How many triathlons are you fit 4?

As long as you have enough base, and are smart about recovery you could race every week or two.

Granted, you can almost forget about a solid training schedule as most of your time is spent in recovery and pre-race prep, but you will still be in great shape as you are always racing.  The onyl problem is worrying about burnout.

In all this year I will have participated in about 12 or 13 events.  A full IM, a HIM, 3 marathons (DNFed one), 2 full olys and an oly relay, a sprint and various running and bike stand alone races.  And that is on the "light" side for a lot of people on here.

Well that and how to pay for the entry fees!

Thats awesome! ..... yeah im gonna definately work hard during winter, so that my body can recover faster. I am going to need some nutritional advice while racing, because trial and error isnt the best way to go.    Thats awesome to hear.... good to hear its humanly possible?....lol

As for the entry fees, subaru has a yearly pass for all of thier races, and i will look for local business's to sponsor me for other races and some travel expenses..... i love camping randomly.

Go for it! You're young and healthy. You should recover fast. If you can afford it, do it.

FWIW, I've done 32 running races so far this year, plus a duathlon and 3 TTs. My races have ranged from 2 miles to a marathon. I have at least 7 more running races scheduled before the end of the year. If an old man like me can race that much, a young guy like you should have no problems.

Having a good base is the key and giving your body rest tp recover when it needs it. I also think it's important to remember that unless you have the potential to make a living at the sport make sure you are having fun and keeping within your limits. Pushing yourself to a time goal only to come up injured is not having fun and is also not a smart way to race.

I do a lot of races because it keeps me motivated to train. This year I did 1 5K, 3 10K's, 1 15K, 3 sprints, 3 olympics, 1 HIM, 2 IMs, 1 half marathon, 1 marathon and a couple swim meets and bike TT's in there.

Next year I hope to back off just a bit on the shorter races and focus on a couple HIM's and 2 IM races. (possibly 3 if things don't work out on the first one.)

Race to have fun and have fun racing!! If your training is going well you'll PR just as much as pushing limits.

If I only knew then what I know now.

Good Luck!

I just started this year, so I'm planning 5 or 6 for next year.  So far I've picked out a few sprints, an oly and a HIM to finish up my season.  I'll add in my others once the Subaru schedule is released.

If I didn't have a family I'd do a lot more.  It's hard enough to fit in all my training time, but then to expect my husband and young kids to tag along all over the province is a bit much to ask.  I'll keep it light for next season.

Tri season in Ontario is too short.

When I was 20, I was doing 2-3 mile runs every weekday and doing the occasional 10k "hump" over rough terrain loaded with 80 lbs of gear in boots and kevlar.  I say go for as many as you can do.  Recovery that young is an amazing thing.  If like most of the guys I knew, you can drink 1/2 a case a beer, drink some shots, sleep three hours, and knock out 7 minute miles running.  Don't try that pushing 40. 

If I were 20 and lived in colder weather I'd probably pack as many races as possible over the summer! 

My main triathlon season is December through May, in which I plan 2 key triathlons and a duathlon.  This year I threw in a swim meet, and next year probably a 5k or 10k race.  So 4 in-season races.

My off season, which is three months of reduced triathlon training and three months of running priority training, I do two or three triathlons (this year 3) and a running race (this year a half marathon).  So 4 off-season races.

So for me, 8 races during the year.  Any more and I'd feel that my racing is getting in the way of my training, especially a weekly long ride during my main triathlon season.

Brian