In the past (pre-pandemic) I did some swim, run and aquathon races but the lack of a bike was what put me off doing triathlons. As I have moved to London where buses are slow as turtles (I used 70 km/h express buses, which don't exist in London, in the past for commuting hence no need for a bike) I have bought a road bike for the purpose of commuting, then I have signed up for an Olympic distance triathlon.
I bought the bike 1.5 weeks ago and in the past week I mainly worked on finding a best commuting route (a route which gets me to my destination in the shortest time while avoiding hills) and familiarising with the gear configuration. I averaged about 20 km a day in urban environments in the past week, all for the purpose of getting around.
I am doing regular swim training, about 15 km per week. Yesterday I did a straight 3.05 km swim in a extra long course pool in 56 minutes.
My best 10 km run was 47 minutes, but it was pre-pandemic and since then I no longer have any regular run training. I attempted to run a half-marathon a few months ago without such training and it was 2:11, compared to 1:42 when I was well-trained.
What kind of times should I expect in my first Olympic distance triathlon?
I bought the bike 1.5 weeks ago and in the past week I mainly worked on finding a best commuting route (a route which gets me to my destination in the shortest time while avoiding hills) and familiarising with the gear configuration. I averaged about 20 km a day in urban environments in the past week, all for the purpose of getting around.
I am doing regular swim training, about 15 km per week. Yesterday I did a straight 3.05 km swim in a extra long course pool in 56 minutes.
My best 10 km run was 47 minutes, but it was pre-pandemic and since then I no longer have any regular run training. I attempted to run a half-marathon a few months ago without such training and it was 2:11, compared to 1:42 when I was well-trained.
What kind of times should I expect in my first Olympic distance triathlon?
