From Couch to Sprint Triathlon
Training for an event will set into motion a cascade of new behaviors that can yield a new life for yourself. When you dedicate yourself to making changes by signing up for a challange, those changes will take on a life of their own.
The initial attempts at something new will feel discouraging, perhaps even hopeless. This is because resistance to change is no joke. Inertia is a real struggle. As you chip away at the resistance to dare to go outside of your normal day-to-day behavior, you'll need external supports and reminders to keep going. Then spontaneously on one training session, you'll notice you're faster. The workout is easier. You're stronger. You've hit a tipping point where you FEEL different. You've crossed over into a new you, or at least new aspects of you are shinning through.
To get this ball of change rolling, you need to put skin in the game. If you just tell yourselves you want to get healthier, chances are you'll skip out on plans to go to the gym, do a run or walk, or go to yoga. However, when you sign up for a triathlon, which means swimming in the murky, cold ocean with hundred of elbows jetting out inches from your face, you're more likely to want to prepare. Otherwise, fears of drowning are likely to consume you.
A sprint triathlon is the shortest distance at o.8 of a mile swim, 12 mile bike and 3.2 mile run. It is a perfect introductory length for the aspiring athlete.
We will establish a training schedule for you during the week and I will accompany you on practices for each leg of the race (swimming at aquatic park; biking in the headlands). We will make sure you're recovering, eating well and that you are developing a "can-do" mindset, which is especially important for the swimming portion as many people experience open-water anxiety and panic and fail within the first leg of the competition.
The initial attempts at something new will feel discouraging, perhaps even hopeless. This is because resistance to change is no joke. Inertia is a real struggle. As you chip away at the resistance to dare to go outside of your normal day-to-day behavior, you'll need external supports and reminders to keep going. Then spontaneously on one training session, you'll notice you're faster. The workout is easier. You're stronger. You've hit a tipping point where you FEEL different. You've crossed over into a new you, or at least new aspects of you are shinning through.
To get this ball of change rolling, you need to put skin in the game. If you just tell yourselves you want to get healthier, chances are you'll skip out on plans to go to the gym, do a run or walk, or go to yoga. However, when you sign up for a triathlon, which means swimming in the murky, cold ocean with hundred of elbows jetting out inches from your face, you're more likely to want to prepare. Otherwise, fears of drowning are likely to consume you.
A sprint triathlon is the shortest distance at o.8 of a mile swim, 12 mile bike and 3.2 mile run. It is a perfect introductory length for the aspiring athlete.
We will establish a training schedule for you during the week and I will accompany you on practices for each leg of the race (swimming at aquatic park; biking in the headlands). We will make sure you're recovering, eating well and that you are developing a "can-do" mindset, which is especially important for the swimming portion as many people experience open-water anxiety and panic and fail within the first leg of the competition.