Beginner's Guide to Doing a Triathlon

Running, swimming, and biking a triathlon could be the biggest accomplishment of your life but it takes a lot of exercise. Here are some workout tips for you to use in this ironman video.

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Swim 2/3 times a week minimum
Run 3 times a week minimum
Bike 2 times a week minimum
Brisk run following bike ride
Weight training

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Dave has been an endurance athlete for over twenty years and is a swimmer , runner and cyclist that has finished the Iron Man triathlon. Additionally he has represented the US at the world championship. He coaches in Newport and has seen his team win the district title. He has a great passion for racing, training and coaching.

DAVE CAMPBELL: Remember that although triathlon is an immense challenge, it is also a whole lot of fun. So you want to aim to swim two or three times a week, emphasizing drills and technique. And also interval work, try to build up to about a thousand yards in the pool for your first effort to build for your first triathlon. And then you should run at least three times a week, and one of those should be a brick where you come off the bike and you run. That is kind of the fundamental training element for triathlon. It takes a little while to get used to those wobbly legs. So start humbly with about a half an hour bike followed by a 10-minute run. You should try to bike a couple of times a week. And if you can, it will be also good to do strength training in the weight room a couple of times a week. Try to build your longest bike ride to about an hour and your longest run to about 45 minutes. And once you can do a brick of about an hour and a half, you will be more than ready to tackle your first sprint triathlon.

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