new triathlete help

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blindside

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Hi,
I've only just starting training for triathlon and I would love any pointers or particular training sessions anyone knows. I'm 14, weight 55kg, play rugby (lock), cycle (time trials) and like running too. My main problem is the swimming so any tips would be great on that too.

Cycling wise ive done a 10 mile time trial (ressembly hilly) in 27:40
Running ive done 5km in 28:16 (only been running properly for a month)
swimming not sure on any times

Im quite fit as ive always done sport and I'm now taking GCSE PE so will have a hetic sports lifestyle now :p. My rest heart is 57 and my max heart rate is 211 though thats changing quite a lot at the moment.

Any help would be great, like weight training too as its the off-season now, plus any specific things I should be doing and how many times should I be swimming because I'm going to join a club where we swim every tuesday and thursday and ride/run on saturdays.
Thanks
 
blindside said:
Hi,
I've only just starting training for triathlon and I would love any pointers or particular training sessions anyone knows. I'm 14, weight 55kg, play rugby (lock), cycle (time trials) and like running too. My main problem is the swimming so any tips would be great on that too.

Cycling wise ive done a 10 mile time trial (ressembly hilly) in 27:40
Running ive done 5km in 28:16 (only been running properly for a month)
swimming not sure on any times

Im quite fit as ive always done sport and I'm now taking GCSE PE so will have a hetic sports lifestyle now :p. My rest heart is 57 and my max heart rate is 211 though thats changing quite a lot at the moment.

Any help would be great, like weight training too as its the off-season now, plus any specific things I should be doing and how many times should I be swimming because I'm going to join a club where we swim every tuesday and thursday and ride/run on saturdays.
Thanks
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There are a number of training programs available out there. See beginnertriathlete.com for some sprint, oly length half and full iron distances.

Those current speeds are a good point to work from and you will see lots of early improvement.

Describe your swimming. Can you swim 1000m without a break?
 
I was aiming to start with super sprints and build it up and the max distance I've swam is 200m btu I think I could have gone a bit further but probably not the 1000m
 
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