Sprint: 16/20 Week 2X or 3X Balanced

shawna.kelly - 2010-08-20 1:24 PM My name is Shawna and I have never done a triathlon before, but I am hoping to complete my first sprint sometime this winter while I go to school at Montana State University (I think Bozeman has an indoor triathlon in winter ).  I would like to do quite a few races for next summer and maybe even some Olympic distances.

shawna.kelly - 2010-08-25 2:30 PM Thank you!  I am not sure of the date exactly but I actually have started the 16 week sprint plan, I will finish the first four weeks this Sunday and so far I am really enjoying it.  I might just have to check into the 13 week plan anyway to meet other people training for a sprint.  Thank you again for all your help

shawna.kelly - 2010-09-02 8:38 PM Thank you!  Training is still going really well, school just started up again this week so that has kind of drained me but I am sticking to it. Thank you for asking.  So how long have you been doing triathlons?

shawna.kelly - 2010-09-15 8:20 AM It's still coming along pretty well, this month has been pretty tiring though just because I've started school again...but other than that its awesome

pnowakow - 2010-09-23 8:08 AM hi,

i've been running ofd and on for the last three years and just finished my first 10km.  i'm planning on doing a sprint in the new year and hope to begin training soon.  i've always had a triathlon as a goal and hope to finish one next year.

great forum and site - found a lot of useful tips and info.

thanks,
patrick

pnowakow - 2010-09-23 10:08 AM hi,

i've been running ofd and on for the last three years and just finished my first 10km.  i'm planning on doing a sprint in the new year and hope to begin training soon.  i've always had a triathlon as a goal and hope to finish one next year.

great forum and site - found a lot of useful tips and info.

thanks,
patrick

rah2790 - 2010-09-25 10:59 AM Hi my names Tony,
Im training for my first spint Tri. Its been a goal of mine for a long time and am now planning on running my first in May of next year. Ive been looking for a good work out plan, and this looks pretty good. Swimming is where I need the most work. Prior to this Ive ran three 1/2 marathons. Im a veteran and a police officer, so a triathalon seems like a awesome challege. Looking foward to it.

rah2790 - 2010-09-25 12:59 PM Hi my names Tony,
Im training for my first spint Tri. Its been a goal of mine for a long time and am now planning on running my first in May of next year. Ive been looking for a good work out plan, and this looks pretty good. Swimming is where I need the most work. Prior to this Ive ran three 1/2 marathons. Im a veteran and a police officer, so a triathalon seems like a awesome challege. Looking foward to it.

iofred - 2010-09-27 5:40 AM Hello, my name is Fred, and a couple of weeks ago (just before my holiday), I decided I wanted a change in routine. I have for the last 25 years (oh, did I mention I am 48 ) been focussing on weight-training, but in my build-up to the holiday I included cardio (since training equipment is normally not very good at holiday resorts).
But I am afraid I caught the bug, and have now (3 days ago) started on the above mentioned routine, which I think brings you in gently.
My biggest hurdle will be the running, which (long time ago in Bethlehem, when I was a lot younger and lighter ) I used to be quite good at, but haven't done for 20 years.
Aiming to do my first Sprint (for myself, not competitive ... I think) in April (when the water warms up), with the Olympic sheduled for July/August (depending on how the Sprint(s) are going)
Big aim is for 2012, where I am aiming for a 1/2-Ironman (if I haven't got myself killed by that time)

Looking forward to talk to some like-minded people
(I intend to keep my log updated, so you can have a look and a laugh at my "old-poop" progress)

Fred

rah2790 - 2010-09-27 9:59 AM

For now Im going to just work in swimming and biking into my work out 2 to 3 days a week. I already run 3 days a week ( 3 to 5 miles each day) and do strength training 3 to 4 days a week in the gym. I was planning on following a tri specific plan starting around the new year. Any advise on this?