Pretty excited and pumped about starting my 13 week triathlon training today, even though Mondays are my rest days! LOL. I see an exercise physiologist at my surgery center. She designed a training course for me that is very detailed and structured. (I need that!) She spent alot of time researching it. She basically took 3 different plans from the Internet and took parts off each and custom fit it to me. She is young, fresh out of college and I think she enjoyed the challenge of it, which actually motivates me even more, I don't want to let her down!

I picked a long sprint triathlon that is in my hometown in August. Quarter mile swim, 17 mile bike, and 4.1 mile run. I have always wanted to do triathlons since I was in my early 20's, but life got in the way, so now that I am at my goal weight, it's my next challenge in life! Ready, set, go!

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Wow! Congratulations, and a huge good luck! You can totally do this.

Congratulations and good luck!!!

That is so awesome! What are you doing from a nutrition standpoint while you are training? I am signed up for a marathon in October and not getting much help from my NUTs.

Good luck!
pam

I am looking forward to hearing about your progress as you train, and then your success at the event.

That is so awesome! What are you doing from a nutrition standpoint while you are training? I am signed up for a marathon in October and not getting much help from my NUTs.

Good luck!

pam

That is still yet to be determined. I already exercise alot, so my NUT put me on a 1800 calorie a day diet, which is actually pretty hard to do. She said we would monitor my weight once I upped my training and if I start loosing again, she would bump me up to 2,000 calories a day. I use MFP, goals are 150 Protein, 150 carbs, and 65 fat.

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Wow! Congratulations, and a huge good luck! You can totally do this.

Thanks!

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Totally agree on all the postings. So very excited for you. May you have the same luck and fun I did in my first triathlon.

@@Ryan TN

I'll keep that in mind. Again, Good luck!

pam

@@Ryan TN

I'll keep that in mind. Again, Good luck!

pam

Thanks!

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Awesome! You can do it!

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Totally agree on all the postings. So very excited for you. May you have the same luck and fun I did in my first triathlon.

Thanks Vic, thanks for your words of wisdom as well.

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@@Ryan TN Think bricks. Start sooner rather than later. PS There are some good tri teachers out there. There is BIG difference between pool swims and open Water swims. Are you on specific tri groups or the like? The other big issue: make sure your legs are in GOOD shape. The swim can work the arms, but then you go from the bike to a run, which is a lot on the legs. Make sure they can hold up.

Let us know your progress.

Remember 37% of Americans can't swim from 1 end of a SCY pool to the other. No matter what, you are in a special group of Americans.

@@swimbikerun

You sound like you've done this before so perhaps you can answer my question! I am doing a mini sprint in August (200yd. swim, 7.5 mi bike, 1 mi. run). I will also be in the middle of training for a marathon in October. My long runs for the marathon are on Saturdays and the marathon is on a Sunday. Should I skip my 16 mile run the day before the tri or just not worry about it? I am not competing per se, but I do want to finish and be able to walk afterwards!

Thoughts?

pam

@@Ryan TN Think bricks. Start sooner rather than later. PS There are some good tri teachers out there. There is BIG difference between pool swims and open Water swims. Are you on specific tri groups or the like? The other big issue: make sure your legs are in GOOD shape. The swim can work the arms, but then you go from the bike to a run, which is a lot on the legs. Make sure they can hold up.

Let us know your progress.

Remember 37% of Americans can't swim from 1 end of a SCY pool to the other. No matter what, you are in a special group of Americans.

I've got bricks built in to my workout plan starting in a couple weeks, I believe. My exercise physiologist put this plan with my numbers in mind, so I think it's a solid plan, tough, but solid. She doesn't expect me just to complete, she's expecting me to compete! I've also got a couple open water swims built into my workout.

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@@swimbikerun

You sound like you've done this before so perhaps you can answer my question! I am doing a mini sprint in August (200yd. swim, 7.5 mi bike, 1 mi. run). I will also be in the middle of training for a marathon in October. My long runs for the marathon are on Saturdays and the marathon is on a Sunday. Should I skip my 16 mile run the day before the tri or just not worry about it? I am not competing per se, but I do want to finish and be able to walk afterwards!

Thoughts?

pam

I think i would count your triathlon as your long run.

First question: what kind of shape are you in? Are you doing like a brick on Friday evening, then long run Saturday and then 10% back on Sunday?

Reason why I ask is that I had a very heavy (read my coach wouldn't have done) schedule in the past but I practiced beyond it. I wasn't looking for PR's but I was looking to finish. Because I did past the level of what was required of me, I completed everything.

The biggest question: what is your mind set like? That is going to determine more than anything if you can do it or not.