Quick Training Question
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glbrum posted 2 years ago.
It depends on the base you have right now. The vast amount of running you are going to be doing will help with the endurance part of both swimming and cycling when you get back to it, but I would say it might be 4-6 weeks maybe more before you are back to your form of the present. I wouldn't stress it though because you are going back to normal at Christmas time and that still gives you a solid 3,4 or 5 months of training before you are going to do any cycling/swimming races. As an aside, I had a 1/2 IM base of running in me from March of this year and then didn't run (because of pattelar tendonitis) until an Olympic distance race in June and PR'd the run by 2 minutes. For you, that means when you get back to cycling/swimming you can cut back the running and you will still have it months down the line.
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CHCB posted 2 years ago.
I don't know that you need to give up a lot of cycling mileage to run a good marathon. I've done marathons in between 3:15 and 3:20 on about 35-38 mpw running. Granted, those aren't stellar performances, but for the miles invested, that's a pretty hefty return, especially since I continued to race a very competitve sprint/Olympic tri schedule, and only viewed the marathons as an additional race, not the focus of my season.
Regarding your question- remember, not only are you on the bike longer than you're running, but coming off the bike in bad shape will affect your run as well.
Running 5-6 days a week is something I cannot do, owing to some significant biomechanical issues. That said, I've not only raced marathons (as noted above) but turned in an 8:46 50 miler on 3-4 days a week running (and less than 40 mpw).
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thehitman posted 2 years ago.
cburn62 wrote:
.... My question is if I train for the marathon 5-6 days a week in the morning w/ a weight program at lunch; and almost completely drop cycling and swimming (doing those only when I have a chance) how bad will it hurt me come triathlon season? Now after Christmas I plan on going back to my old triathlon plan that I did this last year.
If you're anywhere serious about triathlons, why would you weight train during lunch rather than ride - even if its only on a stationary bike or on rollers? As a matter of fact, I think riding would be more beneficial for your marathon training than lifting weights.
I don't know why you couldn't put together a program that concentrates on running, but includes a few hours every week of riding. Add an hour or two in the pool, and you'd have the best of both worlds.
Best of luck in your training.
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cburn62 posted 2 years ago.
So I guess the best thing would be to cut back the running to three days a week in the morning. Then do an hour or two on the trainer two days and try to get a long ride in some time over the weekend. So you are saying it would be better to swim during lunch then lift weights?
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thehitman posted 2 years ago.
cburn62 wrote:
.... So you are saying it would be better to swim during lunch then lift weights?
How many days a week? If you have 4 or 5 days a week, and want to lift weights, maybe do that one day, and swim the next.
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cburn62 posted 2 years ago.
Here is what I have down for now. I am still working out some things:
Monday: Morning- Track Work
Lunch- Swim LSD
Tuesday: Morning- Trainer or Spin class if I can get in
Lunch- Lift
Wednesday: Morning- Tempo running
Lunch- Swim Strength Work
Thursady: Morning- Trainer or spin Class
Lunch- Lift
Friday: Morning- LSD run
Lunch- If I am lucky a quick swim Sprint work and Tech
Saturday: LSD Ride before work
Will that be enough running to finish a Marathon?
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thehitman posted 2 years ago.
I guess I'm not the guy to give advise for marathon training --- I ran the first Chicago Marathon a quarter of a century ago, and have never had the urge to do another.
But for what its worth, you need to put in sufficient mileage. I don't know how you're going to do that with one LSD run per week. The speed you might gain from track work and tempo runs isn't going to do you any good if you can't handle the distance. How about forgetting about the track, and doing another LSD run (2 would be better)? You'll finish the marathon, and be in great shape to get ready for the triathlon season.
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I have a quick training question for all you vets. I am starting a new job in about 2 weeks. The hours for this job will limit me to only training early in the morning (4:30-6:30) and an hour lunch. This will last until after Christmas. Running has always been my weekest leg of the triathlon so I would really like to work on that. I am interested in doing a road racing series that starts at a 5k and builds to a full Marathon in Feb. My question is if I train for the marathon 5-6 days a week in the morning w/ a weight program at lunch; and almost completely drop cycling and swimming (doing those only when I have a chance) how bad will it hurt me come triathlon season? Now after Christmas I plan on going back to my old triathlon plan that I did this last year.