Today marks the end of my 1st season of focused triathlon training. I don't come from an athletic background, so I am starting relatively slowly, only completing 2 sprints and a 10k this year. My plan for next year is to do 2 sprints and an olympic with the goal of a sub-3:00 olympic at the Chicago triathlon. My immediate plan is to take about a week off as I've been battling a shoulder issue and want to give it some time to heal. After that I want to transition into some offseason plan. Given today's results and the typical splits for a 3:00 Chicago finish I think my main weakness is the bike. Today's times below (I know I'm slow, but today was a PR by a lot, so definitely making progress):
Swim (750m claimed, 740m measured): 15:28
T1: 2:36
Bike (20 km claimed, 20.3 km measured, 410' elevation): 43:54
T2: 0:42
Run (5 km claimed, 4.8 km measured, 60' elevation): 26:26
Total: 1:29:05
Given a need to address my biking time, I am planning on following the TR Sweet Spot I&II followed by General Build (20 weeks total, using my Kickr Snap) before transitioning into a Sprint training plan for a May race. I plan on coupling this with strength and flexibility training (3x/wk), keeping running and swimming relatively low (~1x/wk each).
I should probably also note that my bike is a Fuji road bike and I rode on the drops. I also used Gatorskins but plan on switching to 4000IIs next season. I have lost some weight while training, from ~245 to ~220. I am 6'8", so I don't see myself losing much more; I hope to mostly trade fat for muscle during the offseason.
Two questions:
1) Do you agree this is where I should be focusing my efforts?
2) Does my offseason plan make sense?
Thanks for any and all feedback!
Swim (750m claimed, 740m measured): 15:28
T1: 2:36
Bike (20 km claimed, 20.3 km measured, 410' elevation): 43:54
T2: 0:42
Run (5 km claimed, 4.8 km measured, 60' elevation): 26:26
Total: 1:29:05
Given a need to address my biking time, I am planning on following the TR Sweet Spot I&II followed by General Build (20 weeks total, using my Kickr Snap) before transitioning into a Sprint training plan for a May race. I plan on coupling this with strength and flexibility training (3x/wk), keeping running and swimming relatively low (~1x/wk each).
I should probably also note that my bike is a Fuji road bike and I rode on the drops. I also used Gatorskins but plan on switching to 4000IIs next season. I have lost some weight while training, from ~245 to ~220. I am 6'8", so I don't see myself losing much more; I hope to mostly trade fat for muscle during the offseason.
Two questions:
1) Do you agree this is where I should be focusing my efforts?
2) Does my offseason plan make sense?
Thanks for any and all feedback!