Olympic 3x Balanced 16/20 Week Group (Page 7)

Wow, you are doing really well! Thank you for sharing your accomplishments with us!

Hey hey, just moved from Florida to Portland Oregon....found this site by chance. Wow very impressive...we are so lucky.

Finished week one on my own--not knowing what I was doing...at my age that can be dangerous..So excited there is a site like this. I will take it slow as Portland has killer hills and I don't want to blow out my knees. Can bike 20 miles w/out too much problem---flat, swim 1/2 mile easy--pool, and totally suck at running...a whimpy two mile run in like 30 mins... weight room going well, for a 49yr old mama who is 30lbs overweight. Good on gear.

Any tips for running, I'm all ears...

Welcome!! Take a look at the couch to 5K program here on BT and use that until you feel good going 30 minutes. When is your first triathlon?

datafur - 2011-04-14 2:24 PM Hey all.,.,.   Just getting started on the 3x 16 week program and was curious where everyone was at in their training...   I hope to get a lot of help and encouragement through this site and so far, it seems promising..  

Hello again! I see you found your way to the forum! When is your race?

Great! Let us know if you have any questions about the plan and be sure to keep us updated on your progress.

MalcolmG - 2011-04-17 4:48 PM Well, I did my Oly yesterday and it was fantastic! The program did a great job of building my fitness to a level where I was able to surpass my expectations and perform really well Thanks for your help Jessica & BT! My race report is here

Congratulations!! What's next for you?

Best of luck in your running goals!

Hi - I would like to join this group. 

I have signed up for 2 olympic triathlons this summer and will officially begin training for the first on May 9th (the Monday after a half marathon).  The first olympic tri is July 10th and the 2nd is August 28th.  I also have a sprint tri 2 weeks before the first olympic. 

I'm going to have to do an adjusted program for the first one.  I'll only have 9 weeks of the training plan.  I was going to do an olympic 3x run/bike 2x swim plan.  I figured this group is the closest to that plan, so I hope that's ok.  My schedule is pretty busy, so I'm hoping I can fit all of the workouts in as well as one strength workout a week.  I have a pretty good training base going in to the training plan, so I don't think I will have an issue with the 9 vs. 16 week. 

Thanks!

Ryan

Best of luck to you!

Hi!  I have done a couple sprint tri's but the olympic distance is a new beast for me.  The cycling is my weakest area by far, and my bike needs work (front derailleur broken).  The olympic distance triathlon I'm doing is in mid-August so I'm down to 12 weeks of formal training, but for the past month have been riding 3x/week and running 2-3x/week so am on course to pick up beginning month 2.  I also have been doing yoga once a week to stretch out all these new muscles/tendons/ligaments that have been working so hard for me.  Starting next week I'll begin adding in a couple swims in the evenings.

The area that I live in is pretty hilly, so it's pretty much impossible for me to get a long easy ride in, plus with the front derailleur broken it's pretty much guaranteed that I have to stand and pump to get up many of these hills since I'm not that strong of a cyclist.  I'm a bit concerned about the possibility of overtraining.  Yesterday I did a 14 mile ride (average 3% grade) in an hour and this morning my 3 mile run was r-o-u-g-h.  Don't know if it was an off-day or beginning signs of overtraining. 

I work 3/4 time and have a baby at home so am limited to riding near my house and doing so while the rest of the neighborhood is still sleeping.  I suppose I am looking for some feedback on my training schedule and cycling options.  I do plan on replacing my front derailleur - at first I was thinking I wouldn't and get in shape the old-fashioned way, but now I'm thinking perhaps it would be wise to do so.   Also, would you consider yoga on an off-day part of an easy workout?  How would you best fit that in?  Also I was thinking I would start once a week on short/med bike days on going directly into a 1-2 mile jog to help start training for the transition.  Would that be too much too?

ohhh - and lastly - I don't have a tri-suit, it seems like some tri-shorts would be nice.  Do you have a triathlon member market for people to buy/sell from other members?  I'm rather frugal and would prefer not to shell out the full price, when there is likely a very lightly used pair sitting neglected in someone's drawer.  Thanks!

Great questions!

First, get your bike fixed! You are getting some great training in on the bike, but it is hurting your running, so it's time to fix the bike.

If you want to do yoga, it's ok to do it on your off day as long as it's not really difficult yoga.

Once a week or once every two weeks is enough for running off the bike. It's not necessary at all, so don't feel as if you MUST do it. If you WANT to do it, start with every other week and see how you like it.

We have a forum here on BT for classifieds. You should be able to find some shorts there if you are patient.

Hey, I'm Chad... I'm a veteran of quite a few multi-day cycling events but I just started tri this last season. I did my first sprint with respectable times using a training plan I found here and it went great! I've decided to go for an olympic distance at WILDFLOWER next year so I plan on starting this training plan in January... using December to ramp up a bit after some time off. Looking forward to all the help I can get!

One question for clarity. When I did the sprint program I ALWAYS did the two-a days back to back because I assumed they were meant to be done that way. Its true that we should attempt to separate them for better results and only to them back-to-back on the days hi lighted? thx, chad

I have just completed my first seson (sprint and relays only).

I am still a little apprehensive with the swim but I do look forward to increasing my skill level in all events.

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HI all

Looking to do my first triathlon this year and thinking of starting this plan.

Any feedback on the plan? I am not a total beginner, running distance is no problem, cycling should be fine with a bit of training.... its the swim,,, but I dont want to do the swim concentrate plan as it seems to have too little bike.

Thoughts? any help?

Ian

Hello all...I'm just entering this Tri-world. Excited to regain fitness and use the 16 week program to prepare for an Olympic distance in the fall. Question...I'm losing some weight right now...should I minimize my running training early on? I've got a strong cycling background and running too (but long ago) and I know the swim will likely be my most difficult segment. So, would I be well served to focus on swim-bike initially until a little aerobic form is established before running?

Thanks,

Ehren

Hi Guys,

I'm starting this program on Tuesday of this week. I'm a bit scared and a bit excited!

I'm on week 3 of the 20 week. Changed around the days of the week slightly to coincide with my schedule. I think I will repeat the first month for a couple reasons: 1)It will give me more volume training for the next harder months, and 2)It will get the schedule closer for next tri season. I am starting to train more and more indoors also (stationary bike, indoor track/treadmill). I did my first sprint tri a month ago and want to work my way up to Oly.