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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hi I'm doing a charity triathlon for the first time and well....this place clearly has people with Olympic levels of stamina ..any advice peeps?

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

Christ you're brave..!

I'm a cyclist, and we pride ourselves on being pretty hardcore. But triathletes..

Bloody animals!

Good luck!

And be careful with the energy gels(mucked up my insides a bit) when i did LEJOG.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What do you need to know?

I was a triathlete for 20 year's.

(lol not a professional just amateur weekend warrior)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't overcook it on the swim.

Don't overcook it on the bike.

Practice transition prior to event.

Don't rush transition, smooth and steady.

Know the route, don't rely on others.

Don't get to concerned with having all the equipment. As long as bike is roadworthy and tyres are in good condition.

Is it an open water mass start?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do your own race don't try to keep up with the big boys as you may hurt yourself and the most important thing is ENJOY it and smile as you finish I normally do the Liverpool and the brownlee try every year but can't do it this year as hurt. Xx

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By *406Couple
over a year ago

March

I'm a 140.6 guy, have 2 booked this year, Bolton and Barcelona.

Tips...get your hands on a good training plan, build a good Base, train with a club, use Garmin connect/Strava and concentrate on your weakest discipline.

Visualise the race, prep your kit, taper 2 weeks before, get your bike serviced, take suncream, plan the hell out of your journey, train with your race nutrition...jesus I could go on for days.

And YES, I regularly break my girl and my fitness is sweet! Resting HR of 55 atm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What distance is it? Is it open water?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It's a sprint . Not open water .

I'm not an overly fit guy per say.

Struggling with the breathing at the swim at the min.

Have a basic Giant OCR bike and decent running trainers.

It's the woodhall spa triathlon.

Obviously gonna Finnish well back but can people really get lost on a cycle route?

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By *horehouseCouple
over a year ago

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"Hi I'm doing a charity triathlon for the first time and well....this place clearly has people with Olympic levels of stamina ..any advice peeps?"
yep give it up and start swinging ...even better if u are being sponsored lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Has anyone invented the fuckathalon. ? Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's a sprint . Not open water .

I'm not an overly fit guy per say.

Struggling with the breathing at the swim at the min.

Have a basic Giant OCR bike and decent running trainers.

It's the woodhall spa triathlon.

Obviously gonna Finnish well back but can people really get lost on a cycle route?

It's the bike to run that used to kill me! My strong point was the swim but tbh I think it's good if your strength is the bike and run. Most people weakness is the swim so don't worry too much. Practice the transition as its hard when u are pumped with adrenalin make sure bike has proper shoes and clips and just put a tshirt over swim wear for quickness. Have Plenty of fluid and energy gels. Vaseline for swim if its outdoors and practice getting that wetsuit off, as its time consuming.

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

Don't do it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes people really do get lost, the amount of people I have seen getting lost just exiting transition!!

Don't get too bogged down with training programs and following this and that. First race should just be about finishing.

As long as you have done some training you will be fine.

Don't do brick sessions yet they are a quick route for beginners to get injuries.

Good luck.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's a sprint . Not open water .

I'm not an overly fit guy per say.

Struggling with the breathing at the swim at the min.

Have a basic Giant OCR bike and decent running trainers.

It's the woodhall spa triathlon.

Obviously gonna Finnish well back but can people really get lost on a cycle route?

I've competed at various levels in all 3 disciplines (separately) for years but only started triathlons a couple of years ago. As others have said, don't worry about racing the field. The races tends to get mixed up so you won't know where you are against anyone anyway.

Don't worry about trying to get the breathing right on the swim, train for the distance first.

Look up a relevant training program. ATW (Active Training World) have a few free good ones on there website.

For me, the best thing is joining a local Tri club and getting the club coach to give a few pointers on improvement, but most importantly, have fun! Happy to chat if you want more specific pointers.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

"Resting HR of 55 atm."

Is that meant to be good? At my fittest my resting hb was between 42 and 45 per min and my my output rate was between 185 and 195 depending on which pti was monitoring my heart rate with a 90 second recovery to resting rate (and I was not the fittest in my unit).

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"Don't do it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm two times ironman athlete finisher my advice concentrate on the bike that is where a good time is made or lost

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