Subject: New to tri's in Indonesia Hi All,
I just did my first tri (sprint distance ) in Jakarta this last weekend. I really enjoyed it but biking is definitely the area I need to work on the most. The running is my strongest. I'm coming to doing tri's from doing long distance trail/altitude runs. So the fact that I finished the tri in under 1.40 was a bonus. The last trail run I competed in this month was 6 plus hours. So endurance isn't an issue. Looking forward to stepping it up and going for an olympic distance tri.
I'm living in Jakarta, Indonesia which has some of the worst traffic in the world. So the cycle practice is going to be an issue. The most I'll probably be able to do is twice a week. Or I might suck it up and cycle to work some days of the week before rainy season. I've already organised early morning tri swim training in a pool near my work but at 5am :/ It's the only way I'll fit it in and get to see my son before he goes to sleep at night.
Other training I do is running 2/3x a week a combination of road and trails. I also do strength and conditioning training with muay thai 2x a week.
Really looking forward to my next tri which will probably be the Pariaman triathalon in Sumatra in November. I love pushing my body to it's limits and getting to travel to some cool places with it
Looking forward to reading some of your tips. |