Question:I am not sure what my motivation is to do tris, i am 26 and probably
too old to go pro.
What is a good training schedule?
Current
ride 15-20 kms/day 5 a week
run 7 ks /day 3 a week
swim 1.5ks 2 or 3 times a week
weights/pushups/situps 2 times a week 1.5 hour (sessions).
Surf 2 hours per week
1 long run 10 ks on a Sunday.
And what is a good lead up to an event training schedule?
Current
ride 15 kms/day for the week
run 6 ks /day 3 a week
swim 1.5ks 2 times a week
weights/pushups/situps 1 maybe 2 times a week.
event on the Sunday.
Can anyone give me some tips. I am guessing i am not running enough to
start.
Also after improvement what is best, go further, go faster in training,
go longer? Is there a rule to balance this?
Also foods, i eat lots.
I eat muslie, milk, coffee, salad, meat, pasta, vegetables, fruit,
rice. And protein shakes. Anything else needed here?
Answer:
What length of tri are you wanting to start out at?
beginnertriathlete.com is an excellent resource and has some free and
paid training plans. If you are just starting out I would say that
your schedule looks like you are taking on too much too fast. Do you
have recovery days scheduled in?
no i am not starting out.
I have been doing 750m 20k 5k tris
I have done 7 all up, and 1 marathon.
I would have thought people would say i am not doing enough training??
I dont feel spent but wounder how much i should do, escesially between
races and in the week before, and the more i do the more i need to eat.
Usually Saturdays i rest. And a weights days is a rest on the legs,
because i only work the upper chest, abs and arms.
I'd recommend reading Joel Friel's "The Triathlete's Training Bible" and
also http://trinewbies.com/tno_training_programs3.asp
You're doing plenty of hours of training, but Friel's book would help
you make the most of that time.
