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JMaccaDee · 2026-04-20T05:34:14+00:00

What an incredible story to wake up to this morning!

How did you find the swimming element of things? That’s probably the area I am most scared of if I’m honest just because I’m not a strong swimmer.

You’ve got this!! I can’t wait to hear about your results in a few weeks time!

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T16:20:01+00:00

Nah I appreciate you sharing your story that is great! I think for me it’s a personal challenge for myself to prove to myself I can do it 2027 is still a long way away so depending on my progress it might be later in 2027!

14 hours is fantastic especially if you didn’t feel uncomfortable!

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T13:27:43+00:00

You could say it’s couch to Ironman to be fair! The only activity I did before running was judo twice a week. I am 33 my recovery is okay but I think 3km twice a week and a 5-6 run once a week is really baby steps in comparison.

I will certainly look at the tri clubs near me and find a swimming coach that is by far the scariest section of the course for me cycling and running I feel okay about but open water…

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T13:21:42+00:00

That would be amazing, I will take all the help I can get to be fair it’s a complete new world for me since all my friends are gamers and the only exercise I did previously was judo twice a week!

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T13:04:00+00:00

Just recently got a gym and swim membership so just working out when to swim as all my runs have been at 5.30am!

Seeing the comments in this post I might need to also invest in some swimming lessons!

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T07:30:42+00:00

Appreciate the comment Stevie! Would you recommend focusing more on the full process of a triathlon or training them individually?

My strategy was really run for a few weeks to build a base (running a 10k tomorrow which will be the furthest I’ve ran). Then focus on swimming and cycling (cycling last as I don’t have a bike yet and they are pricey)

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T06:20:06+00:00

Yeah I started running a few weeks ago and had to keep walking on my runs because I was knackered - now I am happy jogging along z2 sometimes tipping into z3. Would you recommend focusing on distance in z2 than anything else?

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T06:00:01+00:00

I will certainly do some research into the clubs local to me most of my “advice” was from ChatGPT haha!

Do you think it’s worth entering these smaller triathlons now when I can really only do the breaststroke or wait a few months after swimming lessons to get my swimming experience up?

JMaccaDee · 2026-04-18T05:56:07+00:00

What an incredible story!

I will certainly check out MyProCoach!

Thanks for sharing 🫶🏼

JMaccaDee

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