Thank you all in advance!
I know this topic has been discussed several times and I have read through many of those threads and I have learned a lot. I am hoping for some more personal advice.
I am fairly new to triathlon (about 2 years into it one of which has been 2020 ;)). My background is running. I just signed up to do IM California in 2021 and think I would like to find a coach. I have been mostly training with TR plans and maintaining my running based on my background experience. I was swimming 2-3 days per week also while the pools were open. I was originally thinking of self-coaching, but after reading several of the posts on here and my own personal history of benefiting from a running coach, I think that’s the way for me to go. I need some advice about how to find a good coach that I can also justify the cost to my wife. I am still open to the idea of buying a training plan too, if anyone has any advice in that direction. The tower 26 swim program resonates with me and I have been considering their coaching too, but I am finding it very hard to do any comparison shopping. I have also considered doing TR for the bike, Tower 26 for the swim, and independent coaching (Jack Daniels and experience as the basis), but I do think a plan and probably a coach will better serve me.
Thanks again so much in advance!!
Background: 49 year old male. I did a "backyard" 70.3 - lake swim( distance probably 200 yards short), zwift bike, and outside run on my own. My times were 29:21, 2:27:40, 1:30:14. Running PR’s- 5K 17:58, 10K 37:29, 10 mile 1:01:59, HM 1:24:00, FM 2:59:08. My bike FTP on zwift is 303 (3.8W/kg). My swim is weak and training has been unstructured. I am a busy professional with a family that makes time for training. I love the science of training and read a lot and listen to podcasts, but also realize the limitations of this knowledge and applying it to self-coaching (I think).
I know this topic has been discussed several times and I have read through many of those threads and I have learned a lot. I am hoping for some more personal advice.
I am fairly new to triathlon (about 2 years into it one of which has been 2020 ;)). My background is running. I just signed up to do IM California in 2021 and think I would like to find a coach. I have been mostly training with TR plans and maintaining my running based on my background experience. I was swimming 2-3 days per week also while the pools were open. I was originally thinking of self-coaching, but after reading several of the posts on here and my own personal history of benefiting from a running coach, I think that’s the way for me to go. I need some advice about how to find a good coach that I can also justify the cost to my wife. I am still open to the idea of buying a training plan too, if anyone has any advice in that direction. The tower 26 swim program resonates with me and I have been considering their coaching too, but I am finding it very hard to do any comparison shopping. I have also considered doing TR for the bike, Tower 26 for the swim, and independent coaching (Jack Daniels and experience as the basis), but I do think a plan and probably a coach will better serve me.
Thanks again so much in advance!!
Background: 49 year old male. I did a "backyard" 70.3 - lake swim( distance probably 200 yards short), zwift bike, and outside run on my own. My times were 29:21, 2:27:40, 1:30:14. Running PR’s- 5K 17:58, 10K 37:29, 10 mile 1:01:59, HM 1:24:00, FM 2:59:08. My bike FTP on zwift is 303 (3.8W/kg). My swim is weak and training has been unstructured. I am a busy professional with a family that makes time for training. I love the science of training and read a lot and listen to podcasts, but also realize the limitations of this knowledge and applying it to self-coaching (I think).