Hi folks,
I'm hoping leveraging the power of the internet, LazyWeb style, to try to help out my wife. She's gung-ho about training with a friend of hers to compete in a triathlon (I'm assuming sprint distance at first), but doesn't have a good idea of where to start. Can anyone provide recommendations for good websites/books that provide training plans, guidance, etc for first time triathletes? Some things to note:
- She's not planning on doing this competitively – it's more of a personal-fitness goal type thing
- She's got about a 12 month timeframe to train
- Although she exercises regularly, she'll need a good training plan to ramp up to the level of physical activity required for a triathlon. A couch-to-sprint guide might be a good plan for her at first, if you know of a decent one.
I can use my Google-fu to find a lot of triathlon training sites out there (like this one), but I'd prefer to find out if someone's used one or can corroborate the usefulness of a site.
Thanks in advance!
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June 5th, 2008 on 11:26 AM
The only 'athalons' I've ever done were a Lostathon or an Arrested Developmentathon so I'm afraid I have no good advice to offer.
June 5th, 2008 on 2:00 PM
There are a lot of Couch-to-5K programs (all basically the same) that are really good for getting started. It might be worth a visit or two to a personal trainer for help in assembling a plan for triathalons. I started the C25K (several times, actually) and it really gets you heading toward distance running endurance quickly and practically painlessly. By the third week, I really felt like I could do some running. Things just kept getting in the way.Tell your wife she's my newest hero! I have daydreamed about a similar activity but without an on-the-ground butt-kicker to get me going, I just … don't.
June 5th, 2008 on 7:03 PM
first up, good on your wife for giving it a go, I competed in my first tri at the beginning of this year, I loved it and cant wait to do more next summer.. you can read about my experience here
June 5th, 2008 on 7:13 PM
oh and also I read this book which I found really helpful, especially for technique and practical advice, its probably geared more towards competitors slightly more competitive than me, but its very through..
June 6th, 2008 on 7:14 AM
Awesome, thanks for all the advice!