first brick..
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Tri_it_out posted 13 weeks ago.
Just do it. Swoosh. Set up a transition area in your front yard or porch or in your house and do it like it's a real race. Put out your shoes, water bottle, hat, anything you'll need on the run. Take your time through it but don't go slow. Have fun.
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azmojo804 posted 13 weeks ago.
Set it up like a Transition area, like Tri_it_out mentioned. Make sure you have all you think you need. You can then take away or add depending upon how you do.
I wouldn't push too hard on the bike or the run on this first brick workout. You can gauge where you need to concentrate or work on for next time on this one.
Have fun!
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TriSooner posted 13 weeks ago.
Advice? On the run, do an out-and-back so you can more easily cut it short if you blow your legs on the bike; minimize the time you take getting from the bike to the run; and like others mentioned, set up your junk in one spot.
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chekmarks posted 13 weeks ago.
don't get discouraged if it seems way harder than it should, they get much easier with practice and as you get used to that bricky feeling. if you have to walk, don't be afraid to walk, but don't completely stop. good luck!
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RREfan posted 13 weeks ago.
A cautionary tale . . . did my first brick last friday. So, I set up all my stuff in the yard to mimic the two transitions. hung my sunglasses from my bike cable because I thought I might save some time (3 seconds maybe?!) by just getting the helmet on and worry about the glasses after I get going. Here I go, come into T1, get shirt on, get socks on, get shoes on, get helmet on, push bike a few yards and hop on, glasses fall off of cable right under bike, CRUNCH!
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TriSooner posted 13 weeks ago.
RREfan wrote:
glasses fall off of cable right under bike, CRUNCH!
You know what these guys would have recommended?
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trigirltina2 posted 13 weeks ago.
RREfan wrote:
A cautionary tale . . . did my first brick last friday. So, I set up all my stuff in the yard to mimic the two transitions. hung my sunglasses from my bike cable because I thought I might save some time (3 seconds maybe?!) by just getting the helmet on and worry about the glasses after I get going. Here I go, come into T1, get shirt on, get socks on, get shoes on, get helmet on, push bike a few yards and hop on, glasses fall off of cable right under bike, CRUNCH!
Coach has a Oakley story, and his suggestion don't ride with sunglasses!! The other thing would be always helmet on first.
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jhudalla posted 13 weeks ago.
I would recommend wearing the shades, if for no other reason to protect your eyes. Yes, they look cool, but eye protection is numero uno.
But yeah, like everyone else said. It's gonna feel really strange, but just make sure you stride out and keep moving. It WILL get easier.
Weary is the path that does not challenge.
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Anton posted 13 weeks ago.
Bricks are bricks and shouldn't be done that often...T runs however...do them often. They are just a short run off the bike...10-15 minutes, easy..and really help with "the feeling."
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jonovision_man posted 13 weeks ago.
Anton wrote:
Bricks are bricks and shouldn't be done that often...T runs however...do them often. They are just a short run off the bike...10-15 minutes, easy..and really help with "the feeling."
I haven't heard that term, "T run"... training run?
I read about a bunch of different variations:
http://www.martygaal.com/words/bricks.html
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how about a broken brick. Ride 30 min, run 10 minutes, and repeat that 3 times. Make the last time through harder (Z4/5a) than the first time through. This is a 'long' transition workout, and useful for Olympic and half-IM races.
I didn't try it, for my training I did more what you described (2K after my bikes, and the occasional 30K/5K full brick). Any benefit?
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jsk85 posted 13 weeks ago.
T runs= transition runs
During my end base period I did them weekly with only the occaisonal brick.
I found the T runs did wonders for helping my legs adjust quickly (within first 100-200m) off the bike.
As for sunglasses...put them somewhere you can't ignore them. I wear them always b/c with contacts my eyes will water if there's a lot of airflow hitting them and then I can't see...not very safe. I usually stick mine in my helmet. If you put your helmet on w/o grabbing them you'll know
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advobwhite posted 13 weeks ago.
i've got 2 or so bricks and 1 short sim tri along the same route, just alot shorter than the race scheduled, as well as a rest week where i'll be doing light workouts and a 2 week taper...i already feel my runs improving w/ each time out, and biking is my strong point, so i'm not worried about that at all, and each swim i get an extra 20-40 yds w/o a break.
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advobwhite posted 13 weeks ago.
so my first brick really started bad. here's the deal...first of all, i got to sleep in, but got woken up due to having to move furniture off the patio, so i woke up alot sooner than i had hoped. rushed to eat a quick breakfast because fay had picked up speed and forecast said worst part would hit sooner than i thought, as well as gotten stronger and the wind forecast had gotten alot worse...so instead of waiting about 1.5 hrs like i normally do before workouts, it got cut in half. acid reflux kicked in about 10 mins into my bike and plagued me for the whole brick. THEN i had to cut my bike short by 10 mins because wind was picking up and didn't want a nasty crosswind to blow me off the bike, plus i was starting to have troubles controlling the bike. started the run...almost collapsed but managed to keep my legs going...started picking up steam. i figured instead of going for a certain time i'd just knock off about 2 miles and be done w/ it. so, the only thing that kept me going was wanting to finish this, and halfway through my run i got the groggy, just woken up feeling..so i keep pushing harder to try to wake up....i cut my workout short by about a quarter mile, get home check out that its 20 mins which is what i planned on running, so not only did i run less far than i planned i did it at a slower pace....
however, whenever i got home, decided to chart my route on bikely just to see how bad it is, and turns out i ran 2.2 mi in 20 mins, which is the 2nd fastest time i've ever had on my 2 mile, and the fastest on a solo run....and i could've pushed it harder on the bike.
so what started as a sucky workout and felt like a sucky workout led to my best solo run ever, and was the confidence booster i needed.....i totally am gonna kick this triathlon's butt in about 8 weeks...
and thanks for the info on T runs i'm gonna do one on thurs.
is there any advice you guys can give for my first brick? i'm goin on sat, its gonna be a 45'ish min bike and 20'ish min run.