DangerJim71 Member

It depends on the season. This time of the year I do most of my workouts after work. In the summer when the days are longer I split it up and do some before work and some after.

Congrats on your first 5k. While I'm a competitive person and always trying to be faster, running should always be fun

That's a great goal. Having been exactly where you are now I'd say a year may be a bit optimistic but not impossible. I'd find a running club near you and join. Probably lots of great people that can the you some guidance in reaching your goal.

Sounds like you have a grasp in how to do them. Just wanted to add that intervals have improved my running tremendously but be careful as they also present an opportunity for injury. Be sure to warm up adequately and cool doe and stretch after.

Never had any issues like yours. I'd try different goggles or maybe just easing into it a bit more. I have a big of a goggle ritual that I go through for open water swimming but it's more of making sure I keep sand out and get a good seel.

7.3 miles swam 490 miles biked 83 miles ran A bit of a swim hiatus the last two weeks due to a shoulder injury but hitting the bike pretty hard.

I typically am around 195 and run about a 21:00 5k. That usually puts me in the top 5 in the M 40-45 AG in smaller local races but maybe only the top %25 in larger fields with more talented runners. I've read that you can shave about 2 seconds per pound per mile so long as you're losing fat and not muscle. It's probably a…

Swim with a pull buoy or hand cycle.

Swim 5.9 miles Bike 167 miles Run 46 miles

Swim 2.4 Bike 30 Run 16.1 Should have it all in by Monday and then my taper kicks in for my 70.3 on the 20th.

Stop taking the ibuprofen on a routine basis. Not good for you and not good for recovery. I know people that run every day and really 3 miles a day isn't all that much so keep it up if you enjoy it. If you're looking to improve you're speed there are some different approaches you should look into. I like mixing some…

Racine, WI It's been a long winter but I've already put about 100 miles on the bike. 45 yesterday and 55 last week when it was still less than 30 degrees outside.

The first thing is the swim. Make sure you can cover the distance. Not just in a pool but in open water assuming that is where the triathlon is held. Most people that aren't swimmers think they are decent swimmers until they have to swim a quarter mile in open water with a bunch if other people around them. Any bike will…

I basically did the same thing a year and a half ago going from a fat smoker to a half marathon in 6 months. It was too much too soon and I suffered some nasty injuries as a result. Didn't learned from it and did a half ironman 9 months later. ;-) I would start with a something like a couch to 5k training plan and bike up…

About 6:30 for one mile, avg 6:50 over 3.1 and 8:15 over 13.1. I started running about a year and a half ago and have been doing it very consistently as well as a lot of cycling and swimming. My first attempts at running were an epic disaster and I was horrible but I was more determined than horrible and I've become a…

I don't really have any advice on form as mine is far from perfect. But it is adequate. I can say that I took swim lessons at the age of 41 and there is no shame I doing it. I'm glad I did because I had a good instructor who had me swimming well in just a few lessons. Secondly, developing swim fitness sufficient to swim…

I cycle a lot and mostly on bike paths or multi-use trails as they are sometimes called because I guess they can be used for more than cycling. ;-) I assume runners won't hear me anyway and as long as you stick to the right side you're golden. It's the people that run down the middle or walk 3 abreast or walk their dogs…

Congrats on quitting smoking. I've been there and done that for sure and it's not easy. My early attempt at running ended very badly so I would suggest being patient and build very slowly. I think the biggest boost to my running was doing a lot of cycling at as an intense a level as I could handle. Later I added swimming…

I try to take I a few carbs along the way either a banana or some gel but after it always starts with generous amounts of protein and water.

Do you do any other cardio? If found early on the doing some cycling really helped me with my running. Both in leg and cardio strength.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1052845-fat-smoker-to-triathlete?hl=Fat+smoker&page=1#posts-16168601 I'm not as cut as some of you guys. Wow!!! In fact, if I told some of you how many hours I workout every week you wouldn't believe me. Hahaha, but pretty much every day is leg day. ;-)

The pool.

Don't hesitate to get some swim lessons at the local Y or whatever is near you. I couldn't swim to save my life and took some lessons to learn good form which is essential. Even after the lessons it was a real struggle to build up the fitness needed to swim the 1.2 miles I needed. It took me 3 months of 4-5 swims per week…

6 months to prepare for an Olympic distance tri could be enough. My first question is how well can you swim? If you have a hard time finishing 100 yds in the pool and have to stop for rest then you have your work cut out for you. Next question is what are you riding? 22 miles on a quality road bike is a lot different that…

It depends. When I'm ramping up for a big race I work out 7 days per week 1-3 hours per day. One of those is what I consider an active recovery day but some people would think even that day is intense. It really is all relative but I think and hour of exercise per day does not make an addiction.

Kudos to you for getting back out there after your accident. That takes some courage. I suspect you're a lot stronger than you think. And if you don't make it, that's not a failure, just keep trying. Giving up would be a failure. I started couch to 5k about 2 years ago. Had stress fractures to both tibia on by week 1 day…

Short runs of an hour or less I eat a banana half hour before. Longer runs of 90 minutes or more I eat 1000 calories about 2 hours before hand and keep a banana or gel handy.

Some of them might but they're probably ****s all the time so just ignore them. ;-) Most of them will be really supportive and encouraging.

So you're working out like 60-90 minutes a day? Sounds okay to me so long as you've worked up to it gradually and it sounds like you probably have. I do mostly cardio in the form of swimming, biking and running as I train for triathlon. There are studies that strongly suggest that large amounts of high intensity training…

About every 400-500 miles. I try to wear that new pair on my shorter runs for a month before switching over and will keep the old ones in case the new ones give me trouble when I start wearing them for longer runs.