Thursday, February 23, 2012
Triathlon

Triathlon is a growing sport in South Africa with more events being scheduled each year in all 4 categories.

   

Swim

Bike

Run

Total

Sprint

600m
750m

20km

5km

25.6km
25.75km

Standard
(Olympic)

1.5km

40km

10km

51.50km

Ultra
(Half iron distance)

1.9km

90km

21.1km

113km

Ironman
(Full iron distance)

3.8km

180km

42.2km

226km

We cater for all triathletes. Novices training for their first sprint or those training for another season of all events. Training schedules are sent out weekly from September to April.

The attraction of triathlons is the challenge of having to do all three disciplines one after the other. But the real challenge is training for all three.

And the biggest challenge in that is to be disciplined in your training routine. That means having to train more than once on some days and thus having to find what works best for you for mornings and evenings. For example our running section schedules 6 sessions a week but as triathletes we only run 3 times a week. But you will always find at least 1 triathlete on any of the 6 running sessions. Similarly with swimming you can expect to see one of us in the pool on any morning or evening at the gym.

Therefore the schedules sent out are a guideline and are not meant to be rigidly applied by all. Tweak it to fit your personal goals and most importantly your personal lives. Don’t ignore the needs of your family, work and friends.

Finally … the key to enjoyment and success in this sport is simply to Tri, Tri and Tri again.

 

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