mama of 4..need advice for tri-training

Hi Kristi, welcome to the group! I'm sure you'll get lots of advice and motivation from the great folks here. Best thing I can say is to go ahead and start training, and listen to your body. If it starts to talk back to you, via sore knees, calves, foot pain, back off a bit on what caused the problem. The other day I started getting a cramp in my calf from running on the treadmill, so I took it easy on that for a couple days, concentrating more on riding the bike. I'll ease back into it tomorrow. Don't be afraid to take a rest day, once a week is a good idea. It's easy to get caught up in a lot of enthusiasm with something new and start trying to overload your training schedule. Be sure and eat a good breakfast. Watch your fluid intake, don't get dehydrated from the increased aerobic activity. Ask plenty of questions here, and above all, have fun in both your training and racing. Keep us up to date on how things are going. You're a winner in my book for juggling the career, the kids and the training!

Max

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Four children, a job, and nursing school! Merde! I have one cat, a job, and I take one course at a time and I find that my life is terribly complicated! You have my most heart felt respect for juggling all that and also wanting to train for a tri. Take a look at the training programs offered on home page, pick one that suits your needs and start your training. If you did a sprint tri already, you must have some equipment. I would suggest, however, that you invest in a good pair of running shoes right now in order to avoid mishaps and to have them broken in for the tri. Keep us posted and the best of luck to you.

hiya Kristi, nice to have you here 

Welcome!

Hi there! I'm new here too. Just wanted to welcome you and say hello! I'm also a mom of four (and I homeschool) so I know how tough it can be to get the workouts in. I just started training for a triathlon that will be at the end of June. I'm just a beginner with all of this but I've already noticed that the workouts are adding energy to my day. Hmmm... I would have thought that they would exhaust me (which they do initially) but after I cool down, I realize I get through all the day's challenges much easier. It helps with the stress level of managing all the kids, too!

Congrats on choosing to become healthier and for being able to juggle all that you do! I have a lot of respect for all that you do!

- Rosemarie

hi, i'm new here too...also training for my first. looking at all you have on your plate is really inspiring!

Welcome - you will find the beginning sprint programs here helpful.

welcome to the site.  with about 3 months for your first tri, not that i know the distance or where your at, BUT relax, have fun, build up distance conservatively and walk if needed for your tri.