Swim, Bike, Run: Triathlons…
I have been persuaded to enter a couple of the Thames Turbo Triathlon Series. Whilst they are only “sprints” – 426m swim, 21k bike & 5k run – I think that they would be beneficial to my training, even, if it were just to keep it varied.
Swim: I took myself along to Putney Leisure Centre last week to check out my swimming and I think that I might have drowned had it not been for my ‘arm bands’!?! My swimming is in need of much work. I have printed out a “fine-tune your swim” guide and will be using it to improve my technique & stamina over the next two weeks. I am slightly concerned – I have scanned the article and there is absolutely no mention of doggy paddle??
Bike: I am expecting that the cycle section of the tri will take care of itself. If I can’t hack a flat 21k on the bike in April, then I have no chance of a mountainous 200k by July.
Run: Not really my forte. I can suffer from some slight aches in my knees after prolonged running (and given the pace that I go, almost any running seems to be prolonged). I think this is partly mainly due to my legs having to “carrying a little too much weight”, but hopefully by Easter I will be a little lighter on my feet. If I‘m on track with my weight loss targets I expect to be around 14 stone which is similar to my Marathon weight back in April 2000. From a training point I expect that I will keep my run training to an absolute minimum and rely on increased fitness as a result of all the other training I am undertaking.
Swim: I took myself along to Putney Leisure Centre last week to check out my swimming and I think that I might have drowned had it not been for my ‘arm bands’!?! My swimming is in need of much work. I have printed out a “fine-tune your swim” guide and will be using it to improve my technique & stamina over the next two weeks. I am slightly concerned – I have scanned the article and there is absolutely no mention of doggy paddle??
Bike: I am expecting that the cycle section of the tri will take care of itself. If I can’t hack a flat 21k on the bike in April, then I have no chance of a mountainous 200k by July.
Run: Not really my forte. I can suffer from some slight aches in my knees after prolonged running (and given the pace that I go, almost any running seems to be prolonged). I think this is partly mainly due to my legs having to “carrying a little too much weight”, but hopefully by Easter I will be a little lighter on my feet. If I‘m on track with my weight loss targets I expect to be around 14 stone which is similar to my Marathon weight back in April 2000. From a training point I expect that I will keep my run training to an absolute minimum and rely on increased fitness as a result of all the other training I am undertaking.
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