Brady's Bunch Of Beginners

Hi Brady-

Still looking to add? I'm also in MA, and training for the Title 9 Sprint Tri in early September. True newbie over here!

Kate :-)

Absolutely. You will be amazed how much you can do in that period of time without killing yourself.

What are your goals?

hi brady!
looking to join your group! Hoping to do my first sprint this fall and need all the help I can get!!

Thanks Chris, welcome to the group.

Tell me a little about your current "athletic status" and what your goals are. Also, let me know if you've identified a specific tri and if you have selected a training plan....or if you want a little guidance on those.

You will be amazed how much you can do with continuous little improvements.

well my name is Christie craft. I've been in the gym doing strength and cardio training for a little over a year now. I consider myself fairly athletic. in 2010 I got on my first road bike and did a 30 mile ride but haven't done much riding since then. I have done several 5ks over the last few years but never done much swimming. :/ I am really pumped about doing something different since I've been focused on crossfit the last year. I really have no idea how to start training but I wanna do a sprint in September or so.

The swim is the “scary” part for most new triathletes, but the run is the hard part. Experienced triathletes will tell you that it is all about the run, and how you feel when you start. So if you are doing 5k's, you will be fine. That said, I couldn’t swim more than a lap or two without gasping for breath when I started training for my first tri. So that might be an area to focus on once you have a plan in place.

First things first...pick out a training plan to give you a little guidance. I went to look at the list (http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/trainingplans-list.asp) and suggest a plan, but there are several, and I think you might want to read the overview of each. Once you pick a plan or two, let me know. It took me awhile to realize that most plans are set up with a similar progression based on the distance etc, so I can explain some of that.

Hi Brady,

This is Gaurav from Sydney,Australia.I heard about the IM from a friend of mine who recently competed in the Swiss 70.3.Till that day I didnt know what IM was!I googled it and researched and read stories of incredible people overcoming lots of hurdles in their lives to be an ironman.The challenge appealed to me since I want to give up the addiction of smoking which i have been doing for the past 8 years or so.I want to take up this challenge and go on a personal voyage to defeat the voices in my head.

I have been an above average squash player in the past,but being in the shipping industry i havent been able to play it on a regular basis.I dont know how good a triathlete i would make,but I sure want to finish an IM by next year.My plan is to compete for the March Melbourne IM 2014.

I am an average swimmer,which is to say that i dont like swimming and wont indulge in it until absolutely necessary.Biking,i find fun.Running is also not a very enjoyable activity for me.Looks like all the activities in the IM are not fun,but am willing to work on them.

All i need is a structured guidance from you in terms of starting out/improvising and train how you would train for one.I am a complete beginner,so it would be great if you could help me out.

Thanks a lot in advance.I will wait for your reply.

Best Regards,
Gaurav

Gaurav - welcome and congratulation on taking on a very big challenge. It can be done, if you have the time and the will power.

Can you give me an understanding of your basic "athletic status", meaning do you have any base of swim, bike, and or running fitness? It sounds like you are starting from the very beginning which is fine (and exactly where I started), but you will need to take the challenge on slowly and build to it to avoid getting injured (particularly on the run training) and/or getting burnt out.

I have some ideas and some suggested reading sources for you, but I want to have a better sense of "where you're at" as we say in the states. Do you have a job, family, etc...that will help me understand your time commitments/limitations etc.

so I looked at training programs listed and I like the original sprint 13 week one. but my work and family life schedule is so busy and varies so much that I'll have to adjust it. but I get the basic premise. and I have also seen programs that are set to distance instead of time. does that make a difference?

Just rolled in from a half iron man this morning...while I hit my goal of being under 6 hours (almost, I finished in 6:00:02), I got through some issues...broken sun glasses, dropped straw for front water bottle, and forgotten run waterbottle. When you do your training sessions and your races, things will go wrong, the important thing is how you react to them.

wow! I'm so impressed! maybe I'll be be as positive as you during my first sprint!!! good job! way to kill it!

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