I was a great athlete growing up, basketball and football in JH and HS, swim team when I was a bit younger....then I went on a Hiatus from Health, a Sabbatical from sense if you will that has lasted oh about a decade......
About 8 months ago I took my last puff off a cigarette (1 1/2 pack/day habit).....
About 2 1/2 months ago I joined a Gym for weights and cardio-elliptical (6'2" 260lbs) and started watching what I was eating....
About 1 month ago (245 lbs) I decided I needed a goal for myself....I am going to participate in some triathlons next summer....Bought some running shoes...switched from the elliptical to the treadmill....
Yesterday ordered my first "real bike" after a couple hours at the LBS (2006 Lemond Reno 57cm......)
Today....235lbs....running 15-25 minutes 3 times a week (at a sad 10-12 min pace) on the treadmill and a road run through my neighborhood on Saturdays, lifting 3 times a week......waiting for my bike to come......getting ready to purchase the first speedo I've owned in 15 years and looking to slowly transition out of my 100% running training.........
Looking at training plans and notice there's one thing in common, no matter what the plan, it's preparing me for a race a few months down the road. My goal is to particpate in some Sprint Triathlons early next summer and an Olympic tri by the end of the summer.......
Any thoughts on getting into some training for the long haul.....most programs have taper weeks and brick weeks in gearing up for a race, that doesn't apply for me right now, what would I do during those weeks?!?!?
I am terribly out of shape, but one thing I don't lack is willpower, I am committed to these goals and am just in need of some good advice in developing a program that will get me there......any help would be greatly appreciated!!
About 8 months ago I took my last puff off a cigarette (1 1/2 pack/day habit).....
About 2 1/2 months ago I joined a Gym for weights and cardio-elliptical (6'2" 260lbs) and started watching what I was eating....
About 1 month ago (245 lbs) I decided I needed a goal for myself....I am going to participate in some triathlons next summer....Bought some running shoes...switched from the elliptical to the treadmill....
Yesterday ordered my first "real bike" after a couple hours at the LBS (2006 Lemond Reno 57cm......)
Today....235lbs....running 15-25 minutes 3 times a week (at a sad 10-12 min pace) on the treadmill and a road run through my neighborhood on Saturdays, lifting 3 times a week......waiting for my bike to come......getting ready to purchase the first speedo I've owned in 15 years and looking to slowly transition out of my 100% running training.........
Looking at training plans and notice there's one thing in common, no matter what the plan, it's preparing me for a race a few months down the road. My goal is to particpate in some Sprint Triathlons early next summer and an Olympic tri by the end of the summer.......
Any thoughts on getting into some training for the long haul.....most programs have taper weeks and brick weeks in gearing up for a race, that doesn't apply for me right now, what would I do during those weeks?!?!?
I am terribly out of shape, but one thing I don't lack is willpower, I am committed to these goals and am just in need of some good advice in developing a program that will get me there......any help would be greatly appreciated!!