September 2005

Welcome aboard! We look forward to hearing how things go this year. Keep us up to date.

-Frank

welcome.... swimming isn't THAT bad !! You just come out of the water with a few bruises, no problem LOL . Good luck on your training

welcome tim!

Welcome Tim,

I'm a couple of years older than you, but have the same idea. I did my 1st tri with about 6 weeks of prep, so completing a sprint (or 2) next year is definitely achievable. Good luck

A big welcome! You've got more than enough time to train. That's great that you are a decent swimmer. The running and biking will come over time. Good luck!

Welcome Tim! I'm envious of your swimming experience - that's my weakest leg for sure. You'll get the hang of running and cycling no problem. Best of luck in your training!

Wow! I'm really impressed with the supportive atmosphere on this site! Thanks to everyone.

I had a reality check over the weekend. My target race is 800m/20mi/4mi. I am hoping to finish in under 2 hours. I hit the gym to establish a base line.

Swim 19 minutes, SPL 23 - not bad
Stationary Bike - 18 mph pace is not too hard - can I keep it going for > 1 hr?
Run - wow, 10 min/mile is a lot faster than I remember. Could only maintain the pace for 1/2 mile. 12 min/mile is more comfortable.

Question: What is a reasonable guesstimate for T1/T2 time?

I'm not giving up on my goal, but I've clearly got my work cut out for me.

I thought about including a quote like "The older I get the faster I was", but I'm going to stay positive and sign off with

"One's reach should always exceed one's grasp."

Tim

Hi Tim, welcome, I am a newbie here as well, one thing iI have done is look at a target triathlon I am going to do and then look at the previous results, take them and get an idea (slowest-fastest in or out of age group)...you can get an idea from there on times and such.
I am super envious of your swimming...I need much work... One thing I have learned about endurance running/biking is that you can build endurance by running longer slower without getting fatigued.. and then work in speed drills to speed you up a bit..there are many plans out there..look at running websites they have very runspecific plans, and check out

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=...

Ron has put up some nice starter programs that will get you going.

Nice start on your tri training....

Tri hard train safe...

Welcome to the T-Spot!  Great to have you here!

It looks like you are on your way. You know where you are at now and where you would like to be. You have tonnes of time before next September to improve. Just make your training appropriate to the course you've selected. i.e. - don't burn up the flat land time trial loop if your race course has lots of hill, etc. You'll do just fine.

-Frank

Edited by scuba-punk 2004-09-28 3:41 PM