Triathlon Training - not for sissies

When I compete in a triathlon I put myself in the back of the swim. In the middle of the pack I've been hit, kicked and had people swim up on my back. I've hit people, kicked people and swam up on people's backs. I kicked a guy hard enough in the face once that I gave him a bloody nose, true story. We both stopped and I asked if he was alright. He said he was and we both continued the swim. Good thing it wasn't an ocean swim where the sharks might circle!

Anyway, I thought this was a superb way to train for the swim: