[TheMercenary]

A work colleague of mine does them. I know about 5 or 6 people who do them every year, all military people, men and women. They all have told me that at one time or another, to be truly competitive it comes down to your ability to swim and the weight of your bike. Hence, if you want to be competitive you have to invest in one of those road bikes with tires the width of a pencil and the weight of two English Swallows carrying coconuts. They all swim with great regularity and run less than they swim. They bike more than the distance of the race one time per week and less distance at a fast pace 2 or 3 times per week. I am sure that there are a hundred training schemes out there. I respect all of them for participating.