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diluzio123 posted 19 weeks ago.
I guess another question to ask is, "how active have you been in the past?". This has been my schedule up to this point:
5/18: Gear West Du
5/24: Apple Du
6/1 Buffalo Olympic Tri
6/15 Fairmont Sprint Tri
7/12 Lifetime Olympic Tri
8/3 Duluth Olympic Tri
As of now I feel as if I could have added another couple of races and this is my first year. I've been very active in the past (I'd describe myself as a gym rat) but never much of a runner.
I began my training in November and I feel very strong right now.
I think if you feel good now and haven't had any injuries up to this point you should be ok. My training for this year has been "JUST FINISH". So if you don't set the bar to high, and just focus on finishing you shouldn't have to worry about injuries.
However this is my first year doing Tris, so I'd look for some advice from someone with more time under their wings.
DD
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jsk85 posted 19 weeks ago.
That schedule is not unreasonable and the races are fairly spaced out. I think if you take a scheduled progressing approach to this you shouldn't have an issue. I think your general fitness level as mentioned above will play a role.
I am in my 4th full season of traithlon, so my fitness is pretty high...but my running volume has been down since I'm racing short-course this season. However, my last Oly race is in late august and I am starting training for a marathon in October along with it (this is actually my first training week for the Mary). I'm obviously ahead of the trainning schedule I'm modifying to use since it assumes base level fitness, which I'm above at this point...but the progression is definately resonable
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PJT posted 19 weeks ago.
The only potential issue is the half marathon with your running history. I think the 2 tris are quite reasonable if you stick to a good training plan. But I'd be cautious while training for the 1/2 marathon if you've only gone 9 miles a year previously.
In general, people tend to develop aerobic fitness relatively quickly, but the joint & muscle development needed to prevent injury from the pounding you get while running takes a longer time to come around. So your lungs may feel up to the task of long run training but your feet/ankles/knees may betray you.
Not everyone is alike and a lot depends on your overall fitness. For the half, find an easy novice training program with lots of cross training. Do not go out with any time goal other than to finish. If you find yourself with an injury, don't try to train through it. Don't be too stubborn or proud to shelf the half-mary until next spring if you need to.
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248-n8 posted 19 weeks ago.
I have been training since about Feb and besides what I assume is typical traning soreness and fatigue I've felt good. I've always been pretty active with other sports so I'm not starting from scratch with no activity. Thank you for the responses and the insight!
And based off of diluzio123's response maybe I can add that short Sept. duathlon I've been eyeing... This is way more addicting than I thought it was going to be which is really exciting! :o)
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diluzio123 posted 19 weeks ago.
Sounds like you'll be ok. You have the same jitters that I've had this year. Looks like you have a good plan in mind which is over half the battle. Good luck this weekend.
D
"To some extent, we are all labeled by what we're able to achieve. But more importantly, we are defined by what we attempt." --Scott Tinley
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Joe_H posted 19 weeks ago.
also depends on your support crew - check it out with your Significant other(wife/girlfriend/"roomate"/Bartender) and see how they are with level of training and racing. but your schedule sounds reasonable enough to me
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trigirltina2 posted 19 weeks ago.
Good goals. My coach always tells us - it is all about the base! Also, you never increase mileage more then 10% per week. (I know I read it too) I've seen teammates think they can run 1/2 with two months training behind them and do it, but don't recover as quickly as they thought.
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xc800runner posted 19 weeks ago.
In all honesty, you can start training for the half after you finish your second Oly in August. In order to get into shape to finish an oly without walking, you'll need to be able to run 6 miles (of the bike). Your bike training will also benefit your running base. I assume you'll have run at least a 9 mile long run before your second tri, so you just need to get 4 more in on that for the half. For my olympic training, my longest runs will be 15-16 miles, so I would have no problems completing a half marathon. The half IM in 4 weeks, however, may be another story...
So this is my first year of doing anything that includes running and I'm wondering if I am setting myself up for disaster or injury based on the timing of my events. I am doing my first tri this weekend which is an Oly distance and then doing another the end of August. And during the training for the second one I am also going to start training for a half marathon I want to do in Oct. So my question is I am new to running and wondering if I am doing too much too soon. Prior to this year I have run maybe 9 miles a year, most of which was running home from a bar because it was cold out or because it was raining.
I feel like it is enough time in between and it looks pretty good on paper, but just hoping I can get a little insight from some people who know what their doing... Thanks!