do I have enough time to prepare?
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catwood posted 37 weeks ago.
You are fine. The swim is the tough part for most beginners and you have that down. You have another 12.5 weeks - that's plenty of time. To be able to finish the race, you need to be able to finish each section individually. Just make sure that you can do that by race day.
There are some training plans on this site if that interests you, but as long as you train regularly in all three sports, that kind of structure is not necessary to have fun in the sport.
Good luck and let us know if you have any more questions as your race gets closer.
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CadenceGuy posted 37 weeks ago.
Congrads on making the decision to at least do one!! +1 on what 'catwood' said, youll be fine with the swim so just take each discipline one at a time. Youll get cheered and rooted on all the way to the finish line, no matter how fast your moving. Happy training.....
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Socket posted 37 weeks ago.
You'll be fine, plenty of time to be able to bike the distance. My first is an olympic-ish distance coming in... 6 wks 2 days and I'm still working on that distance part :-)
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tri-ac posted 37 weeks ago.
you can do it
the key is getting consistent training time and practicing the process of racing (open water swims, bricks & transitions)
- if you're new to open water swims, get some time in before the race
- in about 4 weeks, use your weekends to practice bricks (bike + short run)
- when you get closer to race date (like the last four weekends), start practicing transitions complete with your race day stuff
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jsk85 posted 37 weeks ago.
Just build slowly, you don't have to be able to cover the distances already. Worry about building up the endurance to do each leg individually before worrying about speed or bringing it all together.
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RV posted 37 weeks ago.
Sign up for it!
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kylie posted 37 weeks ago.
You'll be fine! Just remember to have fun :) Now go get on a bike!
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Nutty posted 37 weeks ago.
Oh yeah youre way ahead of where i was by this time last year, and i still managed to finish my first race (somehow). Just start doing some nice mellow rides and youll be good to go. Have fun, and welcome to your new addiction.
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rebekahliz posted 37 weeks ago.
As a terrible cyclist, I can't tell you how important it was to get in lots of saddle time before my first sprint--I started commuting by bike everywhere, added regular long rides, and signed up for a cyclefit course through my uni. All that surely wasn't necessary for my first time, but it allowed me to enjoy the bike portion a lot more. And I think that's really important, since that's the longest part of the race. So like kylie said, hop on that bike and enjoy!
Di mana ada kemauan, di situ ada jalan (Where there is desire, there is a road). – Indonesian proverb
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Iron Dan posted 37 weeks ago.
You are good to go, but I want to second what Tri-ac said. Make sure you get a few open water swims in if the swim at the sprint takes place in the open water. You can be fine swimming in the clean calm waters of a pool, but when you put your face in the cold, dark water for the first time, people have the tendency to freak out. Just get out there and practice and you will be cool as a cucumber. Good luck
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Terry-Lyn posted 36 weeks ago.
You are a lucky person! You have already had alot of time. My very first try-a-tri was an experience. The race was July 15th... I swam my first 25 meters without choking July 1st, bought my runners July 1st and started on my new roadbike - with the scary clips in May. I survived the race... despite the swim (no one is too proud to actually do the dog paddle!).
You will do great! It is an amazing experience! Be prepared, however...you will become addicted! : )
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max ping posted 35 weeks ago.
Open water practice all the way! i did my first this past october. i spent my teen years in hawaii, big waves, blah, blah, blah. was pretty green going in as far as real swimming goes but i had the distance down. it was pretty stressful in the lake. no fear or anything, but so dramatically different... i highly concur with others here that open water experience will help ALOT. that is if your race is in open water.
i also took very little notice of transitions. i thought whats the big deal? well, for one thing i was disoriented and confused. i sat on the ground to put on my cycling shoes, etc. i figured whats a few seconds here or there. but it really adds up, so definitely put in some time there as well.
But, as Kylie said, get on that bike. And RV, sign up! otherwise you might find an excuse. And i have never had such a great time suffering. And i never felt so welcomed to suffer by others. Oh wait, i'm married. does that count?
I want to do a sprint tri on June 8th. I just need to know if that is enough time for me to prepare and be completely ready. I'm not interested in winning it or anything, just doing decently. I swam competitively for years. I have just started running regularly about 2 months ago, and I have the endurance to run several miles, but not very fast (12min mile). I have not trained at all for the cycling portion. I don't know anything about triathlons (I just spontaneously decided I wanted to do this!) so I would love any input! Thanks!