I wish I could do some Triathlon training...

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Matoi Ryuko

Triathlons seem like alot of fun, however I haven't got anywhere to swim, and a good training bike is just too expensive for me. So in the meantime, I train for Marathons, and possibly Ultra-Marathons. Does anyone else here do anything like this...?

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:05

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# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:06

Matoi Ryuko

i am he posted:

sometimes I post, play video games, and smoke weed in the same day

That's really way too much work for me...I gotta keep it simpler, you know?

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:07

i am he

have you run a marathon before? what was it like?

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:08

Synathaesia: it's been a hard day's night
and I'd been workin' like a dog

I have several friends who run a lot of triathlons, but I'm not fit enough to do it with them

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:11

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you can always tell who has run a marathon

thanks Manifisto!

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:13

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26.2 y'know

thanks Manifisto!

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:13

I.N.R.I

ive only done one (4th). it was olympic distance , and the swimming part is my least favourite thing ive ever done cos it was in the north sea in friggin october. i was literally dead last when i got out of the water. :P

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:18

Matoi Ryuko

I.N.R.I posted:

ive only done one (4th). it was olympic distance , and the swimming part is my least favourite thing ive ever done cos it was in the north sea in friggin october. i was literally dead last when i got out of the water. :P

Ah, I've never seen the ocean!!

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:21

I.N.R.I

by the way , i didnt train specifically for it. if youre fit and u fundamentally know how to swim, how to run with good form, and how to ride a drat bike, then you should just go ahead and enter one. the best way to learn how to race is to enter races .. the training can follow.

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:22

Matoi Ryuko

I need a vacation or something...swimming in the sea sounds INTENSE and I haven't even seen one!

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:22

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Matoi Ryuko posted:

I need a vacation or something...swimming in the sea sounds INTENSE and I haven't even seen one!

be careful!

thanks Manifisto!

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:23

Matoi Ryuko

I.N.R.I posted:

by the way , i didnt train specifically for it. if youre fit and u fundamentally know how to swim, how to run with good form, and how to ride a drat bike, then you should just go ahead and enter one. the best way to learn how to race is to enter races .. the training can follow.

I'm not really sure how long of a distance you have to swim actually?

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:23

Matoi Ryuko

I googled it and it said it's 1.5km swimming?

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:25

I.N.R.I

Matoi Ryuko posted:

I'm not really sure how long of a distance you have to swim actually?

it depends on the triathlon .. in the one i entered, which was "olympic" distance, the swim was a mile

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:25

Matoi Ryuko

I thought triathlons were like 20k swimming.

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:26

Matoi Ryuko

Matoi Ryuko posted:

I thought triathlons were like 20k swimming.

That's why I was like "I think I'd need to train for that first...or I might die!"

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:26

I.N.R.I

Matoi Ryuko posted:

I thought triathlons were like 20k swimming.

that would take like 5 hrs or something

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:27

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I did 3 sprint triathlons and one olympic one.

Matoi Ryuko posted:

I'm not really sure how long of a distance you have to swim actually?

400 -750m for sprint, 1.5km for olympic distance

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# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:28

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If you want to try out a triathlon just look for a sprint distance without open sea swimming. People can finish those in grandma bikes and water wings.

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# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:30

Matoi Ryuko

I looked up some triathlons and the next one is in april, everything before then is indoor triathlon.

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:30

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Matoi Ryuko posted:

I looked up some triathlons and the next one is in april, everything before then is indoor triathlon.

That sounds boring. Part of the fun is being outdoors imo.

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# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:31

Master Stur: chasin' tail

I am not doing any races until spring. My knee needs time off

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:32

Matoi Ryuko

K. Flaps posted:

That sounds boring. Part of the fun is being outdoors imo.

Yeah it sounds more like just a triathlon training event.

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:32

Matoi Ryuko

I.N.R.I posted:

that would take like 5 hrs or something

Now that's what I'm talking about...did you hear about the lady who swam from Cuba to Florida?

# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:33

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Master Stur posted:

I am not doing any races until spring. My knee needs time off

I'm on a time-off from racing too because of my shoulder :hfive:

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# ? Dec 28, 2014 21:33

Piso Mojado

I trained for a while but am a terrible swimmer, so I ended up doing one where there was just running and cycling. Highly recommend it as it will get you used to the formalities of racing while you still train on swimming.

also - I went to the YMCA and talked to some swimmers there that are helping me, recommend you do the same if you have a YMCA around.