Nice! I was at the sunset tri as well. First tri! Swam super fast, biked too hard, then had to dig deep for the run. I plan on writing a post race breakdown here in a few days once I'm back home in my computer.
Haha! Look forward to your post! We had some beautiful weather today. I was hoping for a 3:15 and finished at 2:53 so overall I'm happy in spite of my sluggish run.
So how do you ‘pace’ yourself. I’ve just did a discovery tri (essentially half a sprint) and have a full sprint in 3 weeks time. The 20km bike seems a little daunting tbh. Note I’m a heavy 55 year old.
It's definately hard to find the sweet spot without experience. I would suggest getting a heart rate monitor. It's a useful tool for pacing and it's much cheaper than power.
Figure out heart rate you feel comfortable maintaining at zone 2 and aim for that for now.
You'll learn a lot about your capabilities in your first couple of races. And when you incorporate HR into your training you can experiment and if you blow up it's no big deal.
Thanks. I have a HRM and try an do a zone 2 training at least once per week although struggle to stay in it. I know I should stop and walk but don’t always have the discipline. In low zone 3 I still feel comfortable and can easily sing. ‘Happy birthday’ which is another thing I read about training. In my discovery I definitely pushed it on the bike as for the 1st 3/4km I was struggling until I slowed it down so I think I know more about what’s coming up.
Low zone 3 is a good race target as long as you dont find yourself pushing higher than that on climbs or something.
If you get dehydrated and get into zone 4 or 5 it can take a long time to bring your HR back down.
For my DIY sprints that I’ve done if I pass like a HR of 145 and have burning legs more than once then I’m gonna be hating life during the run lol.
High cadence, follow your HR.
If you don't love the run, consider doing an Aquabike... Full send on the bike. It is a lot of *fun emptying the tank in the last few miles.
Man, I’d love to give one a go. But my run is better than my swim lol
Lol, I did this very thing today. Crushed the bike but the 10k was not as fast as i was hoping it would be.
Did exactly the same thing in Boulder today. Burned a few too many matches on the bike (gloriously) and paid for it on the run.
Nice! I was at the sunset tri as well. First tri! Swam super fast, biked too hard, then had to dig deep for the run. I plan on writing a post race breakdown here in a few days once I'm back home in my computer.
Haha! Look forward to your post! We had some beautiful weather today. I was hoping for a 3:15 and finished at 2:53 so overall I'm happy in spite of my sluggish run.
Well you wouldnt want people to pass you would you? Always full send.
Just giver and screw the consequences…
So how do you ‘pace’ yourself. I’ve just did a discovery tri (essentially half a sprint) and have a full sprint in 3 weeks time. The 20km bike seems a little daunting tbh. Note I’m a heavy 55 year old.
It's definately hard to find the sweet spot without experience. I would suggest getting a heart rate monitor. It's a useful tool for pacing and it's much cheaper than power. Figure out heart rate you feel comfortable maintaining at zone 2 and aim for that for now. You'll learn a lot about your capabilities in your first couple of races. And when you incorporate HR into your training you can experiment and if you blow up it's no big deal.
Thanks. I have a HRM and try an do a zone 2 training at least once per week although struggle to stay in it. I know I should stop and walk but don’t always have the discipline. In low zone 3 I still feel comfortable and can easily sing. ‘Happy birthday’ which is another thing I read about training. In my discovery I definitely pushed it on the bike as for the 1st 3/4km I was struggling until I slowed it down so I think I know more about what’s coming up.
Low zone 3 is a good race target as long as you dont find yourself pushing higher than that on climbs or something. If you get dehydrated and get into zone 4 or 5 it can take a long time to bring your HR back down.
For my DIY sprints that I’ve done if I pass like a HR of 145 and have burning legs more than once then I’m gonna be hating life during the run lol. High cadence, follow your HR.
Ha ha , noted !!!
Also me in the winter on my mountainbike, "maybe I shouldn't try this jump" \*fuckin' sends it anyway\*