First brick ever today
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Kwschs posted 33 weeks ago.
I'm right there with you but on the swim instead.
My run and bike are extremely strong, often avging about 23 on a 26mile bike (oly distance) etc. But my swim last season was horrible
i went from doing a 400m swim in 11 minutes, to today doing a 1mile swim in 25mins :D
This was a HUGE confidence booster, since I don't swim to much!
I really can't wait till tomorrow so I can get back in the pool, this makes me want to go even more!
I'm really expecting a 1st place in age group this year :D
Good job btw, bricks are my least fav workout lol
I'd suggest doing a long 60-80mile ride next weekend, not for speed but base, you'll need it after the break, no matter if your a novice or pro, you gotta get those miles in :D
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cayman posted 33 weeks ago.
Yeah, we had a great day here on the right coast. Great brick, solid pace on the 5K. Agree, don't try to make up any loss ground for the upcoming oly--take in the scenery, meet some people, learn a little and most importantly, have some fun.
Good luck and enjoy.
john
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Socket posted 33 weeks ago.
Good job! Do it once a week till the race to get used to that feeling. My first brick nearly killed me :-) Running is also definitely not my strongest event (7:30 pace would kill me after 2 minutes!).
There's no way I'll hit the distances for my first race either (Oly-ish), but it seems like the first should be educational anyway. :-)
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zcowgirl3 posted 33 weeks ago.
I personal like bricks. Crazy? Maybe.
When I was in shape about 2 1/2 years ago I was a champ (well, to me anyways). Now how many years later getting back into things and not as "in shape" as before-a bit tougher. However in my mind doing bricks make me feel I did a tough workout and I finished strong. I'm at 8:30ish paces and for me that's darn good!
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xc800runner posted 33 weeks ago.
I do bricks both for the joy they bring (personally I like the feeling of my legs after getting off the bike) and because at 5 workouts a week for each discipline, there's no better way to be efficient in training time. You're already warm for the run, so you don't waste the first mile getting into it, and I find my legs more cooperative with tempo runs at 5:30-5:45 after a 2-hour ride than they are after a 2 mi warm-up. But I'm probably not the norm here.
The best racing advice I ever got for tris came at the start line of my first one ever. I had never done a brick before and someone told me, don't wory about the ride, just hop off the bike and go. Don't think for the first 400m, just push. It worked flawlessly, and I felt amazing through the entire run (5k) near my normal open 5k run pace.
I'm now training again after a 3 week hiatus from an over-use knee injury (thanks for all the help from my previous post). That was tough to deal with since I'm really excited and eager to begin my first race season. I eased my way back into training over the past week decided to test myself today.
Well, the sun was shining and warm here in Baltimore today, so I set out for my first brick ever. I put in 13 mile ride and a ran a 5k immediately after that. This was my first outdoor ride in 5 weeks and struggled a bit on some hills. I didn't push myself because (a) this is training and I don't want to have to take a day off to recover and (b) I was curious to see how my legs would hold up on the run. I felt good getting off the bike and didn't have any trouble getting my legs to cooperate. They felt different, but when I realized I was holding a 7:30 pace instead of what seemed like a slower 8:30-9:00 pace, I didn't worry too much.
This was a huge confidence builder as I only have three weeks till I start to taper for my first race (an oly). I won't be able to build to the distances/durations that my original plan called for, so it looks like I'll definitely aim to just finish with a smile on my face and learn a few things.
Any other rookies out there with good training or race reports?