Ok folks, here's the deal. I've talked my wife into doing a indoor sprint triathlon in the next 3 weeks (500yd swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run). Problem is, if she does it, so do I. So we're both signed up.
So…how should I attack the 500? I swim them in practice, but I sincerely feel that I'm a sprinter and not a middle distance person. I can go between :51-53 on 100yds free, but the best I've managed for a 500 is 6:35 (please stop laughing). How do you distance folks prepare mentally for this? Any advice on training? Also, keep in mind I should be able to finish the swim and still be able to ride a bike and run afterwards. Thanks.
:bouncing:
oh my that's sad
you need to tighten up the difference between your
100 time and your 100 pace for the 500
right now you go :52 / 1:19
so there's a 27 second difference per 100
you are a drop dead sprinter
even I'm not that bad
shoot for 20 then 15
quit lifting weights
do more distance training
learn how to swim at your aerobic threshold
How do you distance folks prepare mentally for this?
it's what they are, they just get in and do it
a 500 is short, it's easy,
it's like jogging a mile
Any advice on training?
train more times a week, further each practice, with a coach, with a team
learn how to properly pace a 500
take it easy on the swim, so you can get out fairly fresh to ride and run
Also, keep in mind I should be able to finish the swim and still be able to ride a bike and run afterwards.
Ok folks, here's the deal. I've talked my wife into doing a indoor sprint triathlon in the next 3 weeks (500yd swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run). Problem is, if she does it, so do I. So we're both signed up.
So…how should I attack the 500? I swim them in practice, but I sincerely feel that I'm a sprinter and not a middle distance person. I can go between :51-53 on 100yds free, but the best I've managed for a 500 is 6:35 (please stop laughing). How do you distance folks prepare mentally for this? Any advice on training? Also, keep in mind I should be able to finish the swim and still be able to ride a bike and run afterwards. Thanks.
:bouncing:
oh my that's sad
you need to tighten up the difference between your
100 time and your 100 pace for the 500
right now you go :52 / 1:19
so there's a 27 second difference per 100
you are a drop dead sprinter
even I'm not that bad
shoot for 20 then 15
quit lifting weights
do more distance training
learn how to swim at your aerobic threshold
How do you distance folks prepare mentally for this?
it's what they are, they just get in and do it
a 500 is short, it's easy,
it's like jogging a mile
Any advice on training?
train more times a week, further each practice, with a coach, with a team
learn how to properly pace a 500
take it easy on the swim, so you can get out fairly fresh to ride and run
Also, keep in mind I should be able to finish the swim and still be able to ride a bike and run afterwards.
Ok folks, here's the deal. I've talked my wife into doing a indoor sprint triathlon in the next 3 weeks (500yd swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run). Problem is, if she does it, so do I. So we're both signed up.
So…how should I attack the 500? I swim them in practice, but I sincerely feel that I'm a sprinter and not a middle distance person. I can go between :51-53 on 100yds free, but the best I've managed for a 500 is 6:35 (please stop laughing). How do you distance folks prepare mentally for this? Any advice on training? Also, keep in mind I should be able to finish the swim and still be able to ride a bike and run afterwards. Thanks.
:bouncing:
