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A Year in the Life of A Newbie Pro Triathlete

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Uploaded by on May 10, 2011

I put the day job on hold to live the dream :)

The video tastefully omits scenes of blood, sweat and tears. (but beleive me they have been there!)

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  • i run half marathons and will run my first full marathon this april. After that I want to move to triathlon, and ultimately ironman. Do you train by directly breaking your time 1/3 spent biking 1/3 spent swimming 1/3 running? how can I make a strong transition to tri?

  • @palmerleggings Hi there.. If you ultimately goal is Ironman, you're going to have to spend a lot of time on the bike as although you will be cardiovascularly fit you will need to build the bike-specific strength to ride long.

    For time efficiency investing in a turbo-trainer (or wind-trainer as they call them in the US) is a good idea.

    As a beginner, don't waste money on top-end bikes - just make sure the one you have fits you by getting a bike fit done (e.g Retul).. Training consistency ...

  • @palmerleggings is key. Look at the distances in Tri - less time is spent in the water so less hours are spent in the pool unless UR a weak swimmer, in which case devote off season time to get technique looked at and swim 3-5 times a week. Speed(Threshold)/AerobicEndura­nce and Strength. Join a local Tri club to get further pointers. As u r already a runner this is likely2B your strength.Spend time building up bike/swim strength&endurance Running off the bike is important too-as it is v.different

  • Bicycle Richmond kindly provided me with A Cannondale frame to use in my early season races. However, financial difficulties meant that their sponsorship was withdrawn and the bike returned, hence I no longer race on a Cannondale.

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  • My first triathlon is in may. This video gets me pumped up! Thanks.

  • great movie. Loved it!

  • @gasturu Get Shaky by the Ian Carey Project.

  • Get Shaky- The Ian Carey Project

  • who sings this song?

  • Good look this new year... from Spain.

    

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