The first few weeks of any training program are about two things: Establishing a routine and setting goals. With the triathlon 4 to 5 months away, you have to plan the training into your daily lives to ultimately permit you success at the event.
Triathlon training works best if you start easy and build gradually: 20 minutes on your feet builds to over an two hours of running, 10 miles on the bike grows to over 60, and a few laps in the pool turns into thousands of yards in a session. The mileage may seem easy at this time, but it will grow. The most critical thing is to make sure you carve out the time each week to permit you to continue down the road to achieving your goals.
The early portion of a training program is also the time to establish your goals and to keep them at the forefront of your mind as you frame out your training each week. Whether your goals are to just finish or to finish in a specific time, write down your goals and work with your coaches to set up your training to go after them.
After you establish your personal routine and determine your goals, everything else will fall in place. Before you know it, you will be walking across the finish line as a ‘Triathlete!’
~Coach Nick
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