Being healthy and happy is not a fad but a priority for many to meet the demands of their daily life: not only will physical activity allow you to spend time and share different and fun activities with your loved ones but will also have a positive impact in your concentration, stamina and overall well-being.
Enter one of the most complete disciplines known to any sports-lover: triathlon.
Triathlon is an Olympic sport in which you will perform 3 different disciplines: swimming, cycling and running without interruption but separated by two transitions, which is the time the triathlete takes when switching from swimming to cycling and then from cycling to running.
In our country, the Mexican Triathlon Federation authorizes the Premium serial events each year at the best cities and locations to have a competition. In 2017, our city held the first edition of the San Luis Triathlon resulting in a widely acclaimed competition and securing San Luis’ chance of hosting a Triathlon in 2018.
The San Luis Potosí’s Triathlon route was located inside the Tangamanga Park and about 1,500 triathletes where enthusiastically competing in different categories ranging from Iron Kind to Sprint, Olympic and even Elite.
Swimming was carried out at the park’s lake, which was in optimal conditions for swimming after going through several renovations and cleaning cycles to guarantee the water’s cleanliness.
Cycling and Race routes were drawn throughout the facilities of Tangamanga Park, which offered a spectacular tour of the park’s natural beauties and its surroundings. Being the second largest park in the whole of Latin America, a high-level triathlon was easily guaranteed.
Transitions were made around the Planetarium, located at the heart of the park and offering ample areas right in the middle of the competition.
Alongside the different Triathlon teams in town, the San Luis Potosí Triathlon has positioned our city as one of the leading Triathlon communities in the country with several high-level training camps in and around the city. Be sure that if you’re interested in training for and competing in a Triathlon you will find all the necessary equipment and coaching in both public and private facilities.
Other sports are popular in San Luis as well and due to its geographical location, San Luis is home to national and international level tournaments and competitions, so grab your gear and head out to a park or club and choose your favorite discipline. Remember that when exercise is done in a group, it allows us to interact with others and work together towards a common goal while allowing us to improve ourselves permanently.
Article written by:
Corina Zapata Ruiz
www.trispeed.mx
