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10 tips to finish a triathlon
If this is going to be your first triathlon and, in addition, long distance, how do you face it? As much talent that you have, it is not something that is achieved in two days, you have to train, more or less hard, depending on your ultimate goal. In this article I leave you 10 tips to finish a long distance triathlon and become Finisher.
Wanting is power
“... the atmosphere pushes you, the volunteers encourage you as if they were from your team, a euphoric audience giving everything, music in all corners, a speaker who does not stop talking, often ambient! "Today I sure end." You tell yourself mentally. And so, you reach the last curve that directs you towards the finish line, you enter the final stretch, a red carpet awaits you, you hear your name and the public's ovation ... all these months of training, suffering and tiredness come in your head ... … You raise your arms and cross the final arch, you just turned into Finisher! ” This could be you. If you want, of course. My father always told me: Wanting is power And he was right. First of all, make sure you enjoy good health and that is that a visit to the doctor to make some performance tests, blood tests etc., can avoid scares.10 tri-counsels to become Finisher in the easiest possible way in a long distance triathlon
#1. What triathlon do? The toughest decision
First of all, choose a triathlon that suits you: Profile as triathlete, economic means, logistics ... It is very important to be able to participate and thus be able to finish. Find a test that is reasonable, that is, maybe the triathlon you would like to do, it is done in three months, however, if you start without previous experience in this sport, it will be very difficult to be able to prepare well. Be realistic.#2. You have already decided what triathlon you are going to do and now what?
The next immediate step is to sign up, once you have registered there will be no turning back, as I always tell my triathletes: Your career starts just at the time you register. Finishing a triathlon, to put it in a way, is the formal process that the OK gives you as a triathlete. Paying registration is a very interesting commitment strategy, not only for the money invested, but because your conscience will not let you live in peace, you will have to go, yes or yes and how you like to do things the best you can, you will train and take it to you.
#3. Get a training plan
As there is no backing, you will have to prepare, otherwise the regrets will not let you live and those, they are worse than listening: "I had already told you." I will repeat myself for the umpteenth time: Find a coach, maybe Enter a triathlon teamDo not face this, especially if it is your first triathlon.#4. How are you going to celebrate Finisher?
It is almost as important as having a plan, knowing that when you finish you are going to celebrate it in a way that you are passionate, you can help you try something else and maintain your high motivation. Each of us like different things; For some to eat a pizza and a beer at the end, it is more than enough, for others it is to have those vacations that they did not have this year ... You will know!#5. Analysis time
A good triathlete does not let things happen by magic. This is created by analysis of the test and preparing everything in detail. How much better the analyzes the more chances of success you will have. Do you know the time that most triathletes did on the other years? How many registered were there? What weather conditions will there be? Do you know if the circuit is the same? How is the swimming segment? Are there some more technical areas in the cycling segment? ...? Any information regarding triathlon will be very important. Watch the videos of other triathletes, photos, web pages ... you will always get more information and if you still have doubts, talk directly with the organization.#6. Train the material
There is an anecdote about the English selection of cycling on a very interesting track: during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games: cyclists were forced only arms and legs, but only the visible areas outside the Maillot and Culotte. The objective was to avoid chafing, stinging in the areas of the armpits and English and thus help maintain the concentration they needed to carry out tactics and be able to win throughout the test. Aesthetically it was a fiasco, tactically not: in 2016 the English team achieved medals in all track disciplines, in three of them they won the gold becoming the track team with more medals. Was it the decisive tactic? I do not believe it, but I am sure that this detail played a very important role. And is that Avoiding last minute discomfort can make a very important difference between finishing your triathlon or abandon. What are those details that must be checked? The neoprene, the position on the bike, do not make a last -minute fitting, if you are going to have profile wheels try to take them in all the conditions especially when the lateral wind is stomped, train your developments well that do not catch you by surprise, the trisuit that is comfortable and adjusts well, the running shoes that have a few kilometers so that they do not make frictions, the cap, caigan), the socks that are comfortable ... You would not be the first or the last tri-Attacht that has to leave a triathlon for these trivialities.#7. What are you going to eat?
Rest, training and food are at the base of the pyramid of the success of any athlete. Do you know that a bad hydration in competition could produce digestive problems? During the race you will have to eat and hydrate well to maintain your high energy levels throughout the test. In route cycling, we can observe cyclists at the beginning of the test eating bars, bananas, etc., and it is the only way to reach the end of the test with optimal energy levels. That is why it is said: What you don't eat now, you will pay it later. Food is a crucial point And unless you want to be the following viral image on social networks of the triathlete that gate to cross the finish line, eat well during the test and this you will have to train it very, very good. Of 226ers, the Vegan Gummy Bar They crash me because apart from being a very powerful source of energy, they have different bars depending on what you are looking for: BCAA's, caffeine, electrolytes ... and a wide variety of flavors.
#8. Mindset
Not only is it important to train physically, also mentally; well, Not only will it help you stay motivated, but it will also help you prepare for the hardest. Train your internal dialogue to appear positively, to avoid Self-Sabotajes in the race, train to be able to control it especially in adverse moments, when motivation is low, when concentration no longer accompanies. To deceive us, it is not something that is achieved from one day to the other, but it is possible.#9. Social networks
Follow in the RRSS the organization, for the publication of last minute news. If you have some doubts, send emails, call, contact them, they will be happy to help you. If it is your first triathlon and on top of a long distance, you will have a mix between motivation, joy and fear that will make you more susceptible to what comments, so avoid the triathlete forums, cyclists, runners ... I would recommend you to be very critical at the time of obtaining information according to what places.#10. Logistics
So that everything goes well, Avoid last minute haste.- The arrival day, a couple of days before triathlon would be the most recommended if you don't have to cross oceans.
- How are you going to travel? Schedules?
- How are you going to protect your bike? Prices? Are they losing insurance?
- To be at your time of departure with the neoprene put, what time you have to enter boxes. If more than two thousand triathletes is expected?
- Apartments reserves, think there can be three thousand more triathletes looking for an apartment, reserve much in advance.
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