Sprint Triathlons for Beginners

[mdinjp]

Hello, anyone have a good training plan for sprint triathlons?  I did one 10 years ago with no preparation (was much younger then!).  I still exercise a lot, but have gotten away from running.  I haven't done any running in about 4.5 years.  I typically swim 1.5 miles twice a week, and bike 10-15 miles twice a week so I am confident in those events.  At 46 years old, I am a bit concerned about jumping into running and am hoping to find a training plan that will slowly put running into my routine (at a beginner level) while still allowing me to swim and bike.  Most of the free plans online are for true beginners; i.e. day 1 is to swim 400 yards, etc.  Should I purchase a paid plan, or should I just follow the plan (but increase the distance/ duration on the swimming and biking days)?  Any suggestions?  

[emili]

I have heard that couch to 5K is a good program for runners. When I started running years ago, I just did it. I started running and that was it. with time I increased time and distance, but I based it on how I felt and what I wanted to get out of my workout.

[Ally2390]

I have done a sprint triathlon (in my 40's), but was slightly different from you. Regular runner and biker, but new to swimming. I joined a swim club with a swim coach to help me get ready because swimming is definitely not my strong suit. However, when I first started running, I did the Couch to 5k plan to get myself geared up. You can go online and find running schedules for intermediate runners as well. I would look there first before purchasing a plan. 

[mdinjp]

Thank you for your response Ally2390.  When you started swimming, did you continue to run and bike...or did you take time off from those exercises to focus on swimming alone?  I am still considering the couch to 5K plan, but was hoping to find something comprehensive that incorporated all three parts of the triathlon.

[Ally2390]

Hi!

Yes, I continued to run and bike - although less focused on the biking. I
biked to work and back each day at 5 miles each way, so that was most of
the training I did for the bike portion. I generally did about a 20-25 mile
ride every Sunday, but that was about it. I ran a couple of days a week and
swam 3 mornings a week. The swimming was, by far, my most challenging. I
would definitely look online to see if there are some free sprint tri
training plans out there. Maybe you can find something helpful
without spending any money!

I wish you the very best!

[mdinjp]

I really appreciate you sharing your insight.  Thank you very much!

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