My DIY Triathlon Plan!

The Plan not sure when Im going to get to do it, but had the idea in my head and just wanted to get the numbers down.

So the outline plan would be.

1. Drive the swimming pool with the bike.
2. Lock the bike up outside the pool.
3. Swim 750meters
4. Get changed into the cycling gear at the pool (T1)
5. Put towel etc in the car (T1)
6. Take bike and ride home around the cycle path 6.35miles
7. At home drop off bike and change into running shorts (T2)
8. Run back to pool 2.5miles
9. Get car and drive home :-)

I would imaged the total time would be just under 2hrs.  The pool opens at 8am on a weekend so I may have to be very pleasant to the wife and see if i can so it on a Saturday Morning.

ByeBye Nike Plus Watch - What do I get?

I have just sold the Nike+ watch for £90 on fleabay meaning that I have a budget of £86 to either purchase a dedicated watch or Bluetooth accessories for my iPhone apps.

If I had all the money in the world I would get the Garmin 910xt but don't so may have to stick to keeping it simple.

Watch ever I get it needs to be multisport,
Defiantly Running and Cycling, if possible swimming but I know this is too much ask so will settle for Run and Bike.

This is where I'm in a quandary because I am basically describing the iPhone but it does have flaws namely battery, and weather proofing.

What to do?

Being Honest.

I've floated between the 316-320lb weight for a while now but always just kept my weight at 316 on my apps. Today I took whatever weight the scales told me and put that down as my starting weight for my new push... That was 320lb so I'm, 320lb (22st 12lb) and that's the new me. whilst 4lb off my lowest, its still 20lb less than when I started this journey so that's great stuff really.


This Week Exercise,
Monday Run AM/Swim PM
Tuesday Bike AM
Wednesday Run AM
Thursday Bike AM
Friday Run AM

I may need to mix it up a bit as Vicci has got back into wanting to go to the GYM and there is only so many hours in the day.

This week I'm going to have a good week and do all of my training whilst really watching what I eat and drink. Would love to dip bellow the 316lb.

TTFN

New Go Pro.

Got a Gopro today and this is my first attempt at using it. Very Shakey also I recorded in 60ffs which killed my computer.

Better to lose 10lb of me that spend £1000 getting a 10lb lighter bike :-)

My total weight loss since October has been 24lb, not to be sniffed at but I have lost nothing in the past 3months.  This is mainly due to a lack of routine and not concentrating on my diet.  The good news to take from this is that I have maintained my weight and not put any one.  Ok time to step up and make a conscious effort to shed a few more pounds.  Not going to get stressed about it all there is no point, the weight is not the goal the weight is one of the side effects but on the other had the weight is important to performing better so it is a worth while thing to attack.  Better to lose 10lb of me that spend £1000 getting a 10lb lighter bike :-)

Road Bikes!

It was my first ride on a Road Bike today granted it was too small for me but still this little ride made me realise that this is one step too far for me at my current weight and. Whilst it was fast and light it was quite wobbly under me due to the skinny tyres and narrow handle bars and I just wasn't confident on the road. I think there is defiantly a road bike in my future but not yet maybe when I'm 4 Stone lighter.

Road Bike vs. Tri Bike for Triathletes - A Comparison

A great Video from Fit Werx, more can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/FitWerx

My Plans, Please tell me I cant do it, It will be much more fun to when I prove you wrong.

Ok so the more I think about it, the more training for Triathlon seems like the best around cross training you can do.  I have drawn my line in the sand with this and told a few people my plans so its time to make a training plan.  My initial thoughts are that I will train for a Sprint Triathlon and then compete in a Super sprint for my first outing which will give me more confidence and allow me some energy left in the tank to deal with the stress of transition.  This seem quite logical to me.

So the distances I need to train for are, 750 metres (0.47 mi) swim, 20 kilometres (12 mi) bike, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) run.

Swim

I can do this already but will train up to 800meters and then work on speed and form.

Bike

The furthest I have ridden is 11.7miles so just short, I will train up to 15miles and once again work on cadence and technique.  I have the perfect opportunity to use the fairly flat cycle path for this.  I will then introduce road miles including hills up to 12miles.

Run

I have trained for and can run 5k, however due to my broken toe I will have to build back up.  I will start with getting a consistent 2miles under my feet 2times a week and then build up to the 5k closer to any event.  Running is the hardest for me due to my weight but I have run 5k so I know I can do it.

The one thing I haven’t mentioned here is diet, Im going to stick to my current diet and just cut out a few things.  I don’t like going crazy with my diet as it is far too easy to fall off the wagon and go completely the other way.  I have done this lots of times before and I want this change to last, so say good bye to the YOYO.

Losing weight or getting fit is not the goal here, training for a Triathlon is.  However weight and fitness will come I’m just happy that it’s not the focus.

Ok great just a few things to work on then.