Triathlon
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:54 pmWell this all started for me earlier this year. Id trained for 7 months to get into a different section at work (highly selective) and
didnt get in. In doing this training I had gotten to 106kgs (a good 106kgs). If I had gotten this job, then from August onwards was
going to be very busy for me. But as It turned out the selection was in May and I didnt have anything to aim for, exercise wise, for the
rest of the year. My dad had been hassling me to do a longish distance triathlon for years now, so I entered the Port Macquarie Half Ironman.
Anyway I did another course with work that got me starting to lose the 106kgs. On the night I got home from this 3 week course, my then girlfriend
told me it was over and she was moving out and I cant come with her. To say that I was shattered was a massive under statement.
I was a little bit lost (well very lost) so I started swim training, as well as my usual road cycling and started doing 2 run sessions a week
and a plymetrics and power day at the gym.
Come October 28 I was 91kgs (I was aiming for 85kgs).
The triathlon consisted of the following:
- A 1.9km open water swim.
Wetsuits were allowed. Im not the greatest swimmer but I got through the swim in 39 minutes.
- a 90km ride. It was 2 x 45km laps. It followed the coast road at Port Macquarie then headed out to Laurieton
This took 2 hours 43 minutes which made it a shade under 34km/h average. I wasnt over the moon with this, but I was saving
my quads for the run as my previous training of coming from a hard bike ride to a run made my quads seize like crazy.
- a 21km run. This was 2 x 10.5km laps. This took me 1 hour 50 minutes.
My plan of saving my quadriceps on the bike worked, but due to the aero dynamic position of the triathlon bike I had, it put a strain
on my lower back, glutes and hamstrings. So my quads were fine. My mother timed my first lap which took me 48 minutes (for 10.5kms)
then my lower back, glutes, hamstrings and ITB's went on me and I did a 1 hour 2 minute second lap.
All up with transition times the course took me 5 hours 16 minutes.
Im told this is a great time for a first timer. My aim for next time is 4 hours 50 minutes.
Triathlons are an odd sport coming from my fitness background and the training goes against every fitness and training principle
Ive ever been taught. But it gives me something to aim at and helped me after my totally unforeseen relationship breakdown.
didnt get in. In doing this training I had gotten to 106kgs (a good 106kgs). If I had gotten this job, then from August onwards was
going to be very busy for me. But as It turned out the selection was in May and I didnt have anything to aim for, exercise wise, for the
rest of the year. My dad had been hassling me to do a longish distance triathlon for years now, so I entered the Port Macquarie Half Ironman.
Anyway I did another course with work that got me starting to lose the 106kgs. On the night I got home from this 3 week course, my then girlfriend
told me it was over and she was moving out and I cant come with her. To say that I was shattered was a massive under statement.
I was a little bit lost (well very lost) so I started swim training, as well as my usual road cycling and started doing 2 run sessions a week
and a plymetrics and power day at the gym.
Come October 28 I was 91kgs (I was aiming for 85kgs).
The triathlon consisted of the following:
- A 1.9km open water swim.
Wetsuits were allowed. Im not the greatest swimmer but I got through the swim in 39 minutes.
- a 90km ride. It was 2 x 45km laps. It followed the coast road at Port Macquarie then headed out to Laurieton
This took 2 hours 43 minutes which made it a shade under 34km/h average. I wasnt over the moon with this, but I was saving
my quads for the run as my previous training of coming from a hard bike ride to a run made my quads seize like crazy.
- a 21km run. This was 2 x 10.5km laps. This took me 1 hour 50 minutes.
My plan of saving my quadriceps on the bike worked, but due to the aero dynamic position of the triathlon bike I had, it put a strain
on my lower back, glutes and hamstrings. So my quads were fine. My mother timed my first lap which took me 48 minutes (for 10.5kms)
then my lower back, glutes, hamstrings and ITB's went on me and I did a 1 hour 2 minute second lap.
All up with transition times the course took me 5 hours 16 minutes.
Im told this is a great time for a first timer. My aim for next time is 4 hours 50 minutes.
Triathlons are an odd sport coming from my fitness background and the training goes against every fitness and training principle
Ive ever been taught. But it gives me something to aim at and helped me after my totally unforeseen relationship breakdown.
Lots of good clubs up your way
