Join the Challenge and register your efforts in our 100 workouts in 100 days. Eligible workouts are swim or run workouts of 20 minutes or more, bike or XC Ski workouts of 30 minutes or more. No cost to join and logging workouts is optional and on the honour system. Start any time and finish 100 days later. It's just that easy.

The Challenge started in January 2010 by Elise as nothing more than a means to jump start her own training for the 2010 triathlon season.  Little did she know she wouldn't be able to race at all that year due to a stupid foot.  Now, post-surgery, Ironman Arizona and a few relay runs are already on the schedule so training plans are already in the planning stages.  Starting in Janaury 15, the real work begins.  

Here is the basic concept of the Challenge as outlined when we first started it in 2010:  

1.  The Challenge starts on January 15.  Yes, it is an arbitrary day but, like last year, it is simply a date close to someone's birthday.  The date is also close enough the beginning of the year but gives a few weeks leeway to allow attendance at the pools and fitness centers to thin out a bit after many have already abandoned their New Year's plans to get fit.

2.  The following triathlon specific workouts can be counted towards your 100 workout quota:

3.  Doubling up on the time in a single workout doesn't allow you to count a session as multiple workouts. So, a 60 minute swim workout is still a single workout, not 3 workouts of 20 minutes each.

4.   Initially, cross-country skiing wasn't included in the list of qualifying workouts but it was later, reluctantly included on the basis that it is included in winter triathlon.

5.  Core training, weight training, yoga, Pilates and other similar workouts are definitely important elements of a balanced training program for any fitness training regime and they are strongly encouraged.  However, they are not counted towards the 100 workout quota.  

6.  Logging and reporting your workouts are optional.

7.  Workout totals are counted and reported on the honour system.  Like performance enhancing drugs, you're just cheating yourself.

8.   This year's challenge will include a few new optional elements that might not count towards your workout totals but they will give you an extra entry into the reward selection. So, let's assume the challenge for the week is to do 50 pushups at least twice during the week.  If you complete and report the challenge, you get an extra entry into the next draw for a special reward.  See below for more info on the special rewards.

The Biggest Loser and other copycat weight loss challenges often use triathlon as one of their goal challenges but many of us do it as part of a lifestyle and to continually challenge ourselves, to grow and to keep fit.  Triathlon is hard and we need no other reward than just getting and staying fit and healthy.  But, this time, the 100 Day Triathlon Training Challenge will include some rewards, even if they are only small.  The rewards will be little things that you can use or that will help you in your continued fit and healthy lifestyle.   Throughout the 100 days, there will be new rewards given out every 10 days.  Rewards could include an Element gift card or a Tri-Swim hair care kit, chamois cream or swim paddles.  You have to register for the challenge (which is free, of course) in order to be eligible for the reward draws.