bluedress
03-20-2006, 08:33 AM
How many sprint triathlons should one do before signing up for an Olympic length triathlon? Would it be a mistake to sign up for an Olympic the first year of doing triathlons? What would be a good gauge as to whether I am ready for the longer distance or not--both mentally and phycially?
I am thinking of doing a sprint in June and then an Olympic in July. Is this crazy? There is an Olympic in September that I was eying, too. Would it be best to do a few sprints early on and then do the Olympic at the end of the summer? Naturally, I don't want to burn myself out--either mentally and phycially. *One option I have for the July race is to do the Olympic Duathlon instead--that would give me the whole summer to work on my weakest link while still giving me the opportunity to do a longer distance on bike and foot.
It is one thing to walk on the edge of sanity, but another to step off...
I am thinking of doing a sprint in June and then an Olympic in July. Is this crazy? There is an Olympic in September that I was eying, too. Would it be best to do a few sprints early on and then do the Olympic at the end of the summer? Naturally, I don't want to burn myself out--either mentally and phycially. *One option I have for the July race is to do the Olympic Duathlon instead--that would give me the whole summer to work on my weakest link while still giving me the opportunity to do a longer distance on bike and foot.
It is one thing to walk on the edge of sanity, but another to step off...