Goodbye

I Have had a lot of fun sharing all that I could with evryone about my knowledge of triathlons. I am sad to say that this is my last post, but I will still be training for triathlons and maybe I will compete against some of you. If any of you have any questions, I refer you to look at triathlon.blogspot.com. It is a great blog and they really know what they are talking about.

Have fun and happy training!

Conditioning

     If you are just beginning to train for a triathlon, then you should be conditioning about four days a week. With the running aspect of your conditioning, try to go out there and run for distance, not for speed. Do this about two days a week and on one of them, try to implicate a cycling workout to go along before it. Practice your transition speed one day of the week and make sure to be picky about it. Critique yourself!
     The swimming portion of it should be done about three days a week and should be for distance as well. Keep this up for about eight weeks and then Try to pick up the pace.

The Proper Way to Stretch

Importance of Water

Empty water bottle at 14,000 ft. By: domesticat
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     As the days get hotter and hotter, our bodies need to replenished more often. Water helps our bodies to get the necessary amount of replenishment and allows our bodies to cool down. If their was ever a time to need a nice bottle of water, this would be it.
     Water balls come in many different shapes and sizes and I highly recommend a small 20 ounce bottle for anyone because it gives you quite a bit of water, yet is fairly easy to carry.

Open Water Swims

Water by the Docks By: Broken Haiku
http://www.flickr.com/photos/broken/5632733/

     I cannot stress enough how important it is to practice in open water. The difference of swimming in a pool and in a lake is astronomical. You need to practice "slicing" through the waves rather than having to swim over every wave that comes towards you (which will be a lot).
     Many of the best triathletes say that the secret to open water swimming is practice. They swim in open water year round and know what they need to do to "slice" through a wave in a short amount of time. If you do not live an a climate that allows you to swim in open water year round, I suggest that as soon as you can, go out and work your butt off to try and keep up with the people that do.