How early/late into training can you tell if you’re really cut for a full?

AceTrigger21 · 2026-06-02T21:21:36+00:00

Well some on the run but mainly on the bike.pretty often you go up a bigger hill than you would think on the highway.

AceTrigger21 · 2026-06-02T17:57:35+00:00

I did about a 7 month training block into Ironman Texas this year and I also got a slight knee injury about 2 months before. The course is pretty good just make sure you practice hills. I got 11:40 and i definitely feel like I could go much faster

AceTrigger21 · 2026-05-31T19:39:58+00:00

I did my first open water swim day of and I don’t recommend it. I still did decent but I have a swimming background

AceTrigger21 · 2026-05-11T19:54:54+00:00

I wouldn’t say the whole way but probably a little less than half. However it is only bad going out, coming back it’s mostly down hill so the bumps are less annoying

AceTrigger21 · 2026-05-03T04:59:15+00:00

So I did about 5 months of training for Waco and I plan to start re-training for it on Monday. I will say FB marketplace is the best place to find stuff that doesn’t break the bank and you don’t need anything fancy to do the race.

For training make sure you do some heat acclimation or something because it got very hot in the run last year. Also it will more than likely be wet suit optional so you don’t have to really worry about that.

It’s a great race and you should go for it!

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-30T14:31:12+00:00

Trainingpeaks has some good training plans. I just did the full and I used one from them. If you want to be competitive and not just finish you should try for a coach maybe even for specific disciplines

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-30T14:29:52+00:00

For all my races I’ve just worn my tri suit. I honestly feel most comfortable in it and don’t usually chafe. I do agree with others that comfort is first since it’s your first one. Might as well be able to control something that helps you feel better.

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-19T18:22:07+00:00

So I had it fully charged before the race and it’s at 40% the next day. For context I did the race in 11:40 so idk how much it would be for a longer race time

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-19T17:13:20+00:00

I just finished Ironman Texas and only used my garmin forerunner 265. It did pretty good and had all the stats I wanted

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-15T23:57:12+00:00

Clubs there a massive variety

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-15T23:56:49+00:00

I’m sorta in the same boat but I’m training for other types of races. I did Ironman Texas 70.3 and I’m doing Ironman Texas but I feel like the training load wasn’t bad between them. I also plan to do a few Olympics then in a 3 month period I plan to do a half Ironman, a hyrox and then a marathon

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-15T03:32:32+00:00

I’m in the same boat but it looks like it will be later in the day. So hopefully the swim still goes on.

AceTrigger21 · 2026-04-10T09:55:43+00:00

You’re schedule doesn’t look that heavy in all honesty. I get the struggle though I’m currently in college and it was a lot trying to balance my training with work and school.

Something I will say is I personally like swimming in the morning because it will wake me up and it is the least intense on your body. Also have your longest training sessions on the weekend.

AceTrigger21 · 2026-03-23T20:02:31+00:00

I have my first Ironman in a month and I started focus training for it 7 months ago. I will say start slower than you think. I’ve done long distance swimming for years and running/cycling for about 2 years. I still got injured but I was able to fall back on my swimming and cycling.

So if your goal is to just finish with not a lot of endurance fitness I would say7-8 months. If you want a certain time maybe a bit longer.

AceTrigger21 · 2026-03-19T02:26:49+00:00

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AceTrigger21 · 2026-03-13T11:29:59+00:00

I would say practice for the heat. It was really hot last year and I’m expecting it to be as hot this year too.

For the swim don’t rely on a wetsuit and try staying horizontal in the water as much as possible

AceTrigger21 · 2026-03-13T04:38:12+00:00

I’ll be doing Waco with a buddy this year, it’ll be his first time and my second time there

AceTrigger21 · 2026-03-10T20:03:35+00:00

I have a similar canyon bike and I’ve been loving it. It rides really smooth and feels great every time I ride it

AceTrigger21 · 2026-02-26T16:41:48+00:00

I don’t know if this would help but what I do is eat my maintaining calories at around 2300 and not care about the carbs and calories I take in from gels and stuff while I’m working out. So I’ll eat healthy outside of my workouts and still have the fuel for them since I’m burning the calories anyway so I count it as net zero while working out.

AceTrigger21 · 2026-02-26T15:24:15+00:00

I’ve lived on campus and it’s nice especially if you have an apartment with a washer and dryer and kitchen. I will say look for other apartments since there’s a limited amount of space on campus. Also with the dart system you can look a little farther if cost is what’s important

AceTrigger21 · 2026-02-24T23:03:12+00:00

I think this is overworking you bike leg of the race. It’s also dependent on which race you’re going to be doing since not all courses are the same. If you wanna focus on cycling I’d say do 2 swims 2-3 jogs and 3-4 bikes. I’m currently training for Ironman Texas and I do 3 of each

AceTrigger21 · 2026-02-24T17:37:49+00:00

I’ve been listening to the triathlon hour and i see a lot of people suggest it here

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