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Hi all,

Found this site a few days ago and cant believe all the valuable info that is available here. Signing up for a bronze membership later and then choosing my first Triathlon to attempt for the back end of summer. I am quite a fit and healthy 38 year old fella and was looking for a new challenge and ended up here. Been road cycling for about two years and can average about 18MPH and run pace is 7.45m but as for swimming i sink so here is hoping following one of the training plans that improves in the near future.

Mike

2015-04-22 1:01 PM
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Hi Mike-

I sucked at the swim part of training when I started. It seems that lots of people (including me) think that if you can run fast or far, you'd have no problem with the swimming. I was SOOOO wrong. I could barely do 50 yards without being winded and had to stop for over a minute. I've been training for about 2 1/2 months now and can swim 1200 yards without stopping. (I do need to start focusing on speed now though). I don't know whether the progress that I made is considered slow progress or great progress, but I don't care...it's a huge accomplishment for me and that's all that matters to me. I'm not trying to compare myself to others. I guess what I'm trying to say is persistence pays off. Keep going and don't get frustrated. You WILL see a change!!


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Thanks for the response, it's pleasing to know that others have found massive gains in the swimming area in such a short space of time. 2.5 months and 1200 yards is something I'd dream of right now ??
2015-04-22 9:46 PM
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Hi Mike,

Swimming is quite different from running or cycling.  It would be really helpful to you if you could get some personal coaching at your local pool.  The benefits of the coaching would far outweigh the cost and even following a good BT training program won't help you the way a coach can.  In the beginning there is just too much to learn all at once.  Ask around in your area to find a coach with a good reputation.

The hardest thing for me to learn when I first started swimming three years ago was to slow down.  Things really came together for me when I slowed down.  And, paradoxically, when I slowed down I swam faster (pretty slow compared to everyone else but faster for me).

Have fun in the pool.

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