"A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind." ~ Lewis Mumford
Triathlon is not an obvious Everyman-type sport. I mean, yeah, you swim, you bike, you run. . . these are the things kids do every day during the summertime. So in that sense, triathlon harkens back to one's most basic athletic instincts. Check out this article to see if triathlon is right for you.