About one year ago, your typical average joe, me, was talked into doing my first sprint distance triathlon. I weighed about 175, and did not even have a bike. (About 15-20 lbs overweight) I don't even like the water, and I was not much of a runner. I bought an old pink road bike for $125, got some minor repairs done, picked up some goggles, and some brooks running shorts/tights and a cheap pair of running shoes, and started to train, and research, train, and research, etc.
I completed my first triathlon and almost finished last because I got a flat 3 miles from the run and had to run my bike in, thus doing an extra 3miles. A few months later I completed my second triathlon after getting that pink bike painted ky blue, and began research for a decent road bike. (Yada, Yada, Yada) About $3000 later with a new road bike, running shoes, and all the other tri-stuff that I have accumulated over the past 11-12 months, I am hooked!, Addicted.
I am down to around 160, and and complete a sprint distance without much fear. What I want to know is where do I go from here?
What can I do over the next year to get better. I am still a bad swimmer and can only swim in the summer, no indoor pools around, I absolutely love to ride, and probably average around 16-17mph, I really don't like to run, I run between 3-6miles 2-3 times a week, ride 2-3times, do a brick every 7-10 days or so, I train/run at about a pace of 9 minutes per mile. Please help, encourage, give me your ideas, etc. Thank you Slowtwitch, you are my #1 resource. TDF was awesome! I would like to improve my run and speed, and/or increase to an olympic for next summer.
KY Rocket
Kevin
I completed my first triathlon and almost finished last because I got a flat 3 miles from the run and had to run my bike in, thus doing an extra 3miles. A few months later I completed my second triathlon after getting that pink bike painted ky blue, and began research for a decent road bike. (Yada, Yada, Yada) About $3000 later with a new road bike, running shoes, and all the other tri-stuff that I have accumulated over the past 11-12 months, I am hooked!, Addicted.
I am down to around 160, and and complete a sprint distance without much fear. What I want to know is where do I go from here?
What can I do over the next year to get better. I am still a bad swimmer and can only swim in the summer, no indoor pools around, I absolutely love to ride, and probably average around 16-17mph, I really don't like to run, I run between 3-6miles 2-3 times a week, ride 2-3times, do a brick every 7-10 days or so, I train/run at about a pace of 9 minutes per mile. Please help, encourage, give me your ideas, etc. Thank you Slowtwitch, you are my #1 resource. TDF was awesome! I would like to improve my run and speed, and/or increase to an olympic for next summer.
KY Rocket
Kevin