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kylie posted 1 year ago.
hey there... Matt (who wrote that schedule) is a pretty fast guy. However, with any schedule purely from a website or book, it won't be targeted at you and might not match what you need. It won't take into account your background and history, your strengths and your limiters, or your goals (finishing, PR, etc). I've often based my schedules on a combo of schedules from books (Going Long, Triathletes Training Bible) and websites (this one and other tri sites). I've also based some of it on info from others on here, and from my own experiences.
If you are worried it would be too light, adapt it how you think you might need, and just use it as a guideline of what would get you to the finish line.
Make sure you take a look at the plan assumptions and see how it fits you.
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JRH posted 1 year ago.
what part of that looks light? trinewbies.com has another generic HIM plan too. but also check Friel's book triathlete training bible and you can develop your own plan or possibly hiring a coach
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solidad posted 1 year ago.
I'm a fan and user of trainingpeaks.com. Its a nice in between to coaching and uses a lot of the Joe Friel principles in its planning. You can chose the virtual coach option that allows you to plug in limiters, etc and it will help craft a plan. I use the virtual coach for my Sprint and Oly training. However, I am doing my first HIM in May and decided to buy a plan from Joe Friel. I have been verys satisfied with the plan and the improvemetns I've seen in my performance.... I guess we'll see on race day.
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vanjames posted 1 year ago.
I am using the Mark Allen online traingi program for IM Australia and it is very good. You are able to tailor the workouts to the days you prefer (ie long run days etc). It sets out your base/buil and peak periods and incorporates strength training throughout as well.
The forums for memebrs is great and Mark and Luis Vargas both answer your questions promptly. It also has the ability to adjust workouts should you get injured or sick.
I would give it a look.
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RV posted 1 year ago.
solidad;62800 wrote:
I'm a fan and user of trainingpeaks.com. Its a nice in between to coaching and uses a lot of the Joe Friel principles in its planning. You can chose the virtual coach option that allows you to plug in limiters, etc and it will help craft a plan. I use the virtual coach for my Sprint and Oly training. However, I am doing my first HIM in May and decided to buy a plan from Joe Friel. I have been verys satisfied with the plan and the improvemetns I've seen in my performance.... I guess we'll see on race day.
Second that - I am using his IM plan - has 3 levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Now, these obviously have costs associated with them but the plans do allow you to tailor them and make adjustments.
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PrinceofClydes posted 1 year ago.
Dan Smith;62779 wrote:
Hi there,I just ran across this training program for 1/2 IronMan: http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon-training/Half-Ironman-Training.php
Is this a good schedule to start with? It seems like it is a very light schedule, and I'm worried my fitness would decline if I followed it.
Thanks,
Dan
As Matt noted in his disclaimer, that plan is a generic training plan and may not be suited to you.
As you know you are not a typical tri-newbie.
You already run faster than the guy who wins your age-group and you swim pretty good too. So design your plan to address your weakness: the bike and fit in what you already know you need to do to maintain your footspeed. Your swimming ability will only improve with additional bike training (due to aerobic strength improvements. I do most of my swim training on the bike.)
Study Matt's suggested plan for the structure: base, build, speed, taper.
You've got base on foot and in the water, but can you recover sufficiently quickly and avoid injury with additional bike training? Only you know.
Try the 60 minutes on the bike at the base level and see how you go, but on the run / swim workouts assume you are already more advanced and step them up, just remember the fatigue factor and don't get hurt.
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Dan Smith posted 1 year ago.
PrinceofClydes;63041 wrote:
don't get hurt.PoC
Thanks for that, I am actually still recovering from a broken tibia and a bunch of torn ligaments in my ankle from a 75 foot fall off a cliff sustained while ski mountaineering. That's one reason I want try a triathlon, safer than what I usally do.
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PrinceofClydes posted 1 year ago.
Dan Smith;63050 wrote:
..I am actually still recovering from a broken tibia and a bunch of torn ligaments in my ankle from a 75 foot fall off a cliff sustained while ski mountaineering.
That's one reason I want try a triathlon, safer than what I usally do.
Tsk, Tsk. Kids!
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PetetheCanuck posted 1 year ago.
I'm using Joe Friel's 1/2 IM base phase training plan right now off of TrainingPeaks. It isn't too expensive and I really like fact you can move/edit the workouts around to fit your real life schedule.
I also tried MarkAllenonline last year for 6 weeks. Overall I was very pleased with the program and Luis was great answering heaps of my questions. Bit more $$ then TrainingPeaks though.
I may use MarkAllenonline again this year for the build/peak phase leading up to my 1/2 IM.
cheers :)
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Dan Smith;63050 wrote:
Thanks for that, I am actually still recovering from a broken tibia and a bunch of torn ligaments in my ankle from a 75 foot fall off a cliff sustained while ski mountaineering. That's one reason I want try a triathlon, safer than what I usally do.
Just wait till you bounce off the pavement at 50 mph or have a time/space interaction with 2,000 lbs of steel.plastic,and aluminium!
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bluebirdbiker posted 1 year ago.
Anton;63136 wrote:
.....have a time/space interaction with 2,000 lbs of steel.plastic,and aluminium!
Not a pretty picture, PetetheCanuck and I can atest to that! (been there done that).
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
Yeah...me too. In both instances. :(
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Hi there,
I just ran across this training program for 1/2 IronMan: http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon-training/Half-Ironman-Training.php
Is this a good schedule to start with? It seems like it is a very light schedule, and I'm worried my fitness would decline if I followed it.
Thanks,
Dan