Switch to Sprint?
Damo
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Good morning,
I've entered the south coast classic Olympic distance after bowing to a bit of peer pressure and whilst I've done a reasonable amount of training I'm beginning to think I should have gone for the Sprint. I know I could do the sprint and hopefully set a reasonable time but I'm thinking that the Olympic might me just a bit too much and I'll be worrying about making it out of the water instead of thinking about competing [&:].
Shall I switch, what would you do if you'd never done a triathlon before? Any help would be welcome!
Thanks,
Damian
I've entered the south coast classic Olympic distance after bowing to a bit of peer pressure and whilst I've done a reasonable amount of training I'm beginning to think I should have gone for the Sprint. I know I could do the sprint and hopefully set a reasonable time but I'm thinking that the Olympic might me just a bit too much and I'll be worrying about making it out of the water instead of thinking about competing [&:].
Shall I switch, what would you do if you'd never done a triathlon before? Any help would be welcome!
Thanks,
Damian
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I was in exactly the same position you are at the start of my season this year when I did Windsor. I had previously done London sprint distance last year so know I can do that, but decided to push up to Olympic at Windsor. Prior to the event I was bricking it and seriously thought about downgrading to Sprint, however in the end I eventually stuck with it. The swim was really difficult for me as im a very weak simmer, but when I climbed out and finished the event I was so chuffed!! If I was you I would stick with it, if you can finish the sprint in a reasonable time, you can def finish an Olympic – and my opinion is a last placed finished Olympic is much better than any place at sprint distance…so go for it, and enjoy it rather than looking for 1st place!!!!
If you reckon you can set a reasonable time at the sprint then I am pretty sure you are more than capable of finishing the oly...just go out there and enjoy it...
Will they swap at this late stage anyway? - I am sure you will be fine, lets pray for calm seas whatever distance! good luck
Ian
Fingers crossed for a nice calm sea, a bit of luck and I might make it back out alive!
I did my fisrt 10k of the year last Saturday with Bonus B and that was fine, I did way more than the full bike distance the week before and that was also fine. The only bit is the swim, oh and putting it all together!!![:'(]
Here's hoping, if you see me, I'll be the terrified looking person not wanting to get into the sea or in the boat being pulled from the water!
Good luck to Damo, Rebbo and any others doing the tri down at Seaford this weekend though (or indeed any other race!).
Hopefully I'll finish!
Good luck to everyone else who's taking part, in Seaford or anywhere else this weekend.
Cheers,
Damian