hi guys,
first: some background
I am a young fool who has taken up triathlon by accident and has been smitten ever since (about one year now). I have always been a cyclist, but a knee injury about one year ago forced me off the bike and into the swimming pool. after a few weeks i actually began to have fun in swimming (which a previously hated) because i was getting good at it.
Fast forward a few months: by now I wasn't half bad at swimming and still had a reasonable base in cycling so i thought, why not try a (sprint) tri!
Been in love ever since, but those short distances have never allowed me to perform to the fullest: i can't go much faster, but i'm rarely exhausted after an oly. (was registered for a half but due to some personal trouble had to cancel :( )
So the plan grew to take on the big one :D
however there is one major problem: work. If I want to do a full distance, this year is somewhat the last chance for the next 6 or 7 years because I will have a 4 month break in training every year (navy). That is simply too long for me to wait.
Thus: this will be the year (not ideal, I know...), but there is yet another obstacle (sigh). Giving myself the most time I can, I am thinking about trying the Ironman Vichy in late august 2016.
Normally I would be confident I can make that deadline and maybe even perform reasonably well, were it not that the entire month of July I will be on a ship with no running nor swimming possibilities and most likely no biking either. before that however, I have all the time I could possibly need to train.
By now you probably (and rightfully) think me a bit of crazy person, as most would say: wait, but if there is a way, I really want to try.
So:
1 Do you think this is doable? (i know i'll eventually have decide myself, just want too hear how others look at this:) )
2 Any suggestions on how not to lose all that hard-earned fitness will on that ship (TRX or....??)
3 All other suggestions/critiques/... are welcome of course
P.S.
swimming and biking are already going great, FTP is at 290 (75 kg) and a 1000m swim takes me about 15 minutes with breath to spare (haven't swum much longer in one go lately, it gets kinda boring^^) running however is nearly back to zero now due to a plica problem.
first: some background
I am a young fool who has taken up triathlon by accident and has been smitten ever since (about one year now). I have always been a cyclist, but a knee injury about one year ago forced me off the bike and into the swimming pool. after a few weeks i actually began to have fun in swimming (which a previously hated) because i was getting good at it.
Fast forward a few months: by now I wasn't half bad at swimming and still had a reasonable base in cycling so i thought, why not try a (sprint) tri!
Been in love ever since, but those short distances have never allowed me to perform to the fullest: i can't go much faster, but i'm rarely exhausted after an oly. (was registered for a half but due to some personal trouble had to cancel :( )
So the plan grew to take on the big one :D
however there is one major problem: work. If I want to do a full distance, this year is somewhat the last chance for the next 6 or 7 years because I will have a 4 month break in training every year (navy). That is simply too long for me to wait.
Thus: this will be the year (not ideal, I know...), but there is yet another obstacle (sigh). Giving myself the most time I can, I am thinking about trying the Ironman Vichy in late august 2016.
Normally I would be confident I can make that deadline and maybe even perform reasonably well, were it not that the entire month of July I will be on a ship with no running nor swimming possibilities and most likely no biking either. before that however, I have all the time I could possibly need to train.
By now you probably (and rightfully) think me a bit of crazy person, as most would say: wait, but if there is a way, I really want to try.
So:
1 Do you think this is doable? (i know i'll eventually have decide myself, just want too hear how others look at this:) )
2 Any suggestions on how not to lose all that hard-earned fitness will on that ship (TRX or....??)
3 All other suggestions/critiques/... are welcome of course
P.S.
swimming and biking are already going great, FTP is at 290 (75 kg) and a 1000m swim takes me about 15 minutes with breath to spare (haven't swum much longer in one go lately, it gets kinda boring^^) running however is nearly back to zero now due to a plica problem.