Planning We have been planning this bike and hike for a week or so and it coincided with the Weekend Challenge that is being organized by miniOrange (Ganesh and team). We are in the middle of a two week planned rest period of all athletes that belong to the miniOrange sports academy. Complete rest […]
We have all faced this! Right in the middle of the race when the sun shines brightly on the top, the heart beats are resoundingly loud, and the pace on the watch is way slower than your target. You become worried thinking about all the conserved getting that is getting wasted! This is the scenario […]
My First Ironman Race- 70.3 Middle East Championship, Bahrain Swim- 37:09 (Pace- 1:57 min/100m) Bike- 2:34:02 (Pace- 35.1 km/h) Run- 1:23:37 (Pace- 3:58 min/km) Finish Time- 4:44:48 (5th in Age Group 18-24) My year didn’t start quite well. I was injured with stress fracture on my left fibula. Thus, I couldn’t participate in Tata […]
One of the most asked questions in the Tri community! I have been delaying this post for a long long time, and thanks to Anirban’s push to write a blog about this topic, here it is finally! Some disclaimers before I start: This post contains my opinions only, and other’s opinions may differ. People […]
Can you give me a training plan? Common question nowadays that many athletes who are taking up triathlon, are asking. Triathlons need a very customized training plan considering the strengths and weaknesses of an athlete and also his level. So its not possible to come up with one plan that might fit his […]
‘Ironman’ had been on my mind since the last few years. Touted to be ‘The hardest single day event in the world’ with a tagline of ‘Anything is possible’ – this was definitely one event on my life’s bucket-list. A long read ahead about my journey to the finish line! For people who don’t know, […]
Circle swim Please pay attention to these pictures. We need to stick to the right at all times within a lane. We need to keep the middle part of the lane unused so that if someone wants to overtake then he has space to do so. There will be 6 swimmers in each lane. You […]
Olympic Distance Triathlon – Bike route Bike route with elevation profile Please study this bike route before you show up for the race on sunday, march 11. Feel free to ask questions on this forum or our FB page (Recreational Triathletes) or by sending an email to anirban.mukherji@gmail.com
The following is being planned for every athlete 1. Finishers Medal 2. T Shirt 3. Post race breakfast 4. High quality transition area 5. Route support 6. Photographs Prize Money – Total Rs. 1 lac+ 1st Prize – Rs. 25000 2nd Prize – Rs 20000 3rd Prize – Rs. 15000 4th Prize – Rs. […]
5:45 AM Assembly and Bib Collection 6:15 AM Athletes Briefing – Balewadi Pool 6:25 AM Lineup 6:30 AM Start Swim cutoff – 60 minutes Bike cutoff – 100 minutes Run cutoff – 80 minutes Total – 4 hours Bib Swim Lane number Name Approx Swim Time (1.5 Kms – 30 laps of 50 Metres Pool) […]