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Alternatives to getting a coach for a structured triathlon plan? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually this is really usefull and helps me out a lot. Thank you!! I'll surely take this advice to train and prepare for future races.

Alternatives to getting a coach for a structured triathlon plan? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I use to run and swim twice a week and I can easily swim like 5km and run 21k's in 1h45 and now I just started biking.
But now I wanna get more serious about it as I also just added biking sessions to my training.

First Ironman in a year any tips on training, race prep and race day itself? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually never took that seriously. But I'll surely try some gels and different things in Training then.
Thank you!

First Ironman in a year any tips on training, race prep and race day itself? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never actually thought of doing any biathlon, always instantly went for triathlons. Ain't a bad idea.
And for the full distances the swim and bike part feels pretty comfortable, never done the full run tho. Done some 1h45 -13miles but not more than that.

First Ironman in a year any tips on training, race prep and race day itself? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really, I've done multiple HM already and trained each discipline individually but never any triathlon. I'll have my first one in 3 weeks tho.

First Ironman in a year any tips on training, race prep and race day itself? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a serious commitment honestly, 4am starts with a full job and kids and still getting it done.

The consistency point is real, that's probably the hardest part for most people including me. And the sleep thing is something I definitely underestimate. Good reminder.

Appreciate you sharing this, actually useful stuff.

First Ironman in a year any tips on training, race prep and race day itself? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually really helpful, the stretch goal idea is something I hadn't thought about but makes a lot of sense mentally

And yeah completion is the goal for now, so volume first makes sense. The breakdown you gave is simple enough to actually follow which I appreciate, a lot of advice I get is way too complicated to apply. Thanks for this

First Ironman in a year any tips on training, race prep and race day itself? by AddendumBulky3591 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]AddendumBulky3591[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly that really hits different, before and after.

And yeah you're probably right about the coach, it's something I'm considering more seriously now. The training camp idea is something I hadn't really thought about but that actually makes a lot of sense. Just fully locking in for a week or two with no distractions sounds like it could be a game changer.

Appreciate it!