Story
14 Sprint Triathlons in 7 consecutive weeks...
It is not quite as crazy as it sounds. A sprint triathlon is;
- 750 m swim -
Mine is in a pool, but I don't kick off at the end. I just lightly touch the side and then watch out for people nearly drowning, as they laugh at my fumble turn. Until 6 months ago I had never swam more than 250 m - 20 km Cycle -
Ah cycling. If god had meant us to walk, he or she would not have given us bikes. For me this is a brief interlude while I cough up chlorine and get ready for the dreaded... - 5 km run -
It is over 25 years since I ran more than 5 km. With every step, stumble, or stagger that I make, it comes home to me why I stopped this stupid pastime. Hats off to anyone daft enough to run across the road never mind 5 K.
The Plan
The plan is to do 7 sets back to back once per week over the seven weeks. Also I will do 7 sets spread out over the rest of the week.
The training
Oops I forgot this bit. Maybe next time eh. I am drinking again after no alcohol for 6 weeks, so that should help.
7 more to go before Friday 12th April
Week 5
7th Full Tri 24th March Swim, Cycle, Run
Week 4
6th 20th March cycle swim cycle 23rd Run
5th 19th march - Cycle, Swim, Cycle Forgot my front light so I cycled about 10 K in the dark. Not to be recommended. Then I did week 4 of the pool training for my PADI Subaqua course. 20th March did the dreaded 5 K Run done
4th 17th March - a full Tri. Still cant run 5 K without stopping done
Week 3
3rd 10th March - Back in the groove, a full Tri. done
Week 2
3rd March - I did my back in planting a tree. Not a great week for exercise. not done
Week 1
1st 24th Feb - a full Sprint Triathlon. done
2nd 27th Feb - and another one, at night. Very dark and lonely along the river Dee. done