Triathlon people where are you?

Yah our mini Tri went ahead today it was good to be at a socially distanced event with my daughter in the sunshine. Still waiting for final results but I did it 1min30 faster than last year and that included a swim I had to walk a couple of times as the snake start meant a couple of folk really didn’t estimate their swim times very well with head out of water breaststroke 🙄in the middle of the pack and front crawlers coming after them... beautiful sunny day for it though. I’m in SW where CV cases are very low at the moment.
Anyone else lucky to get an event in before we all locked down again?

Hope you still get to do something sleep, I’ve signed up for a small group doing a longer sea swim with an instructor in a couple of weeks. I’ve been slowly working on getting more confident on sea swimming out further from the shore so this will really test me as it’s a point a - b swim. It’s not so much the distance but the deep water and you don’t get to stop & push off from the side feeling of a swim pool just have to keep going or float if you need a rest.

Ahhh! French quarantine just introduced so I guess we won’t be doing Chateau Chantilly. Merde!

The Castle Triathlon series say they’re going ahead with Chateau Chantilly at the end of August and Hever Castle tri in September. Fingers crossed!

Think the local go-Tri and sprint is going to try and go ahead in early Sept. it’s my back up one, we’ve done it, my daughter and I, the last 3yrs so we were going to do a different one this year but that’s been cancelled so hoping this one is all go now. Anyone else got an event going ahead?

My local Open water sea swim Triathlon has been cancelled such a shame as it was small scale, local and all outdoors off the beach but the council won’t give them a licence even though it’s in September when the tourists have mostly gone. I was using it as my summer training goal as it was forcing me to work on my sea swimming which I find nerve wracking but I’ve been building my distance slowly.

We got a bestway pool from Argos I’m luckily short so I can swim in the 10ft one ok. I’m slightly worried we are due to pick up a puppy in 3wks time that the pool may have to come down again though 😔or risk it damaging the sides. I’ve kept the water clean with a basic chemical set & making sure the kids were clean before going in, so we treated it like a swimming pool rather than a paddling pool which would normally get full of grass in a few minutes it cost less than one months family swim fees so a relatively cheap investment.

Triskirun99 your pool sounds fab, I've seen quite a few triathletes going down the tethered swimming route. Our local lake reopens at the weekend and I'm booked in for Tuesday night. I can't wait! Although I might not remember how to swim...

Can't believe it's almost a year since Staffs. I should be in the final peak training phase for IMUK but that will have to wait until next year. I think it's a blessing in disguise in a way as I've been trying to improve my base running fitness and bike power so hopefully I've got more chance of finishing it next year.

Triskirun99, your pool sounds amazing, what a good idea!
Which one did you get? I've booked my first lake swim for tomorrow night, it'll be cold...

Hope the VR Tri went ok fidget. I’m lucky to live 2miles from the beach and we bought one of those 10ft paddling pools 3wks ago for the garden which has been fun. I’ve built up to 15mins of cold swimming in it I can now get in without my wetsuit. We got it for the kids but as I’m short I’ve done more swimming in it than the kids off the bungy tied to a tree

@triskirun99 seaswim sounds lovely, I'm jealous! :-) I hope your running injury resolves by September! It would have been the Staffordshire 70.3 next weekend, that's why I really wanted to do the 70.3 VR this weekend. And it was actually quite good fun.

Im not doing Ironman but I do have 13wks to my Sept Tri if it’s not cancelled so made the most of today with an early short seaswim (1st with no wetsuit this season), cycled there and took longer cycle home. But no way am I ready to jump off the bike and run yet.... been nursing running injury since Feb 🙄slowly building distances back up but limiting myself to 2runs a week whilst I do.

Do you still have a Tri booked in?

Triathlon people- is anyone doing the ironman vr9? Did my run 30mins early last night so it didn't count and I'll need to do another one this morning.... 🙄😀. It would be good to have some company, if anyone else is doing it.

Didn’t think I’d do a Tri this year but have now just signed up to my first open water one in the summer. I’m not very confident at all sea swimming so this will be a big challenge! But hopefully motivate me to keep my fitness going through August which I’m normally crap at as don’t like heat and have more days off work due to childcare needs.

@Lifeisabeach
Thank you

Racmactac the #20 is one of the swim workouts - they are listed before the training plans I think. And "opt" means it's an optional workout that you can add if you want to or have time - or if swimming is your weakest discipline. The optional ones are usually on what would otherwise be a rest day.

Ok on recommendation I have bought fink triathlon book but not sure on what this means

#20_opt.

Anyone help?

I don’t know of any apps, but I have a book called Ironfit - Triathlon Training for Women by Melanie and Don Fink, that contains lots of info and training plans for sprint, Olympic, half and full iron distance.

How are you getting on Nateismine? I’ve just finished week 6 of the Fink plan, which was 9 hours of training. I’m tired! And it’s 10 hours next week

People dip in and out racmactac I cant help with training plans though as I just keep running 3-4x a week and swim 1-2x a week then fit in odd cycle. I tend to pick up the cycling more from March onwards but I’m not aiming at any Tris yet this year, just got two running things lined up at moment. I’m sure others will be along to advise later.

Hey. Is this thread still active ?

I did my first tri last year with bugger all training and I've just signed up for 3 this year.

Now I need a training plan. Are there any good apps?

Wow you guys are certainly taking on some big Tri challenges well done. I’ve not booked anything except a HM run and my first marathon in May. I did enjoy my sprint Tri last year but found the nerves in the build up debilitating, so may just keep up the swim, running and cycling and see if anything takes my fancy after May.

Oh yes you’ll definitely still be an Ironman!
You’re 3 weeks ahead of me then on the Fink plan. I looked at the build phase and it goes to 3 swims a week I think? I won’t be able to manage that, will have to stick with 2 plus some lake swims once it warms up a bit!

I keep hoping they might change the Bolton bike course to reduce the elevation a bit, probably not going to happen though! If my run was stronger I could just focus on the bike, but I really need to work on my run too.

No other tris planned at the moment. Ideally I’d do a half IM but I don’t think funds will stretch that far. I’ve got a couple of running races booked and a half marathon in May, but that’s it.

Definitely taking over my life too, I am an Ironman bore - can think and talk about little else!

So, I opted for Lakesman just to save money- I'll still call myself an Ironman if I finish!
I'm on week 6 of the Fink Intermediate plan- 9 hrs this week. It's quite full on for me already. And am finding it's taking over my life again....
Did my first 2hr outdoor bike today and felt really tired- have lost so much fitness after last year.
I thought about Bolton but chickened out as I hate hills!
The Lakesman is June 21st.
My long term plan is Ironman Wales 2021 and then retire!
Are you doing any other events?

Hi nate good to see you back here. You decided against an IM abroad then? I really wanted to do Copenhagen, but cost and childcare meant it had to be a UK one. I’m terrified of the Bolton bike course, 9000ft of climbing - I need to seriously work on my bike!

I’ve heard Lakesman is a fab event, when is it?

OH and I are on week 3 of the Fink intermediate plan. The hours are ramping up already and I might switch to the just finish as it’s more realistic time-wise. But just seeing how it goes for now and trying to stick to the plan.

Would love to hear how you get on with training

Hi Life. I'm back on it too! On week 6 of a 30 week plan leading up to The Lakesman (full distance 😬😬😬)

Well done for having the cojones to sign up for the hilly one! Are you following a plan?