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After watching several tri's on ESPN this past year, I've decided that I am
going to give it a go this year.  My question is this---- I've heard so many
triathletes speak of the difficulty of transition, namely legs that just don't
want to ride or run or whatever.  Would it be of any benefit for myself to
swim a thousand or so meters, then hop onto a lifecycle, and then onto a
treadmill?  With this lousy weather it doesn't look like I'll be outside training
until April.  Any suggestions?

Actually, that's sort of what I'm doing at our club, tho not every
workout. <g>
I still run outside, but my every other day club workout involves a
hard workout on the life cycle - in hill climbing mode, then 1/2 mile
or a mile of easy/hard intervals on the indoor track, followed by the
swim.
I'll probably  reverse that on occasion and do the swim first, but I
found that if I delay, all the machines are full.

Any suggestions about the value of that sort of workout would be
welcomed here, too.

When it warms up, I'll shift to outside biking and (I guess) just swim
inside. Haven't got that far yet.

Mike Tennent
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Cheers,
dt.
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You don't really have to triple, especially in the winter, but a swim/bike or bike/run day once a week will
get you used to the feeling.

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Cheer him up, don't tell him what is to train.

Yes, Yes, yes, go on.
Continue in your helth club, do your laps in the whirl pool, run your
repaets on the stairclimber. Yes, yes yes, we organize an indoor tri
again. Relax in the sauna, afterwards, but don't go out of that door,
don't get any fresh air, And maybe it is better to watch a few more
before you decide to participate in a real one.

Wouter

Marty

Byron

They differ from a 'real' triathlon in that they are much smaller in
scope, attract a more local entrant base & are usually free (all the
ones I have done were anyway).

But in the years 1991-1993 we had the official Dutch Indoor Triathlon
championships. This race included:
- 10 laps swim (250 m.) in a special built pool
- 10 k. bike on a trainer
- 2.5 k. run on a treadmill.

I don't know why this event wasn't organized in 1994-now. Too bad,
because it always was fun to watch the athletes 'drop dead' when they
came off the treadmill (some of them actually showed a form of motion
sickness *after* the run). The last male winner was the Dutchman Ron
van de Pol with a total time of 22.02 min. (2.50-11.27-8.05)

Personally I do not know athletes who practice their run-bike
transitions only indoors. But IMHO this can be lacked to the 'fear' of
dutch triathletes to go to a health club or fitness centre. It is not
yet commonly accepted.

Good luck, but remember, the Real Thing only happens out there, in
dirty canals, on melting roads, in the sun...

Peter Kassenaar.
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I suspect not. Maybe a health club is a good idea after all.

If you are in the western suburbs of Chicago, check out the
Exercise Playce in the Oakbrook Tower. Membership is a little
expensive, but the facilities are super.

Dan