My Beginner Sprint Triathlon Training Log

Training For My First Triathlon
Hi, my name is Chris and I live near Jacksonville, Fl and I am currently training for my first sprint triathlon. Obviously I am only a rookie, but I wanted to post my progress and my plans for everyone to see. As a newbie to the sport of triathlons, I have been doing a lot of research on the internet to find tips, tricks, drills, schedules, plans, and workouts to help me in my goal and quest to be a successful triathlete.

Triathlon Training Log
As a beginner, I am guaranteed to make mistakes along the way, but I figure by putting my information here, it will help others to hopefully find success as well, whether it comes from learning from my mistakes or from benefiting from areas in which I am successful. If you have had success in sprint triathlons and you would like to pass on some of your wisdom in training, preparing, or participating in a triathlon, I would love to hear your comments. I am going to be keeping an ongoing training log, which will outline my training for swimming, biking, and running. I will also pass on what equipment I have and will be using and what things I still plan on getting.

Beginner Triathlete
The triathlon that I am currently training for will be in Clearwater, Fl. The date is Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. My background for this event is very limited. I have not competed or been involved in any event involving swimming or running. However, I have trained and successfully rode my bicycle for a charity event earlier this year, which involved riding 100 miles over two days. At that event, I caught the bug to want to push myself harder. So this is why I have chosen to compete in a triathlon. My biggest weakness is swimming, but I am working on that and I will post separately my swim progress as well as how I am doing in cycling and running.

The triathlon that I am competing in involves a .3 mile swim, biking 11 miles, and running 5k. I have come up with a progress training schedule that hopefully will allow me to peak at the time of the race. I will fill you in on this schedule later.

Beginner Sprint Triathlon
So welcome to my blog dedicated to my first triathlon. I hope you enjoy reading about my progress and I hope some will benefit from my information. I also look forward to hearing from any of you who have competed before, because I can use all the help that I can get. Ha ha. So keep checking back as I develop for all My Beginner Sprint Triathlon Training Log