Just signed up for sprint triathlon- anyone else?

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In a post night shift fit of silliness, I have just signed up for a fun sprint triathlon in 12 weeks...
I'm 33, 5'6 and 10st. Am currently fairly unfit but working on it, and am on week 3 of c25k. Swimming is my strong point, but will be aiming to finish it rather than get a decent time.
Am I going to die?!
Is anyone else doing one this year?

Results were in I was really pleased with my swim 5th place as I was nearly last out the pool last time so the last 6mths swimming 1-2x a week has really helped. I lost time on the run my little legs did a good run for me but there were lots tall leggy fast runners in the group. Got 9th in the V40. Pleased as I really couldn’t do any more but I’m so not ready to step up to full sprint yet as I just don’t think I can do the 5k run at the end. Good luck with your events coming up. I may work towards another HM in Sept or Oct now as my running has really dropped off, then again there is a 60m sportive bike ride I poss fancy doing again at the end of June just need a rest for a couple of days first.

Well done ski!!!!! Brilliant result!!!! Great swimming. The thing with the run (I find anyway) is that it takes at least 10-15 minutes for my legs to feel like mine again. So by the time I’d finished my go tri last year they’d only just got going. You’d most likely be just fine with a 5km run! But it always feels awful to begin with.

Well done ski! I am also not ready to step up to a full sprint but it seems to be happening anyway. Particularly worried about the “undulating” nature of my run. Pfffft, if I have to walk a bit then so be it.

Thanks I’m utterly shattered today think it’s the adrenaline drop off?! I did swim last night but it was only half hr up/down sess whilst DD was at club.
Good luck sleep your braver than me! I don’t envy the undulating run but I also saw a few of the sprint guys walking the very flat 5k route on Sunday. No shame in walking I felt I was in utter treacle legs but my watch was telling me otherwise it’s such a horrid feeling running off the bike.

I did my first super sprint on Sunday! 17th out of 70! Loved the swim and bike, utterly despised the run... Took 15.30 to do 2.5k, with lots od walk stops, so need to learn to pace myself.
Any recommendations for a tri suitable watch? Smallish budget, but may be able to get an early birthday present...

Yay well done thisismy!

I don’t own any triathlon/exercise gadgets (yet!) so I can’t help I’m afraid.

Well done happyface that’s brill!

Thanks! Was expecting to be at bottom of the board, so really pleased. Am doing a sprint tri in July, so that is the next goal. Need to work on the run and a bit more open water practice...
Totally got the bug though

Who was doing something this wend? Good luck hope it’s not too humid for you.

Not sure who’s out competing this weekend but it’s a beaut!

Today I did a 40k bike ride and then straight out on a 6k run. It was so hard!! Very windy on the bike and very warm on the run. Plus we’ve been away for a couple of days with too much alcohol and not enough sleep so that didn’t help. I wouldn’t have done it today but I had a short window of opportunity to get it done so I had to suck it up!! I’m hoping I won’t struggle so much in the race. Rooted to the sofa now!

Well done on your cycle/run brick bee it’s been very humid which is super tiring I find. Planned a 10k this morning hadn’t planned 5am child wake up! We have mostly passed that stage but she did re-settle so I drifted in/out before getting up at 6.30am to go get the run done. It was really hot and slow but can tick it off for today now it’s family day but we may go do a coastal walk & beach splash as it’s beaut day.

Hi all, sounds like everyone’s doing really well with training and races. My half marathon a few weeks ago didn’t go too well, I was really disappointed with my time and general performance. It was warm and sunny but not too hot, so I can’t really blame the heat, although I know I’d have done better on a cold, rainy day! Looking st my splits, I started way too fast, my first mile was stupidly quick (for me) and I paid the price! So annoying as I put in the training and thought I’d do much better

I’ve got a couple of duathlons booked next month but nothing else. Still haven’t entered the Olympic distance tri but I think I’ll bite the bullet and do it, as it’ll give me a focus for the rest of the summer.

Think I’ll need to join the tri club too so I can use the lake to practice open water swimming. You have to be a member to use it.

Life, you have completed a half marathon! Be proud of that and remember you can always try again if you think you can get better times.
Was planning lake swimming this afternoon but am a bit worried about lightning!

Thanks really, yes you’re right, I am glad I at least finished it. There were points where I was considering quitting and working out how I could walk home (it was in my home town). Will do it again next year and start slower!

I’ve finally joined the local tri club and went to an interval run session last night, which was great. I’m not too sure how many other sessions I’ll make because of kids’ activities, but I can now swim in the lake which is 2 mins down the road, so I can start open water practice!

I had planned a bike ride tonight and decided to go, despite the rain. Well it then got worse, really pouring down, and made going round bends a bit scary, I had major white knuckles!

You live and learn life so annoying to get your pacing wrong though. It’s so hard on race day with the adrenaline pumping not to go off too fast. You won’t do it again though!

I’m in the ‘doesn’t really matter what training I do now’ phase. Whilst also feeling like I’ve still got a few key sessions to do in the next few days. Tapering doesn’t seem to exist in triathlons quite the same way as it does it running. If I was doing a running race expecting to complete in around 4 hours (as I’m hoping to do the triathlon in), I’d have been tapering for nearly three weeks by now!

Igotta, I just read your post sort of subconsciously thinking four hours chuh! I’ll never be doing anything that long, but then I’ve just thought that my sprint triathlon that’s coming up v soon won’t be very much shorter. Forty minutes for the swim (I’m slow and it’s in a castle moat), Eighty minutes for the bike ride and then probably forty more minutes for me to stagger around the run. Two and a half hours. I’d better start seeing which energy gels I can use without side effects. Any recommendations?

I’ve just got some Tailwind. Haven’t tried it yet (will try it on tues when I’m doing a big bike/run). It’s been recommended by lots of people so fingers crossed! Other than that I use clif bloks. Mountain berry is just like eating sweets!

Lots of nervous chat on Facebook about this weekend! I can’t wait!!!!!!! Did a final brick session today. Swim tomorrow and that’s me done till Sunday (save for a familiarisation dip in the lake on Saturday after registration).

How’s everyone else doing??

Good luck bee for the wend. I’ve been away so not done much did a 6k run last night but it was really hot and I struggled. No serious swimming for a week just a few laps at the campsite pool. I need to get back to it.

Well bike is all racked and registration is done. Feels very strange leaving my bike behind. All go in the morning!!!!!! I’ll be relieved to get out of the water in one piece and in anything around 50mins, I’ll be relieved to get through the bike section with no punctures and the run, well I just want to be able to keep going!!!!

Hope it all goes well bee good luck

I did it!!!!!!!!!! Dreadful swim but I loved the rest of it! And did it 10 mins faster than I thought I would. What a feeling!!

Super well done bee that’s brill hope you have time to recover now and plan your next one

Think I wore myself out yesterday super hot 10k in the morning then a 40min Swim last night. I’m bushwhacked today trying to focus at work...

Probably a bit of heatstroke ski! Hope you’re feeling more human now.

I haven’t done anything since Sunday’s race. Shoulder is pretty sore so I’ll wait for that to settle before swimming again. Might head out for a run or bike tonight. I’m a bit lost as to my next target. There’s a few races over the summer that I’d like to do that are either too soon or on weekends that we’re already busy. There’s a standard tri in August that I might do but I’m not feeling very inspired by it! It’s at a lovely lake, in nice flat countryside but I’m not sure what’s putting me off. Doing my first standard at a World Series event may have set the bar a little high!!!

I like the look of London Triathlon but I may have to save that for next year.