Subject: Wow, this training stuff works!I am training for my first tri in a couple of weeks (CapTex Tri ). My training started 10 weeks ago. 10 weeks ago I never ran more than a mile in my life, never did any road biking (used to mountain bike a little ) and haven't swam laps (on purpose ) ever.
10 weeks ago is was doing 12:00 pace for about 2.5 miles. A couple of weeks ago I did a 5K with 9:45 pace.
My first brick 2 months ago was a disaster. I ran for about 3 minutes before giving up in pain and exhaustion. Last night I ran 10 minutes after a 30 min. bike and had to make myself stop to not overdo it. The transition was easy.
10 weeks ago one lap freestyle left me exhausted and gasping for air and I had to rest a couple of minutes before trying another lap. Today, I swam 350 yards freestyle (after a 250 yard warmup ) and could have done more.
I never thought I could do this stuff. I suffer from asthma and, although it's not bad now, as a kid it prevented me from doing most sports and I only ran when the PE teachers made me. Hence, I was never athletic.
I'm 36 years old and in the best shape of my life right now. I am so ready for my tri!
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