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@jayjaylh9 ай бұрын
Great advice. Like many newbies, I panicked on my first Sprint Triathlon. I knew I was supposed to start slow but I still ran anyway. There is something about putting people behind a line and hearing "go", we cannot help it but race! Lost my breath and could not catch it until I finished the swim leg. It was miserable, adding breaststroke and backstrokes was the only way to cope with it and finish. My 2nd race, Olympic distance, I followed most the advice from this video, and finished it with a smile. I would say the keys for me were 1) to forget it was a race for the first 100m, 2) to get into a nice slow sustainable pace with proper breathing and freestyle stroke, 3) to get a proper wetsuit with some buoyancy, and most importantly 4) to only focus on my technique.
@debwordingham86199 ай бұрын
GREAT TIPS!! I just need to remember to do them and not let the nerves take over.
@myprocoach1239 ай бұрын
You got this!
@NotDOPE9 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Triathletforlife9 ай бұрын
Great advice. I’ve lived the same scars of open water swimming when I first started this sport. One question I do have is how do you get in your five minute warm-up during an Iron Man event? They are so congested. There are so many participants and I haven’t been able to find a spot or time to do that. I see the pros warming up and I’m very jealous.
@myprocoach1239 ай бұрын
The warm up area can get very congested. If possible, try to swim near the edges of the area where it may be less crowded.
@mellowcat429 ай бұрын
If you have a tempo trainer (like a swim metronome), you can do a stroke rate ramp test where you swim a set of 50s at different rates and write down how hard it feels at each rate. At some rate, it will feel significantly harder/less comfortable than the previous rate and you’ll see the effectiveness of further increases in stroke rate decrease. This rate along with your CSS pace should give you a decent guide to what a good pace and stroke rate is for you currently. Happy training!
@myprocoach1238 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this valuable tip!
@oliverleahy5059 ай бұрын
....and sighting??????
@myprocoach1239 ай бұрын
Sighting is important as swimming the required distance (and not more) will result in a faster time. Practice sighting in open water or in the pool; concentrate on maintaining your streamlined position and not letting your legs drop as you sight.