Subject: RE: Now I am a lost triathlete I finished my first Sprint in April. Then I set a goal of an Olympic Length in the fall. which gives me 4 -5 months to train. so now I'm working toward that. Depending on your training availability, I would go for a longer race in the fall. I see it like this... use the time you have to train to your advantage, I can now run for 60 minutes, Bike 2 hrs , Swim 1500K , which I thought was unachiveable 3 months ago. So now I'm in a good position to do a sucessful tri later this year. However, 2 hrs is about the most I'll be able to train on a given day. That make it hard for me to progress to the next level.... say 1/2 Ironman. So at then I make the decession to get faster of find alternate ways to get the training I need for a longer race. If you have limited training time or just want to stick with Spint Tri's. then I would work on getting faster in your trouble spots. It's nice to have a goal to work toward though. It really makes the training meaningful... Lastley, doing the training for a Spint Tri is going to put your in a fitness level that 90% of the population will never achive. Feel good about that and stay active!!! |