Hello,
I am currently training for my first 70.3 IM in the Netherlands and I am seeking advice as no friends or family do Triathlon.
I have a few questions and I wondered from your advice if you could help.
Basic Info on me: -
Age - 28
Height - 173cm
Weight - 74kg
Preferred discipline - Running
Current FPT - 277
I have been training for around a year and I have completed previous triathlons Olympic & Sprint, which I have very much enjoyed and this is the next step and I want to make sure I am doing this okay, not completely wrong. I am doing my own training as I do not want to pay for a coach/plan yet.
Q1 - I have just transfered data to Training Peaks and I looked at me TSS score which averages around 2000 a week, but on some websites its advising a lot less for 70.3 distance. From your experience am I way overdoing it? or is there nothing wrong with a score that high.
(My weeks consists of 2 Easy Runs | 2 Running Sessions | 1 Easy long run / 1-2 Swims (I know i need more, just building up) / 5 Cycles, mixed between long rides and tempo sessions. Averaging around 13-15 hours a week)
Q2 - Weight and Eating - I used to be a larger kid and lost a lot of weight, but in the process of that, completely destroyed my metabolism so gaining weight is very easy.
I eat around 2700 calories a day and I eat for fuel, I don't need to eat for enjoyment, but according to MyFitnessPal I am way under my calories. When you are training, do you worry about your weight or not? Would you rather be eating too much and putting an extra pound on or would you make sure you aren't getting heavier?
Q3 - Recovery - I am a creature of habit and like to keep ticking over, therefore will rarely have a full day off (sometimes once a month). In your honest experience, do you feel you need at least one day a week off, or is that too much training time lost?
Sorry for all of these questions, but any advice would be great as I would really like to see how far I can push myself in this sport.
Jack
I am currently training for my first 70.3 IM in the Netherlands and I am seeking advice as no friends or family do Triathlon.
I have a few questions and I wondered from your advice if you could help.
Basic Info on me: -
Age - 28
Height - 173cm
Weight - 74kg
Preferred discipline - Running
Current FPT - 277
I have been training for around a year and I have completed previous triathlons Olympic & Sprint, which I have very much enjoyed and this is the next step and I want to make sure I am doing this okay, not completely wrong. I am doing my own training as I do not want to pay for a coach/plan yet.
Q1 - I have just transfered data to Training Peaks and I looked at me TSS score which averages around 2000 a week, but on some websites its advising a lot less for 70.3 distance. From your experience am I way overdoing it? or is there nothing wrong with a score that high.
(My weeks consists of 2 Easy Runs | 2 Running Sessions | 1 Easy long run / 1-2 Swims (I know i need more, just building up) / 5 Cycles, mixed between long rides and tempo sessions. Averaging around 13-15 hours a week)
Q2 - Weight and Eating - I used to be a larger kid and lost a lot of weight, but in the process of that, completely destroyed my metabolism so gaining weight is very easy.
I eat around 2700 calories a day and I eat for fuel, I don't need to eat for enjoyment, but according to MyFitnessPal I am way under my calories. When you are training, do you worry about your weight or not? Would you rather be eating too much and putting an extra pound on or would you make sure you aren't getting heavier?
Q3 - Recovery - I am a creature of habit and like to keep ticking over, therefore will rarely have a full day off (sometimes once a month). In your honest experience, do you feel you need at least one day a week off, or is that too much training time lost?
Sorry for all of these questions, but any advice would be great as I would really like to see how far I can push myself in this sport.
Jack