Last year was my first year in triathlon. Beginning in March I vigorously trained for the San Diego International triathlon – “SDIT” (1,000 m swim, 30k bike, 10k run). I did four sprint races leading up to the SDIT, but I did not have a real training schedule. I just sort of did whatever I could as much as I could. My time was 2:14 and some change. Later in the year I did the SOMA Quarterman triathlon, in Tempe, AZ (1,500 m swim, 33 mi. bike, 6.5 mi run). I had a training schedule, but didn’t do a very good job of following it. It got really hot on the run, and I bonked big time. I was simply not ready. Needless to say the 3:05 time was disappointing. That was then, this is now. The wise man learns from his mistakes, and that is what I intend to do.
I’ve posted two training schedules at http://www.thefitclubnetwork.com/triathon/. The first is a 14 week Olympic distance plan that is pretty generic. The second is my personal training schedule starting this March for the San Diego International triathlon. Check out the triathlon page for more info.
Dave
