Triathlon: It's Not As TOUGH as You Think It Is

I have been doing triathlons for a three years now. Started out with cycling and a bit of running. The thought of combining swimming did not occur to me until I found out I could breast-stroke the entire distance of 1.5km (required for the swim leg of an Olympic distanced triathlon). With a bit of practise, swimming freestyle will come thereafter.  

Friends often ask how do you train and out your body through such demanding pressures of swimming 1.5km, cycling 45km and running 10km non-stop? My reply is simple: train, commitment, train and repeat. Why train - you need to condition your body to the chores; why commitment - you need to find time and commit to precious time to train - even if it requires waking-up at 5 in the morning to swim, bike and run. 

If you wish to start with triathlon, I hope my beginner's training schedule (which I've put myself through for 5 solid weeks) will be of assistance. Caveat is always listen to your body - if its painful, stop. 

Here you go:- 

Week 1
Mon: Swim 500 meters
Tue: Cycle 25km 
Wed: Swim  500 meters 
Thu: Run 5km (easy effort) 
Fri: Rest / Recovery + Carbo load.
Sat: Swim 500 meters + Cycle 25km 
Sun: Run 7km (easy effort) 

Week 2
Mon: Swim 750 meters
Tue: Cycle 30km 
Wed: Swim 750 meters
Thu: Run 7km (easy effort) 
Fri: Rest / Recovery + Carbo load 
Sat: Swim 750 meters + Cycle 30km 
Sun: Run 7km (easy effort) 

Week 3
Mon: Swim 1000 meters 
Tue: Cycle 25km + Run 5km
Wed: Swim 750 meters + Cycle 30km
Thu: Run 7km (easy effort) 
Fri: Rest / Recovery + Carbo load 
Sat: Swim 1000 meters + Cycle 30km
Sun: Cycle 30km + Run 5km (easy effort) 

Week 4
Mon: Swim 1500 meters
Tue: Cycle 45km 
Wed: Run 10km 
Thu: Rest / Recovery
Fri: Rest / Recovery 
Sat: Swim 750 meters + Bike 25km + Run 5km 
Sun: Swim 750 meters + Bike 25km + Run 7km 

Week 5
Mon: Swim 1500 meters + Bike 30km 
Tue: Cycle 25km + Run 5km 
Wed: Swim 1500 meters + Run 5km 
Thu: Cycle 45km 
Fri: Rest / Recovery 
Sat: Swim 1500 meters + Bike 45km + Run 10km 
Sun: Rest / Recovery 

All the best.......if you don't TRI you'll never know.