How to Train for a Half Triathlon, Seriously, How Do You?
Hello everyone, Once again this is Adam Gonzalez.
My first couple of articles talked about dieting and training for a marathon.
This time around, I'm going to talk about my experience training for a Half Triathlon.
I know this article will be posted before my race, but I would like to share my story so far.
Now, a Half Triathlon is a 70.
3 mile race.
It is a 1.
2 mile swim, followed by a 56 mile bike ride, then a 13.
1 run.
Piece a cake! When I signed up for my Half Triathlon, it was in December.
So, I figured by July 19th, I'll be ready.
The first thing I needed to do was to come up with a plan of attack.
I changed my diet to take in more vegetables; if you read my previous articles you know exactly what I'm talking about.
I started to drink more water and changed my exercise routine.
It was difficult, really difficult.
I researched some training tips but I never found anything that would work for me.
So, I decided to develop my own.
I wanted replace two of my three meals with very smart and heart healthy foods.
For Breakfast, I switched over to plain oatmeal; I would add granola for some protein and a few slices of banana and a handful of blueberries.
I ate a spinach salad for lunch added some chicken breast with no salad dressing.
For snacks, almonds and cashews were a lock for me.
I started to take a multivitamin; Again, I know these are things I should have been eating for a while now.
But read my previous articles and you'll know exactly where I'm coming from.
I knew that working out to train for the Half Triathlon would be challenging for me.
I signed up for the half in December, and I live in Chicago.
Yes, it'll be brutally cold when I'm out training.
Since my gym opened at five in the morning and I start work at seven in the morning, I really didn't enough time for proper training.
So, I decided to join a gym that was open twenty hours a day! Smart move, huh? It was torture in the beginning! I found myself going to sleep at seven at night and waking up at three in the morning.
However, the gym has everything I need to complete the task at hand.
I struggled for the first month of training; it was impossible to get out bed.
Even the food that I was putting into my body wasn't the best, especially when I was trying to eat healthier.
I have to plan smart for this race.
I have to put the right things in my body, in order to pull this off.
I started to swim on Mondays, I rode my bike on Tuesdays and I run on Wednesdays.
Thursdays and Fridays, I work out with free weights.
I rest on Saturday and on Sunday I swim, bike and run.
I have seen some improvements and I feel very confident in my training.
I'm still ways away from the half.
But I feel like I'm on the right track to complete this race in a fairly decent time.
Thank you for taking the time to read this article!
My first couple of articles talked about dieting and training for a marathon.
This time around, I'm going to talk about my experience training for a Half Triathlon.
I know this article will be posted before my race, but I would like to share my story so far.
Now, a Half Triathlon is a 70.
3 mile race.
It is a 1.
2 mile swim, followed by a 56 mile bike ride, then a 13.
1 run.
Piece a cake! When I signed up for my Half Triathlon, it was in December.
So, I figured by July 19th, I'll be ready.
The first thing I needed to do was to come up with a plan of attack.
I changed my diet to take in more vegetables; if you read my previous articles you know exactly what I'm talking about.
I started to drink more water and changed my exercise routine.
It was difficult, really difficult.
I researched some training tips but I never found anything that would work for me.
So, I decided to develop my own.
I wanted replace two of my three meals with very smart and heart healthy foods.
For Breakfast, I switched over to plain oatmeal; I would add granola for some protein and a few slices of banana and a handful of blueberries.
I ate a spinach salad for lunch added some chicken breast with no salad dressing.
For snacks, almonds and cashews were a lock for me.
I started to take a multivitamin; Again, I know these are things I should have been eating for a while now.
But read my previous articles and you'll know exactly where I'm coming from.
I knew that working out to train for the Half Triathlon would be challenging for me.
I signed up for the half in December, and I live in Chicago.
Yes, it'll be brutally cold when I'm out training.
Since my gym opened at five in the morning and I start work at seven in the morning, I really didn't enough time for proper training.
So, I decided to join a gym that was open twenty hours a day! Smart move, huh? It was torture in the beginning! I found myself going to sleep at seven at night and waking up at three in the morning.
However, the gym has everything I need to complete the task at hand.
I struggled for the first month of training; it was impossible to get out bed.
Even the food that I was putting into my body wasn't the best, especially when I was trying to eat healthier.
I have to plan smart for this race.
I have to put the right things in my body, in order to pull this off.
I started to swim on Mondays, I rode my bike on Tuesdays and I run on Wednesdays.
Thursdays and Fridays, I work out with free weights.
I rest on Saturday and on Sunday I swim, bike and run.
I have seen some improvements and I feel very confident in my training.
I'm still ways away from the half.
But I feel like I'm on the right track to complete this race in a fairly decent time.
Thank you for taking the time to read this article!
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