12 yo female training for her first triathlon - Triathlon Week

10-31-2004, 06:06 PM

Hi there, has anybody got some good constructive advice for a training
program for my daughter who is contemplating her first tri?
The event is a 600m/6K/2K. She is a strong swimmer (ocean surf lifesaving
background).
Any advice will be gratefully received.
Kind regards,
Andrew

11-01-2004, 05:43 AM

"cumming to London" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
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> Hi there, has anybody got some good constructive advice for a training
> program for my daughter who is contemplating her first tri?
> The event is a 600m/6K/2K. She is a strong swimmer (ocean surf
> lifesaving background).
> Any advice will be gratefully received.
> Kind regards,
> Andrew
>
>
>

A few questions first:
- How soon is the race?
- How recent is her swim experience? Does she do regular swim workuts?
- Biking background?
- Does she have a bike, and what kind is it?
- Running background?

Assuming she's still actively swimming, her workouts in that area are
likely more than sufficient. Does she have a bike with gears? A mountain
bike would be fine for a first tri. If she's getting a new bike, it's
well worth a few extra dollars to use a reputable bike shop and get
properly fit on her new bike. No need to get a $5,000 racing machine at
this point, tell her to get something she can use whether she stays with
triathlon or not, like a basic road bike, comfort/hybrid bike, or basic
mountain bike. For the run, tell her to find a running store that
performs a gait analysis and matches the runner with the right shoe.
Tell us where you live and someone may be able to make a recommendation
on a good local bike/run/tri store.

PS: If her lifesaving background is a few years in the past, and she's
not swimming a regular swim workout now, it doesn't count. Tell her to
get back into regular workouts.

11-01-2004, 05:44 AM

"cumming to London" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:41858bf5$1
@yorrell.saard.net:

> Hi there, has anybody got some good constructive advice for a training
> program for my daughter who is contemplating her first tri?
> The event is a 600m/6K/2K. She is a strong swimmer (ocean surf lifesaving
> background).
> Any advice will be gratefully received.
> Kind regards,
> Andrew
>
>

And by the way, check this out:

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11-01-2004, 06:49 AM

"cumming to London" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Hi there, has anybody got some good constructive advice for a training
>program for my daughter who is contemplating her first tri?
>The event is a 600m/6K/2K. She is a strong swimmer (ocean surf lifesaving
>background).
>Any advice will be gratefully received.
>Kind regards,
>Andrew
>

I find it a little hard to believe that a 12 yr girl old could have a
background in ocean surf lifesaving. Is your header a typo?

Mike Tennent
"IronPenguin"