Thinking about triathloning?????

[giantrock]

Hi all I am looking at maybe starting at getting into Tri. I am going to be honest and let you all know that I am not the best swimmer always came last in High school and I am not the best runner either. I am 30yrs old and am totally unfit. What would be a great training plan for me and where do I start other than getting on that bike, getting in that pool and going for a run. I would really like some kind of plan to be doing that I can stick at and build on... Please help me I would really like to give this a go and achieve this goal at being a better runner, swimmer and cyclist..........

[Veronica]

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/

This is a good place to start.

Veronica

[alpinerabbit]

well, I just went the "get on that bike" way, then added some running, then learned freestyle. I started the biking thing at 33 - you still got 3 years to laze around

up to now I just went with "as much as I feel like" and it's brought me through 2 seasons.

You don't have to win, you just have to finish.

[eclectic]

I got on the bike for fun, then got back in the pool for fun, then one day thought hmmmmmm if I can bike and swim maybe I should just learn to run and do a tri - I did my first one when I turned 50 so both you and Alpine have LOTS of fun years ahead to do them.

Seriously if you have already been a swimmer even if you came in last at least you won't be starting from scratch and I think that would be the hardest thing to learn because it is technical.

For the running portion I like the Couch to 5 k program on coolrunning.com
I went by time not speed.

Good luck and let us all know how you are progressing. There are a lot of amazing women on here who were/are very supportive of me when I lept into the tri world.

and as an aside I am NOT nor ever have been what a person would call athletic (I was a band, theater, art kid but I have learned w/ tris everyone is so supportive and encouraging that even if you are one of the "glad to just be here" kind you feel part of all the excitment.

I love them

[katluvr]

I biked first, then added running and the did some duathlons...but I don't feel complete...this year I WILL do a tri. So just work on all three separate then build to combining. I must admit, the tri community is awesome...even more supportive and "close" than biking or running communities (at least that is the way it feels around here!)

[badger]

I'm thinking about doing one in March, too!

I may break into it slowly by doing the sprint and work myself up to the Olympic length.

I've been swimming with a Masters club for the past 7 years so swimming won't be an issue for me (I'm 37).

Then I started commuting to work on my bike, and have been joking with people that all I need is to pick up running and I'm set for a tri!

So I'm going to actually stop kidding and have recently started on a treadmill. I used to run long distance as a kid but stopped when I got to highschool.

I'm pretty sure I can finish it (either length), but I want to make sure I'll be upright and mobile the next day!!