beginner q times
 

Hi,

Im new to the tri business and was planning one in march.

So for training, I was just wondering what a 'reasonable' time for each leg of a sprint distance tri would be.
i.e. pretty avg amateur time, jus to compare.

also, all beginner training plans talk about adding time or distance over your training period before the race. Surely theres got to be a smarter way of training than that? Periodization, intervals or something?
Are there any tri clubs in Melb Aus that are open to hacks? Are there even tri clubs at all?

Should I get coaching and is it expensive? I spose thats a broad question but do your best if you could!

thanks in advance

Hey,

I am also new, and training for my first Olympic tri in May. From what I have found, the easiest way to check times is to look at previous year times. It can give you a good idea. The race I am doing has last years times on their website which is handy.

I am just training on my own. A coach would be overkill for me.

I also found this site, which has some great training ideas etc

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/default.asp

GL

thanks derath.

Didn't really mean a coach as in personal trainer coach, more like a club coach that can give advice and stuff like that.

checking out the link now

~ 10 min for each 500m of swimming
~ 30 kph on bike
~ 6 min per km running

But check out the previous year's times.