Starting triathlon this year with a half planned end of May and full in Sept. To prepare I recently bought a tacx neo, set up zwift and have done 25 hours cycling over last 4 months or so. Im 5ft4, weigh 59kg with 200w FTP from zwift step test (although given I havent cycled >1 hour I assume its not 'reality')
I come from running background and am 2:40 marathon runner off 50m a week that leans towards longer vs shorter races.
This is probably pretty weird....but since I live in central London I havent cycled outdoors since I was a kid (am now 31) as didnt want to risk getting hit by a car.
1) What amount of outdoor cycling do you think is the minimum to race safely (i.e. not be dangerous for myself or cause issues for others)? I could join local clubs if that was best way.
2) What is a reasonable target to aim for FTP improvement ahead of May assuming I can do 5 hours per week of cycling? Aerobic base is good but I have 0 leg strength - terrible at running hills, cross country etc - which I think is why my cycling is poor.
3) Other than corrosion are there any watch outs with equipment etc if doing most bike training indoors?
Thanks for any help in advance!
I come from running background and am 2:40 marathon runner off 50m a week that leans towards longer vs shorter races.
This is probably pretty weird....but since I live in central London I havent cycled outdoors since I was a kid (am now 31) as didnt want to risk getting hit by a car.
1) What amount of outdoor cycling do you think is the minimum to race safely (i.e. not be dangerous for myself or cause issues for others)? I could join local clubs if that was best way.
2) What is a reasonable target to aim for FTP improvement ahead of May assuming I can do 5 hours per week of cycling? Aerobic base is good but I have 0 leg strength - terrible at running hills, cross country etc - which I think is why my cycling is poor.
3) Other than corrosion are there any watch outs with equipment etc if doing most bike training indoors?
Thanks for any help in advance!