, I plan to continue to compete in foot races, triathlons and possibly some swim meets.  My ultimate goal is to qualify for the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon.  People new to racing need to be patient.  Elite athletes are elite because they’ve been practicing for a long time.  It is very easy to become discouraged and quit when trying something new. So people shouldn’t try to compare their performance to that of the elites while starting out.  If they keep at it, they can see how much they’ve improved as an individual, and then continue to advance.  I love triathlons!!! Everything about it...the camaraderie, the training, the traveling. It's everything wrapped up into one great package.

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