Just got BFP! - Triathlon? Yes/no?

Question

I got my BFP Thursday... I’m signed up for a triathlon in July and a few 10k races this summer as well. I haven’t honestly trained too hard yet... just light to moderate stuff. No speed workouts or anything... safe to participate in the Tri? I’ve done it 5x before and the swim is open water and can get pretty violent (swimming over each other, feet flying around). The deadline to pull out is tomorrow, but I can’t see my Dr until next week - help!

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I would say no to the triathlon but, if you feel like you are conditioned enough, the 10ks would be ok. You shouldn’t be increasing your training and pushing yourself harder during this time, but if you’ve consistently been running, it shouldn’t be an issue 😄

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I think you’ve answered your own question about the triathlon, just what you’ve said about the swim part sounds very unsafe. 
Riding a bike while pregnant is also a controversial topic. I would imagine the odds of a fall increase when there are hundreds of other people biking around you, I wouldn’t take that chance. 
As for the running, most doctors will tell you that running is fine at whatever level you were doing before you got pregnant. Now is not the time to start training harder, but by all means continue at whatever level you are currently running. If that puts you in a place to run a 10k, that shouldn’t be a problem.

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I wouldn’t. It’d be one thing if you’ve already been training heavily then your body would be a bit more used to it. Plus you might be super sick come July. I’d say no to the triathlon and just take it easy on the 10ks

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I’m now not doing a long sea swim race id
Planned to do but only because of the kicking/jostling/grabbing that always happens - I will still be doing lots of sea swims just not tri/swim racing this summer :)

Just got BFP! - Triathlon? Yes/no?

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