newbie training schedul

What are you training for?

What's your swim background?

How old are you?

Right now, my focus is just getting back in shape, with 1-2 sprint tris this year. I've battled through two IT Band tears in the last 3-4 years, plus kids, career, etc. My short-term, 1-year goal is an Olympic Distance next summer, and possibly a HIM late next year or in 2019.

A little over 6 years ago, when I was doing tris regularly (sprints), I was swimming 2000-2500m at a time in the pool, after building up, I've done a few OWS along the way, including a HIM DNF in 2008 (Kansas 70.3) because I sucked at riding! I've swam the OWS portion of an OLY relay in 2009, maintaining my slow 2:00/100m pace really well.

I'm 37 (38 next month) with primarily running background (multiples Half Marathons before my first IT Band tear when training for a full). Cycling is my triathlon weakness (I enjoy trail riding far more than road cycling). I only have a mountain bike right now. No immediate plans to upgrade to a road bike until things become more serious with my training into next year. (It's not in the budget)

Well, I'm not one of the more experienced, but I can tell you what I'm doing, FWIW.

Monday: Off
Tuesday: run with hill sprints
Wednesday: swim
Thursday: morning run; possible easy evening swim
Friday: swim
Saturday: bike
Sunday: bike+run (the running part is more like stumbling after the bike ride)

I just finished my second week and, while my legs are definitely tired, I feel like it works for me. I don't know what your work schedule looks like, but if you're off on the weekends, you may want to consider doing your long workouts (i.e. biking) on those days.