mwz: Day 7 Triathlon Training Begins
I'm officially training for a triathlon, now. I rode a stationary bike today at the Y.
I rode for 30 minutes and tried to keep my rpms between 90 and 100. I was on resistance to 15 for most of it (I know that doesn't mean anything to anyone but I'm just recording it).
The machine said that I went 7 miles. I don't know if I trust that. In college, I used to bike everywhere (on a low end bike too) and the effort that I was excerting today was more than what I remember for the distance. I wonder what gear they are trying to simulate. I can't wait till spring when I get a real bike. Until then, I'll just have to keep training without knowing how far I can really go.
BTW, today I began to realize the enormity of the triathlon. I had been thinking of the bike leg as a nice break between the death defying swim and the grueling run. But after the bike training today, I'm starting to see that that leg isn't going to be easy.
mwz
posted by mwz @ 12:29 PM
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How far are the distances you will be doing in the triathlon? Ours was only 8 miles on the stationary bike, and my reaction to the first ride on the stationary bike was just like yours - total panic at how freakin hard it was (and I'm a cycle instructor) - it took me almost 45 min to go 8 miles the first time I did it. After only a few practices though I got it down to 14 min for 8 miles, which I think is the fastest the stationary bike will register (so I was actually going slower than I could have).
The tricks are more in the technique than in muscles (at least for me) - stand up, and keep your resistance as high as it can go (level 15 for me), that helps the bike register more miles. I don't think the stationary bike registers miles all that correctly, but it doesn't really matter. It feels a LOT different than a road bike anyway and won't really translate, except for whatever aerobic strength it helps you build up.
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