Triathlon - how many tri's per season is normal?

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durty
04-20-09, 03:28 PM
I just finished my first sprint tri this past sunday and I had a blast and did pretty well. I was wondering when should I sign up for my next one? How many is too many in a season? What do y'all do I guess is my question, and what should my next steps be?
-durty

kosherdave
04-20-09, 03:59 PM
How long is a piece of string? (I think that means it all depends).

I'll do probably 4 sprints, 4 Olympics and two 70.3s this year. In addition, I'll race 15-20 road races (running) do a few centuries, a few duathlons, lead a lot of group rides/long runs and swim a few races, do 3 marathons and probably another ultra.

I think it all depends on how well you train/how much you allow yourself to recover, and of course, how much $$ you can blow on entry fees!

I say do as many as you can handle based on the above things. Make sure you get some rest, but man, have a great time, get out there and enjoy the summer (and spring, and fall)!
Rogue Leader
04-20-09, 05:39 PM
What kosherdave said...

Im nowhere near so hardcore, I'm doing 1 Tri a month from May through Sept, probably a duathlon or 2 here and there, and 5-10 road races....

cjbruin
04-20-09, 06:24 PM
I think there was a "Post Your Race Calendar" thread a few months back. You might want to check that out. Here's mine.

Surf City Half Marathon - Complete
California Half Ironman - Complete
Honu Half Ironman - May 30th
Pacific Coast Sprint Tri - July
Orange County International Tri - September?
NYC Marathon - If I get lucky with the lottery.
sirious94
04-20-09, 10:16 PM
As many as you can as long as you give yourself recovery time. Two Ironmans or even 70.3s in a row is a really bad idea. Two sprints a week apart is fine. Just keep in shape, do a bunch of sprints and plan/train for a big race. Since you're new make it an olympic this year, next do a couple but make your big one a half iron and so on. Soon you'll be doing triples!...joking thats called suicide.