I love to swim sprints in a masters meet but I also have enjoyed doing triathlons. It is very difficult to train for both. I'd love to hear from folks that compete in both masters meets and triathlons to learn how they balance training and competing in both.
Thanks, Amy! It has been a little bit of time since I have done one. When I used to do them, I got a bit carried away with my training. Overtraining is an understatement! I would like to stick with the sprint ones - 1/2 mile swim, 16 mile bike, and 3 or 4 miles run max.
I really like the sound of your training plan. It sounds like one that would get me in good shape to do the distances I'm thinking about doing.
Just to give you an idea of how crazy I used to be, I would get up at 6 on Sunday morning and ride two hours. At 2 p.m. that same day and during the heat of the summer, I would go run 10 miles on a flat, smooth surface. I was only training to do a sprint triathlon. Doing stuff like what I mention ran me into the ground, so I'm trying to approach this from a realistic and sane point of view. The info I'm getting here is great!!
Thanks, Amy! It has been a little bit of time since I have done one. When I used to do them, I got a bit carried away with my training. Overtraining is an understatement! I would like to stick with the sprint ones - 1/2 mile swim, 16 mile bike, and 3 or 4 miles run max.
I really like the sound of your training plan. It sounds like one that would get me in good shape to do the distances I'm thinking about doing.
Just to give you an idea of how crazy I used to be, I would get up at 6 on Sunday morning and ride two hours. At 2 p.m. that same day and during the heat of the summer, I would go run 10 miles on a flat, smooth surface. I was only training to do a sprint triathlon. Doing stuff like what I mention ran me into the ground, so I'm trying to approach this from a realistic and sane point of view. The info I'm getting here is great!!
