Half Iron Question
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
just put your mind to it and focus and train and you can do it. get a good workout program figured out first and just make sure you have the time to train and you'll be fine. a 1/2 IM is not bad at all. its my personal favorite distance. especially fun if you have a running background.
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beads1985 posted 3 years ago.
I agree with christri, you can train for it and you can do it.
You can still get an Olympic distance in to get a feel for a longer distance and use it as a step up to your 1/2 IM. It is good brick training at race pace anyway.
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thehitman posted 3 years ago.
Developing and maintaining a good winter training program should go a long way to preparing for a 1/2 IM in June. That might be a good time to focus on your running --- that's what I did this past winter.
And if it was me, I'd be looking to push it back to late July or August --- after a lot of good summer training.
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glbrum posted 3 years ago.
Sounds like a good idea. I'm thinking of doing a Half in March of 06. I'd say that it might be smart to do an olympic distance race or 2 between now and then to get some sort of feel for the longer race, and also i think a half marathon would be a good idea also. just a couple of thoughts.
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RV posted 3 years ago.
You should have plenty of time to prepare for a 1/2IM.
I did sprints my first year and did a 1/2IM the next season - I raced that one in late July, so that I could get a couple sprints in and an Olympic distance before the 1/2 IM.
So as long as you work on your base over the winter and use a 1/2IM training plan then I say go for it. It is a great distance to race.
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bluebirdbiker posted 3 years ago.
Some advice. During your practice, when your ready, make sure you do the full distance of each event. Seperately or together (as you wish). You may wish to pack in a few times where you exceed the distance of each event, again together or separate.
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ngreen25 posted 3 years ago.
Thanks to everyone who has responded. There is a lot of great advice out there!!
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ThommyM posted 3 years ago.
Apparently, from my experience and what I've read from others, it pays to concentrate HEAVILY on the bike
when training for long course events (half and full ironman), proportionally more than for sprint or olympic distances, and any extra time that presents its self should be allocated towards the bike as well, on the trainer or on the road. Nobody can run 3 hours a day,
You might as well beat your legs with a baseball bat. However, many who are able to bike 2 or 3 hours a day become "uberbikers" with huge aerobic engines, and oak tree quads (aka Norman Stadler), so a 56 or 112 mile bike ride becomes "almost easy". They then have plenty left in their legs for the run, even if they did NOT do that much run training. So far this is working pretty well for me, but I'm not an elite, just a regular schmuck who likes doing this stuff when I'm not working at the office, at home, in the garden, on my broken down truck or playing with the kids.
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ngreen25 posted 3 years ago.
I am relying on the bike at the Sprint level to get me through the race. My long bike workout usually consists of 55-65 miles of hilly terrain on Sunday mornings. It's the thought of running 13 miles that makes me shutter. Now I really know what I need to focus on!!!!
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vanjames posted 3 years ago.
my first tri was a half IM. Train right and you'll have no problem finishing. And that really is the goal, finishing and happy and strong at that.
I am new to this addicting sport after a couple of years racing on the road. I finished my first Sprint in early June and now find myself drooling over the thought of a Half Iron distance. Am I nuts to be contemplating such a big jump????? The only thing that really scares me is the thought of runnimg 13 miles. I am shooting for the Pacific Crest next June (2006). Is this a realistic goal, or should I get a handfull of Olympic distance races under my belt first??
Thanks
Neil