Hi guys,
I’ve recently decided that i want to do a Ironman Triathlon sometime soon. And the Ironman that’s the most accessible and most practical for me to attend would be Ironman Langkawi(Malaysia).
I have had no prior experience in doing Ironmans. The furthest distance that i’ve gone up to would be the Olympic Distance. Swimming would be my main weakness, followed by cycling (lack of power), and my best event would be running. I have swam more then 3.8km once in my life, and that was in a swimming pool when i was 12 or so. I’ve biked more then 180km on a few occasions, however i’ve always gone rather slow and with certain rest stops or extended coasting periods. I’ve never taken part in a marathon before, but I’ve run up to distances of 60-odd km. Never tried doing them all at one shot though
My problem here is that my fitness level has slowly deteriorated over this year, and i have not swum for over 10 months. I need to certainly get more practice in the pool. Any workout suggestions? I easily get tired from swimming too much though.
My main problem with the bike would be going to slow. I’m rather skinny, and not much muscles, so i don’t have the ability to power away on the bike. I can maintain an average of 20km+ but only get up to higher speeds in pelotons and cycling groups. I’m starting a heavy weight regime to help increase my muscle mass, but the problem with my past weight regimes is that i don’t see any results and get discouraged quickly . I’d also get bored from cycling too slowly for too long. Any workouts that help increase anaerobic power for the bike?
The run isn’t much of a problem, i can easily do 10km runs under 50 mins with no training and little effort(i know its rather slow, have not been running much either), and if i train i reckon i should be able to do a marathon in 4hrs? But another problem with me is that i also get bored with running long distances. I always need a friend or my i pod for company.
Does anybody have any specific training suggestions for me? I’m basically an ectomorph, skinny, and with a current low level of fitness. Also do you guys think it is advisable for me to do an ironman due to my lack of experience with this distances? Any help would be much appreciated.
I’m rather unable to resist the allure of the Ironman event.
As Oscar Wilde once said, " The only way to resist temptation is to yield to it"
Cheers!
Praks
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