Good time for first triathlon
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Hello everyone,
Just a quick question. I am undertaking my first triathlon next week and was wondering what sort of time should I be aiming for. The traithlon is 1500m Swim, 40k Bike, 10k Run. Thanks for your advise
Rum68br
Just a quick question. I am undertaking my first triathlon next week and was wondering what sort of time should I be aiming for. The traithlon is 1500m Swim, 40k Bike, 10k Run. Thanks for your advise
Rum68br
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Are you a overweight OAP? Or a highly trained athlete??
Just do the triathlon as well as you can, and be organised for it.
Start by adding each individual time up, and add say 10mins for transitions which will no doubt be slow. Use that as a target.
Swim = 30 min (allows for google messing * 3)
Cycle= 1.20
Run= 60min (at least a one stop for a pee beacuse you drank too much on the bike)
Transition * 2 = 10min (u dont have a trisuit and not running barefoot)
= 3h
However, 1:20 for the bike and 60 mins for run do look "slow" to me.
But I guess it all depends on differences in the events etc.
Don't worry about your time! Just relax and try to enjoy it!
Best advice I got before my first Tri - "Start slow and then ease off" ...although I'm still not sure if that was meant as a joke.
If you really want a time to measure yourself against, it will vary depending on the course, so try to get last year's results - but remember weather etc can make a difference too.
... all that said under 3hrs is a fair result for first ever Tri
I did two sprint tris at the end of last season.
1st was a 750m open water swim.
2nd was a 400m pool swim.
Both were 20 Km bike + 5Km run.
The o/w tri I finished twenty minutes FASTER than the pool tri.
there are too many variables involved to state what a "good time" is.
My advice? Whatever you finish your 1st tri in is a "good time".
A subsequent "good time" for the same tri/same course is that time less 1 minute.
nothing else matters -UNLESS your goal is to podium. Then you need to start looking at last year's times, weather,conditions etc.
didds
That will tell you what a good, bad, indifferent time is.
A good Olympic time would be sub 2.30.
Sub 1.15 for a 750m OW swim race.
Ironman sub 17!
For extra points... learn from all the mistakes you make and go quicker next time.
I've done one Sprint (500m pool swim, 20k, 5k) and now I'm in the same boat - I'm signed up for the St Helens OD thats less than 6 weeks away
Frankly I'm sh**ing it.
My swim pace in OW is over 3mins/100! and I haven't managed a 1500m OW swim yet...... because I hate OW swimming
My stand alone Bike is 1:22 for 40k on the flat(ish) and 01:33 on the actual course due to it having 2x HC Grade 4 climbs
My run is 57min for a 10k whether standalone or after a 30kride (i'm working up to a 40k ride, 10k run combo) - but I am running on a rebuilt knee and two bobbinsed ankles
10mins of Trans (hoping to get that sub 7)
Altogether that puts me at 3:25+!
I'm currently getting alot of training on my swim, doing OW and Pool swims, but I'm guessing a few hundred metres of the race might be done Backstroke!
Watch the backstroke, though...most races take arm sticking up out if the water as a request for help!
That might be no bad thing
If you normally train indoors, head outside for a trail run.
You need to provide yourself with a change every once in a while so your mind does not become bored with the same regimen day in and day out.
Hi all new to the triathlon world completed my first od tri at Salford last month set myself a target to be under 3 hrs and I did 2hrs 59 mins 46 secs terrible swim but average bike and a good run . sprint tri in September I am aiming to do it in 1 hr 25mins maybe a bit under .
I'm doing my first Olympic Distance Tri tomorrow and sub 3 hours is my goal. Nerves starting to kick in big time now!
I completed my first OD triathlon in Cardiff, and had anticipated around 3 hours (adding standalone times + a bit for fatigue + a bit for transition). I actually completed in 2:29 (quite a bit quicker). So using the adding up of standalone times + a bit doesn't always work. I guess there are too many variables to accurately predict your time. Just enjoy.
1:33 on the bumpy bike course and then 1hr dead for the run, which I considered OK given the hill and the blown ITB at 1km in. Good time next year? Faster than that!
Dan... I try to make each course its own PB for the reasons above - I'm sure you will improve a lot next year with more training and knowing what race day will be like. And fixing that ITB!
My advice would be lay out your equipment and plan your T1 and T2 the day before at the latest.
Also get there early (perhaps an hour before your start or more) and rack your bike, check out not only the entries and exits but check where you need to mount or dismount your bike.
Otherwise, it's your first race. Who cares about times!! Good luck
3h23 for my first OD.
Wetsuit doesn't fit anymore and took on water = 40mins
long run to and from T1 = 5m52
Good ride, but with 2 lasp over big hills = 1h35 and change
T2 = 1min41
Bang on an hour for the run.
I know here there is a lot of room for improvement!
ris - i think it was a bit short, the run especially, as my time for the run was about 3 mins quicker than my standalone 10k. But it's in the book as my PB! (Only one i've done!) and will be for a while. Thinking of stepping up to an ironman next. Inspired by the reports from the event in Tenby.
i completed im wales on sunday and the race atmosphere in tenby, narbeth and saundersfoot (and pretty much anywhere else on the route) is totally amazing. the course is a hard as a hard thing. the advice on here a little while ago about gearing for the hills is really true, and i wish i'd followed it!
the finish, though - what sweet delight that is after a long day out.
Awesome Rob, how was the knee?
Ris Wales sounds brilliant, have you got a link?
tridaddy - ironman wales - if you are planning to do it then don't hang about as the race does fill up fairly quickly!