Options
swimming
iain.flowers
Posts: 8
in General Chat
hi i,m considering doing the london trathlon next year but i am a complete beginner at it, i run 5 days a week and bikw to work each day total of 50 miles a week,but i am struggling to do more than 4 length at a time,i would welcome any help,iain
0
Comments
only by building things throgh consistency of approach and adjusting the effort / distance / time will you improve .. having said that swimming is a shade more technical than either the run or bike and does require a degreee of ability & skill learning. best bet therefore is to a) get in the pool more often and b) get some coaching. The latter especially will aid with improving your stroke as well your swim fitness not to mention confidence.
london triathlon is well do-able .. I was in your exact situation last january could barely swim 2 lengths of crawl ... got in the pool, beasted myself for 6 months and came 42nd in my age group at London .. am sure you will acheive as good if not better ... just believe in yourself and you will
There are some good books and videos out there ("Total Immersion" seems to be very well thought of) too.
Cheers
Craig