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Cleo Battle is a runner. He feels somewhat comfortable on a bike. He doesn't consider himself a swimmer at all.

"I could swim to save my life, if I needed to," he said, with a broad grin.

But he has a goal to complete a triathlon, doing all three of those activities in one event, within the next 2 years.

Battle, 48, is a typical first-time triathlete. He's not proficient at all three of the sports, but he's willing to spend time training to achieve a goal.

He wants to complete a triathlon by the end of his 50th year, which is 2014.

"For me, it's a realistic goal," he said when I talked to him at his downtown offices. He is the vice president of sales and services at the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau.

He's giving himself some time to master the swimming portion of the event, planning to start with some lessons to learn correct form and then practice in the water.

Battle travels a lot with his job, so training will be sporadic, he said. That's why he's starting this year.

"When people set unrealistic goals, then they fail at it," he said. "I think you've got to have realistic goals."

He's pretty sure his first triathlon will be one categorized as a "sprint" triathlon, which is the shortest type and what appeals to most beginners. Often, a sprint triathlon is a 750-meter swim, a 12-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.

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