triathlon

bill3568
bill3568 Posts: 6
in Fitness and Exercise
I will be doing a mini triathlon (250y swim, 6.2 mile bike, 2 mile run) for the first time in my life 2 weeks from Sunday. When I started exercising a couple of months ago my goal was just to be able to finish, but I am in better shape now than I ever thought I would be. Now my wife and I have made a bet with another couple who are friends of ours . So now my goal is to crush them and not let my wife beat me. Any words of wisdom for me would be helpful since I don't know what to expect since I have never done anything like this before. Any advice on how to train these next 2 weeks, what to eat the day before and morning of, or what to do once the race starts would greatly be appreciated.

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  • bill3568
    bill3568 Posts: 6
    Does anybody have any advice?
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    At this point, you're probably not going to make any monumental strides in the swim, bike, or run, so I'd focus on transition. Practice it a few times and get so you are comfortable with it and know how you want your gear laid out. You can easily save a minute by being efficient in transition over someone who doesn't know what they are doing.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Bricks ( a bike ride followed immediately by a run)
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    Practice transitions...it's the 4th discipline and always overlooked.
  • Canuck_TriFit
    Canuck_TriFit Posts: 97 Member
    If it's an open water swim make sure to do a swim or 2 in open waters. It's a lot different than a pool.

    Bricks and transition practices are excellent ideas. Also if you are wearing a wetsuit practice taking it off and use a lubricant on your skin like body glide to help slip it off.
  • gone54321
    gone54321 Posts: 19
    I start with coffee in the morning to make sure that all bathroom breaks are out of the way... get up even earlier than you think you need to...

    Then I eat a whole wheat bagel plain. Then right before the race 3 shotblocks out the other 3 in your bike shoe and eat on the bike half way through.

    Most important is have fun... winning a bet is a great motivator but triathlon is a challenge and fun! and also addicting good luck!!
  • Cgirlish
    Cgirlish Posts: 263 Member
    awesome , lot of great advice already given , so have fun and good luck beating your friends....

    Let us know how it goes...
  • bacamacho
    bacamacho Posts: 306 Member
    Might wanna get a few open water swims in with your wife and friends. There's gonna be some bumping and jostling at the swim take off, and it can be a little scary, but just expect it and swim your swim. Relax, and HAVE FUN!! :smile:
  • jillystjohn
    jillystjohn Posts: 29
    Transition practice is key! I think I could have watched a sitcom in my first T1 I was so slow. It's a short race so be comfortable being uncomfortable and remember, if it was easy everyone would do it.
  • bill3568
    bill3568 Posts: 6
    Well I thought I do a little better. I finished in 1 hour 0 minutes 6.0 seconds. I thought I would end up under an hour, but the good news is I beat my wife by 1 minute 3.3 seconds (but who is keeping track). She is upset because she was 2 minutes slower than normal on the swim. All I can say is too bad better luck next year. We also won our bet with our friends by 1 minute 19 seconds. I finished 2nd out of the four I got beat by 14 seconds. I never imagined the 4 of us would be so close.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Sounds like a great day... Congrats!

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