Have always wanted to do a Triathlon so I signed up for a sprint in El Paso for September. Any recommendations for training schedules or routines??
Username implies that swimming won't be an issue.wcb said:
How's your swim? Lots of us triathletes are actually biathletes that just gut it out through the water. If that's you, learn to legit swim. It's the one thing I wish I'd done long ago.
Other than that, just enjoy it. Did my first one on a beat up Walmart mountain bike. Loved every minute of it...after I got out of the water.
good luck! and don't feel discouraged on race day when you see all the people with fancy gear. There are people with more money than ability. On race day you will see everything from wal-mart bikes to high 4 figure bikes (and maybe a 5 figure bike). You will see people from kids to seniors, big and small. Kudos to you for getting out there! Have fun!Tyrone_The_Tuna said:
Grew up swimming and love it and for a guy my size 300+ I feel pretty confident in my ability, but will defiantly need to work on distance. I just started IMF and my goal is to use this as a way to lose a lot of weight so i am not looking for a top time.
thanks for all the help!
If it is your first race use whatever you want to find out if you like doing them. No reason to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for a hobby you are not going to want to keep up with. Plus fit geometry will drop with weight drop which may require a different bike.Ragoo said:
Don't use a mountain bike. Wheel size alone is a huge disadvantage.
fair. Did my first sprint on a mountain bike and it was pretty miserable.P.U.T.U said:If it is your first race use whatever you want to find out if you like doing them. No reason to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for a hobby you are not going to want to keep up with. Plus fit geometry will drop with weight drop which may require a different bike.Ragoo said:
Don't use a mountain bike. Wheel size alone is a huge disadvantage.
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I ended up loving it and buying a tri bike anyways
haha. I am still on my road bike. Specialized Allez Sport I bought off of here. I would love a tri bike and a professional fit. Just not sure where to go in Houston for that. Or what a reasonable budget should be.wcb said:Quote:
I ended up loving it and buying a tri bike anyways
The story of every triathlete summed up in one statement.
I'd recommend Tad Hughes for the bike fit. He used to offer a package where you could go do a fit on his dynamic bike, and he would then recommend bikes that would be best for your geometry. After you bought, you could get it setup using the measurements from the dynamic fit, and then go back to him for tweaks after riding it for a bit. I am not sure if he still offers that, but it would be worth looking into if you are looking to buy a new bike.Ragoo said:haha. I am still on my road bike. Specialized Allez Sport I bought off of here. I would love a tri bike and a professional fit. Just not sure where to go in Houston for that. Or what a reasonable budget should be.wcb said:Quote:
I ended up loving it and buying a tri bike anyways
The story of every triathlete summed up in one statement.
i did my first sprint on a borrowed mountain bike that i'd never ridden until race day. I wasn't miserable b/c i had nothing to compare it to. I didn't know any different/better. I was just having fun doing the event.Ragoo said:fair. Did my first sprint on a mountain bike and it was pretty miserable.P.U.T.U said:If it is your first race use whatever you want to find out if you like doing them. No reason to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for a hobby you are not going to want to keep up with. Plus fit geometry will drop with weight drop which may require a different bike.Ragoo said:
Don't use a mountain bike. Wheel size alone is a huge disadvantage.
Train hardest on the sport you are weakest at, work on slowly increasing distance and endurance for the other 2. Wait until you have some endurance built up in both running and cycling before you start doing bricks.Tyrone_The_Tuna said:
Have always wanted to do a Triathlon so I signed up for a sprint in El Paso for September. Any recommendations for training schedules or routines??
txags92 said:I'd recommend Tad Hughes for the bike fit. He used to offer a package where you could go do a fit on his dynamic bike, and he would then recommend bikes that would be best for your geometry. After you bought, you could get it setup using the measurements from the dynamic fit, and then go back to him for tweaks after riding it for a bit. I am not sure if he still offers that, but it would be worth looking into if you are looking to buy a new bike.Ragoo said:haha. I am still on my road bike. Specialized Allez Sport I bought off of here. I would love a tri bike and a professional fit. Just not sure where to go in Houston for that. Or what a reasonable budget should be.wcb said:Quote:
I ended up loving it and buying a tri bike anyways
The story of every triathlete summed up in one statement.
This guy would like a word.Ragoo said:
Don't use a mountain bike. Wheel size alone is a huge disadvantage.
Might be the same dude, but I rode with NWCC on one of their Sat rides out of Zube Park a few years back. There was a guy who was visiting from Miami, who was dropped off at the start by his girl friend and he was riding a borrowed mountain bike and rode the first 24ish miles with the 22+ mph group (I was not with that group...). She picked him up in Hempstead at the usual mid-ride stop, but he apparently kept up with that group for the whole 24 miles.RustyBoltz said:This guy would like a word.Ragoo said:
Don't use a mountain bike. Wheel size alone is a huge disadvantage.