Try-athlete

Below I have listed 3 images, that are part of my image collection. One image is one I took in Cancun, the other two are images from Pixabay.

Here is the original image, that I took. I choose this to represent the open water swim portion of the race, and because it acts a good background.

This image is from Pixabay, I have used this as the obvious nod to cycling, which part of the sport. This portion occupies the most time. of the actual race
https://pixabay.com/photos/racing-bike-bike-handlebar-bicycle-598195/

This is a texture from Pixabay, I liked the depth, so I overlaid it and lowed the opacity to give it some texture and grit.
https://pixabay.com/photos/texture-roughcast-plaster-wall-1504364/

It has been exactly 1 month and 3 days since I registered for a triathlon. In that 40 days, I have been in the dedicated at least an hour and half for training and I have completely changed my diet. Let’s rewind a bit through.

In the month of March, I was pretty stressed out, and couldn’t find my footing. I found myself very discouraged and did see how things could be better. As I do every weekend, I was driving a coffee shop on Saturday to chip away some homework. On my way driving an idea came to me.

That idea was to force myself to do something very difficult. I googled triathlons near me and found one at the end of August. After reading articles and blogs about completing in triathlons. I was sold.

Now, we are here.

I have been spending hours in the gym and putting myself back into shape. These trainings include 15 miles bike rides, 5 miles runs, and some serious weight lifting.

Where are we headed?

I will continue to follow my workout plan till the end of May. Then from June to end of July, I will be incorporating long periods of cardio and less strenuous weight lifting.

I have read multiple articles about training for triathlons and they collectively mentioned the same tip. The tip is as the triathlon get closer, it’s advisable to be sore. And focus more on long distances.

The distances for running and biking are long, and that is an understatement. The biking distance will be 50+ miles and 10+ miles running. Told you it was an understatement, didn’t I?

This training won’t last long, once August rolls around things change. Like I mentioned before have read a lot about training for triathlons and that’s where I have condoned this general plan.

Most professional triathletes don’t do any strenuous training within 4 weeks of event. It’s said that your body needs to rest, and let the muscles relaxed. They need to relax before all the stress that will come at the event.

I have attached some YouTube channels below, which is my inspiration and most of information about training. The rest of information is basically my educated guess, that I hope pays off. We’ll see.

Stay tuned for more updates about diet, training mental game and more on why I choose such a feat.

Below is the link to a professional triathlete who has set world records for iron mans and is ones of the best in the world. His discipline and tenacity is why I have used him as an influence.

https://www.youtube.com/user/PBTriClinic2011

This channel below more informative about triathlons and has educated me on the practical side of the event, such as gear and what not.

https://www.youtube.com/user/globaltrinetwork

Below is more training based and focuses more on weight lifting and forcing your body to be at tip top shape.

https://www.youtube.com/channelUC1AKDrz2GvLxD29W9tow66g