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Post by ujeni on May 15, 2008 23:11:34 GMT -5
Hey -
I am trying to figure out if 12 weeks is enough training time for a newbie on Olympic distance. I'm almost 47 yrs.old and slow and steady on biking and running...swimming is the easy part for me...relatively speaking! Frankly, I look at some of the times posted on this site and think, what the heck...I want to eat/drink what they are and pick things up a bit. anyway, I completed 1/2 marathon 6 months ago - slow AND steady - and basically great at being slug since then. I've done about 5 sprint Tris in the past and just started short runs now and then and now I want to attack an Olympic tri...crazy? doable? you all have folks that are slow on events or all Amazon tri-folks out there? Thanks for any thoughts!
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Post by suziharman on May 16, 2008 6:08:17 GMT -5
Sounds like you have some experience and I think 12 weeks will be fine for you. Absolutely nothing wrong with slow and steady - just check with the race you are going to do about cut-off times and make sure you can beat those.
Incorporate a brick (bike followed by run) into your training once a week. And don't ramp up your distance too quickly - keep your mantra of "slow and steady". Good Luck!
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Post by karming on May 16, 2008 13:45:52 GMT -5
I agree. With the endurance background of having done a Half mary, you should be fine for an Oly distance race. A piece of advice that I try to follow but often fail. Try not to base your time compared to others. Base your expectations on several different things. For example, 1. finishing 2. improving in one or more disciplines 3. enjoying yourself 4. enjoying your training I think if you start getting focused on finishing times, eventually you'll be disappointed. And for what it's worth, this race will be a PR so revel in that  |
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Post by robreddy on May 16, 2008 13:59:27 GMT -5
more than enough time - get on a workout schedule, be consistent, build base for the future - enjoy it and make friends
do those things and the oly will work out great
like karming said - time is really not all that important in the big picture - and we have all types associated with CTC
later
r
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mnowac
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Post by mnowac on May 16, 2008 14:41:19 GMT -5
I just wanted to recommend a great book for training plans - The 12 week Triathlete by Tom Holland.
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Post by ujeni on May 16, 2008 16:24:45 GMT -5
THANKS so much for the responses - very helpful. I especially like the idea that I will get a PR on it. lovely thought. and appreciate the book recommendation, too. I will trudge along then happily.
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Post by MarkD on May 16, 2008 17:31:49 GMT -5
The best way to survive (and not suffer too much) in any shorter distance first time race is to follow this simple principle: Make sure your long training day in each discipling is roughly double your race day distance. For you it would be: 1.8 - 2 mile swim 40 - 50 mile bike 10 - 12 mile run On your non-long days, try to get the intensity up a bit and stay at or below race distance. Enjoy the ride !!  |
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Post by Charlie on May 16, 2008 18:31:30 GMT -5
These races are expensive. There is nothing wrong with taking your time to enjoy it.
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Post by debbie on May 19, 2008 13:12:08 GMT -5
I agree with Charlie, enjoy the race, I suck up every minute on the clock to be sure I get my monies worth. ;D I get a great day out of doors, if I finish faster I'd only have to go home and clean the house.  to me thats not worth being faster. Besides my husband likes it that way too, then his HUNNY DO list is not so big either! debbie |
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to me thats not worth being faster. Besides my husband likes it that way too, then his HUNNY DO list is not so big either!