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Hey! I am about to start using athletica after years of 1-1 coaching and seeing this amazing tool on the fence of trying it out. I have been working with coaches for the 6 years I’ve been doing triathlon and finally decided I want to take control over my training but with the guidance of athletica.
i just had a great year qualifying to the Boston marathon at Miami early in the year, then racing a couple of local 70.3 and finishing with IM California and IM 70.3 cartagena. At the moment I will travel with my family to rest a few weeks and I also have a plantar fasciitis with which I raced last Sunday but now have to give it some serious rest. I want to start with Athletica asap though, so I was wondering how can I get a program for the next few weeks that takes into account my injury (no running and cycling) and my off season. I was thinking swimming and strength and conditioning. Should I wait until I get back, do test week and start training for Boston as a triathlete? Can athletica prepare me properly for Boston and keep me improving in my triathlon training at the same time?
I am totally new to both AI training programming and not having a human coach so I thought I better ask!
thanks and looking forward to trying athletica, hopefully for the long run!
Carlos Hurtado
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Hi Carlos,
Welcome! You could do either option you suggest. However you definitely want to get rid of your PF prior to any running that's for sure. As well, the S&C sessions we have on Athletica are currently very lower body plyometric specific, so potentially wouldn't be appropriate. You might want to just wait until you get rid of your PF and then commit fully. Suggest prolonged stretches of the gastroc, feet and surrounding areas. Good luck and we look forward to seeing you on Athletica very soon.
Best,
Prof
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Hi Carlos,
Welcome! You could do either option you suggest. However you definitely want to get rid of your PF prior to any running that's for sure. As well, the S&C sessions we have on Athletica are currently very lower body plyometric specific, so potentially wouldn't be appropriate. You might want to just wait until you get rid of your PF and then commit fully. Suggest prolonged stretches of the gastroc, feet and surrounding areas. Good luck and we look forward to seeing you on Athletica very soon.
Best,
Paul
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