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 2009-07-15 5:47 PM |
Extreme Veteran  452   Los Angeles |  Subject: I finally signed up for a 70.3I'm confident I can complete it - but the swim in 1:10 is kinda worrying me. Good news though - it's in March 27, 2010! I'm on a 16 week Olympic Training Program then I'll follow up with a 20 week Half Ironman training program. I'm both excited and apprehensive at the same time. |
 2009-07-15 5:48 PM in reply to: #2288017 |
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Champion 10742  Ames, IA | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 Good for you! You have plenty of time to train and get your swim confidence up. |
| 2009-07-15 7:18 PM in reply to: #2288017 |
| Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 Find yourself some open water and swim there once a month. Even if it's a hundred yards out and back at first, keep doing it. Congrats! |
| 2009-07-15 7:28 PM in reply to: #2288017 |
Expert 1170 Berkley, MI | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 YAY!!!! You have plenty of time to get below the 1:10 time. MY goal was sub 1 hour and I completed it in 0:46. It sounds like you did it right - got yourself a race, a plan, and TIME! |
| 2009-07-15 9:15 PM in reply to: #2288017 |
| Extreme Veteran 405 Frisco, TX | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 Can not STRESS ENOUGH the need to practice open water swims! |
| 2009-07-16 12:43 AM in reply to: #2288017 |
| Expert 658 | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 1 hour 10 for 1.9km? that is like 3.5 mins per 100, if your attempting do do a 1/2 ironman you should be able to do that easy. if you cant then you probably shouldnt be doing the race... |
| 2009-07-16 10:18 AM in reply to: #2288571 |
| Master 1327 Ann Arbor, Michigan | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 supa-powa - 2009-07-16 1:43 AM 1 hour 10 for 1.9km? that is like 3.5 mins per 100, if your attempting do do a 1/2 ironman you should be able to do that easy. if you cant then you probably shouldnt be doing the race... That's a little harsh -- IMHO. Depending on the OW conditions, it could likely take longer than that. I noticed that some of the swim times for Boise in 08 were longer than that and it took me 55 minutes this year. Edited by travljini 2009-07-16 10:23 AM |
| 2009-07-16 10:22 AM in reply to: #2288017 |
| Master 1327 Ann Arbor, Michigan | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 TriathleteNut - 2009-07-15 6:47 PM I'm confident I can complete it - but the swim in 1:10 is kinda worrying me. Good news though - it's in March 27, 2010! I'm on a 16 week Olympic Training Program then I'll follow up with a 20 week Half Ironman training program. I'm both excited and apprehensive at the same time. Great! You've got plenty of time. I'm not sure what your AG is, my only .02 is that I would recommend the 20 Week "Silver" Beginner Plan versus the bronze 20 Week Beginner plan. I used the Beginner Plan b/c I had flaked on my training before I ramped into the 20 week plan so scaled back to the 20 Week Beginner plan. It got me to the finish, but it was ugly. You'll have a great base doing the 16 Week Oly plan so should be able to swing right into that plan, which is a lot meatier. The Beginner plan, IMHO, is a tad light on the bike /run Edited by travljini 2009-07-16 10:23 AM |
| 2009-07-17 4:06 PM in reply to: #2289257 |
| Extreme Veteran 452 Los Angeles | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 travljini - 2009-07-16 8:22 AM TriathleteNut - 2009-07-15 6:47 PM I'm confident I can complete it - but the swim in 1:10 is kinda worrying me. Good news though - it's in March 27, 2010! I'm on a 16 week Olympic Training Program then I'll follow up with a 20 week Half Ironman training program. I'm both excited and apprehensive at the same time. Great! You've got plenty of time. I'm not sure what your AG is, my only .02 is that I would recommend the 20 Week "Silver" Beginner Plan versus the bronze 20 Week Beginner plan. I used the Beginner Plan b/c I had flaked on my training before I ramped into the 20 week plan so scaled back to the 20 Week Beginner plan. It got me to the finish, but it was ugly. You'll have a great base doing the 16 Week Oly plan so should be able to swing right into that plan, which is a lot meatier. The Beginner plan, IMHO, is a tad light on the bike /run Thanks for the recommended training plan! |
| 2009-07-17 4:32 PM in reply to: #2289242 |
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| 2009-07-17 4:35 PM in reply to: #2292561 |
| Master 1485 | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 The 70.3 distance is a fun distance. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do...good luck! |
| 2009-07-18 9:56 AM in reply to: #2288017 |
| 165 | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 I did my first last spring and then did my second in the fall last year. What a great experience. The community is great and the feeling upon finishing was the best ever. You've got plenty of time and I would echo that any and all OWS are all good. |
| 2009-07-18 10:04 AM in reply to: #2292561 |
Elite 4564 Boise | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 PennState - 2009-07-17 3:32 PM travljini - 2009-07-16 11:18 AM supa-powa - 2009-07-16 1:43 AM 1 hour 10 for 1.9km? that is like 3.5 mins per 100, if your attempting do do a 1/2 ironman you should be able to do that easy. if you cant then you probably shouldnt be doing the race... That's a little harsh -- IMHO. Depending on the OW conditions, it could likely take longer than that. I noticed that some of the swim times for Boise in 08 were longer than that and it took me 55 minutes this year. Sad that you have to call supa-power harsh. The OP revealled that he is worried about the swim. Someone recently died in a Wisconsin (sprint) triathlon this month, and supa-power tries to recommend some caution. I would second the comment that it is very important to be confident with the swim (not absolute time, but confident in your ability to safely perform the swim distance). Don't do a race if you are in doubt about the swim. Truthfully the OP has time... just trying to defend supa-power and th idea of a voice of reason. I think she was more commenting on this part. But I also second the idea that if you are truly worried about being able to swim that then it would be a good idea to reconsider. However since it isn't for another 8 months, that is plenty of time to get accustomed to and in good enough shape for the swim. |
| 2009-07-18 10:59 AM in reply to: #2288017 |
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| 2009-07-18 7:52 PM in reply to: #2293315 |
| Master 1327 Ann Arbor, Michigan | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 PennState - 2009-07-18 11:59 AM Josh, I don't really disagree with what you are saying. It's just that a little caution and planning are not bad things before at HIM. I worry that some of the enthusiastic encouragement that is being given here could have a deleterious effect as well. The OP never really discussed their swimming concerns (I did ask) beyond the 1st post, so we have a lot of unknowns here. Nothing wrong with some caution before saying "go for it" As long as the OP takes their swimming seriously (does not have to be fast, but must be competetent) they probably will be fine. There is a fine line between the helpful encouragement most of us try to give people and somewhat reckless advice of "going for it regardless" if you really want it. Penn: I totally agree with you! I do find there is some reckless advice of "going for it" -- having experienced my first HIM recently and I do think this is a distance that is underestimated. It is NOT just, oh, gee, I've done an Oly swim, I've biked X, I've run a couple half mary's. The reality of getting off a bike and THEN running 13.1, well, is mentally challenging. My comment was more along the lines of being prepared for the swim taking longer than one expects. One surely shouldn't attempt a HIM not feeling entirely confident about the swim -- but realistic about the time it might take. Edited by travljini 2009-07-18 7:53 PM |
| 2009-07-25 11:56 PM in reply to: #2288571 |
| Extreme Veteran 452 Los Angeles | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 supa-powa - 2009-07-15 10:43 PM 1 hour 10 for 1.9km? that is like 3.5 mins per 100, if your attempting do do a 1/2 ironman you should be able to do that easy. if you cant then you probably shouldnt be doing the race... I'm not a great swimmer. 3.5 mins per 100 is pushing it for me RIGHT NOW. I do have 8 months to improve. Telling me I shouldn't be doing the race because I'm concerned about my swim time is what? Great advice? I didn't think I could swim, bike or run when I first was presented the idea of doing a sprint triathlon. Maybe I shouldn't be doing triathlon if that's what I thought since first - I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM and learned on my own. Didn't own a bike when I first signed up. And finally, hadn't run more than a mile in like forever. Sounds like a lot of beginner triathletes to me. Your advice to them, if we're consistent, is "they probably shouldn't be doing the race". After a couple of weeks of training thus far I'm confident in the distance of the swim and my endurance. Have been increasing my distance and did 1400 in 53min yesterday. That's 3.79 per 100. |
| 2009-07-26 8:42 AM in reply to: #2288017 |
| Champion 7558 Albuquerque, New Mexico | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 Congrats on taking the plunge! The swim cutoff (and bike cutoff) are usually more for the purposes of planning the race and not really there to weed out weak athletes. With a 1:10 swim cutoff, they know how long they need lifeguards and water rescue. If you really are swimming slower than 3:00/100 (not sure if your swim time was total time in the pool including rests, or your actual swim pace), consider some lessons to learn better technique and/or different strokes. For 98% of the athletes, the swim cutoff is a non-issue and for the remaining 2%, it's usually because something unexpected like high waves or not sighting and swimming WAAYY off course. The good news is you've got plenty of time to get where you want to be, which is the start of the race CONFIDENT that you'll finish (the whole race). |
| 2009-07-26 11:51 AM in reply to: #2308272 |
| Master 1420 Victoria, BC | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 Congratulations! I too am planning on doing my first HIM next year - it's so exciting yet so daunting all at the same time. You've got plenty of time to get ready - follow the training plan and you'll do just fine. |
| 2009-07-26 12:20 PM in reply to: #2292561 |
| Member 21 Hamilton | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 Not to digress on the subject matter, but what is OP? |
| 2009-07-27 11:39 AM in reply to: #2288017 |
| Extreme Veteran 452 Los Angeles | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 OP original poster I have confidence now that I can do the swim in under an hour. This is after an open water and some swim sessions with a trainer. 1800 meters yesterday in 60 minutes with rest. The last 15 minutes with no rest and I was doing about 2:50/per 100 average!!! Whew. Now focus on that bike distance! |
| 2009-07-27 11:47 AM in reply to: #2308477 |
| Master 1517 Western MA near the VT & NH border on the CT river | Subject: RE: I finally signed up for a 70.3 datafur - 2009-07-26 1:20 PM Not to digress on the subject matter, but what is OP? OP = Original Poster Keep me posted on your progress, I'm following along. Good lluck |
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