How do you start?

[HillSlugger]

e.e.cummings congratulations for going for it! I am a fellow bunion person too. I have not done a whole lot of running. Right now my goal is to get there. I purchased a pair of trail shoes but then thought about this whole barefoot deal. I wish you could test drive VFF's. Wouldn't that be great. Anyway see Barefoot running line.

What amazes me is how everyone here can squish all of their run, cycle, and swim time into their lives. Plus work and family. That might be one reason why I have not made the jump. Balalancing all of that. I think I might have some troubles.

I hope I have not hijacked the thread here. Back to the disscussion....

Red Rock

"Balance" might be the 4th discipline of triathlon. Yes, it's hard to find the time for everything. I do most of my workouts at 6am, before work, when it has the least impact on the rest of the family. I do my long rides on the weekend.

[Susan Otcenas]

"Balance" might be the 4th discipline of triathlon. Yes, it's hard to find the time for everything. I do most of my workouts at 6am, before work, when it has the least impact on the rest of the family. I do my long rides on the weekend.

I second that. My alarm goes off at 4:30 most mornings. Long runs are on Wednesday mornings. Long ride on Saturdays. My coach says that most people do both the long run and long ride on the weekends, then take Monday off. But mentally, I need ONE free day where i have no obligations at all (work, exercise, etc.) so I take off on Sundays.



As for how to get started - I think it's very doable to do a sprint triathlon on 1-2 swims, 2-3 runs, and 1 bike ride per week. Especially if your goal is to finish and have fun doing it! If you want to RACE it, then it will take more time in training. But for a first event, try not to put too much pressure on yourself.

[tribogota]

I had surgery on my left foot at age 18 and was gonna get the right foot done later, I am now 39 and haven't done it, the first srgery was sooo painful and put me out 6 months...so, now I just learn to adjust to the pain. No hints or clues on that, but it doesn't get WORSE, it just is painful, so since I know it doesn't get worse, it isn't so mentally disturbing. A big problem with pain, mentally, is the fear that it gets worse, once you know that that is it, well you can kind of live with it. (at least in this case0