I'm in Week 2 of the training program in this book for a Sprint Triathlon program. I have not signed up for a triathlon yet. My friend is trying to get me to sign up for one in mid-July, but I'm a tad concerned I may not be ready for the bike portion by that time so I told her to let me start training for a few weeks and I'll see how I feel. There are a couple more triathlons in our city in August and September, and I may feel more comfortable doing one of those.
Here's the link to the triathlon if anyone's interested:
http://www.dallasathletesracing.com/races/disco/sprint/
I do like the distance for the swim and run, 500 yard (457.2 m) swim and 3.1 mile (5 km) run, but it's the 17.6 mile (28.3 km) bike ride that concerns me.
The training program is 12 weeks long, I have room in my schedule to repeat a couple of weeks and to miss a couple of days here and there. I know there will be two weeks between now and then where it will be difficult for me to work out, and if I do get the chance to workout, I may only be able to run during that time.
It looks fun, and I'm sure I can do the swim and run without killing myself (or anyone else), but I'm lacking in bike confidence. Even if I get to the point where I feel comfortable I can complete the distance, I'm concerned about being in a bike race when I've never done one before.
If anyone has any suggestions, comments, advice, feedback, I'd love to hear them. I need some help getting over my mental block about biking. Thanks! =)
