Any Triathlete on the board?

[Darb85]

So Im training for my first season of triathlons, anyone else do em?

Any tips?

[fl0at]

This year will be my first year.

I'm a horrible swimmer, so my first priority is to hit the pool as much as possible.

[bazookajoe]

Can it be any 3 sports, like eating, drinking and smoking?

[Darb85]

no joe. no.

Oh and Float, Im a horrible runner. swimming, now thats my thing. been doing that since I was 7 Nationally ranked and all.

Looking forward to it.


do you know what races you are going to Float?

[Skinsfan]

Never did a tri but i have run the Marine Corp Marathon 3 times.

[bazookajoe]

Originally Posted by Darb85

no joe. no...

Well, then I can't be of much help.

Seriously though, best wishes and hope you do well.

[Darb85]

Originally Posted by bazookajoe

Well, then I can't be of much help.

Seriously though, best wishes and hope you do well.

thanks. Ill let you smoke infront of the other athletes how bout that, screw with thier lung capasity before the race. then I would have chance at winning.

Hehe

[kenstogie]

Originally Posted by bazookajoe

Can it be any 3 sports, like eating, drinking and smoking?

Yea isn't that a triathalon?? Sure we don't do all the exercising and sweating and stuff but we sacrifice. It's hard to eat and drink all day then smoke 4 cigars and still show up for work on Monday. Yea that's a triathalon.
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.Seriously I have done a couple of Centuries on my S-works and once on a Mt bike. Plus I ran 5-6 miles a day with a Marathon runner. Lately it's been weights and whey.

[gorob23]

I did a few, my is run hills, bike hills no matter if the course Your doing has hills or not! Also go to www.FuelBelt and get the 4 bottle one, great for Long distance and training. What tri's are you lookng at? Also I hate to rain on your parade, but the best time goes to fastest runner usually, the swim is the warm up. If you can NOT lose it in the swim and nail the bike and run your butt off your gonna be just fine. Me I was slow in all 3

Good Luck

P.S. Best advice I heard was
"If you can do the training you can do the event"
P.N.F.

[Drew]

I used to run track, but not exactly a triathelete. What 3 sports/events?

[fl0at]

Originally Posted by gorob23

If you can NOT lose it in the swim and nail the bike and run your butt off your gonna be just fine. Me I was slow in all 3

Hehe, people can skip rocks further than I can swim

I might do the Nashville GJCC event as a warm-up, but the goal is the Mach Tenn Triathalon in June in Tullahoma.

Both of those triathalon's are pretty short, but I want to do the Memphis in May '08 one, and I need to start somewhere.

The GJCC one is:
Swim 200 yds
Bike 8.5 miles
Run 2 miles

The Mach Tenn:
Swim .6 mile
Bike 16 miles
Run 4 miles

And the Memphis in May '07 one is (so '08 should be comparable)
1,500m swim
Bike 24.9 miles
Run 6.2

This is a really good resource for you to find events:
http://www.trifind.net/

As for running:

I don't know if you know this.. you probably do. I didn't learn it until about 8 months ago when I was running with one of buddies.. and he was telling me that his stomach cramps up, and I told him that that sometimes happened to me, and he said it's an easy fix. Just exhale when your left foot strikes the ground.

I tried it, and it worked. So, I started exhaling on my left foot when I walked, to naturally teach myself to do it. Now, when I run.. no more stomach cramps.

[Darb85]

Originally Posted by fl0at

Hehe, people can skip rocks further than I can swim

I might do the Nashville GJCC event as a warm-up, but the goal is the Mach Tenn Triathalon in June in Tullahoma.

Both of those triathalon's are pretty short, but I want to do the Memphis in May '08 one, and I need to start somewhere.

The GJCC one is:
Swim 200 yds
Bike 8.5 miles
Run 2 miles

The Mach Tenn:
Swim .6 mile
Bike 16 miles
Run 4 miles

And the Memphis in May '07 one is (so '08 should be comparable)
1,500m swim
Bike 24.9 miles
Run 6.2

This is a really good resource for you to find events:
http://www.trifind.net/

As for running:

I don't know if you know this.. you probably do. I didn't learn it until about 8 months ago when I was running with one of buddies.. and he was telling me that his stomach cramps up, and I told him that that sometimes happened to me, and he said it's an easy fix. Just exhale when your left foot strikes the ground.

I tried it, and it worked. So, I started exhaling on my left foot when I walked, to naturally teach myself to do it. Now, when I run.. no more stomach cramps.

My first two are going to be sprints too, the next one is an olymic. Should be fun. Good luck float, Make sure you keep me up on your times!

[fl0at]

Originally Posted by Darb85

My first two are going to be sprints too, the next one is an olymic. Should be fun. Good luck float, Make sure you keep me up on your times!

LOL. I'll make sure to bring my sundial..

[Darb85]

Originally Posted by fl0at

LOL. I'll make sure to bring my sundial..

haha. Go to Trinewbies.com, they have a few training programs that might help ya out a bit.

http://www.trinewbies.com/tno_training_programs3.asp

You might benifit from the 10 week beginners or something. Im doing the sprint, 18 week intermediate.

[fl0at]

I'll look into these programs but I really just need a swim program.

I've ran all my life, and mountain biking is just plain fun.

I hate water, though. I got my open water diver qual at damned near gun point. Me in the water without a BCD and a tank of air, fins and a snorkel is really amusing.

I don't even take baths. I've been showering since I was old enough to stand.