triguy10
03-26-07, 12:51 PM
Looking for some advice on my first ironman (wisconsin) coming up this September. A little background, I ran DI track and xc for 4 years so running is by far my strongest event. I have a marathon time of 2:35.
I dont think I am a bad swimmer but I know I have a lot of work to do to get where I want to be. I swam, 2.5 miles in a 25m pool in 61 minutes, without flip turning a couple weeks ago pretty comfortably.
Biking will probably be my worst event since I have never ridden a tri/road bike before this past fall. I have only been out a couple times and can ride at 20 mph for about an hour without too much effort.
I really want to be somewhat competetive and I have a goal time of 10 hours. Im hoping to go 65 min for the swim, 5:30-5:45 on the bike and 3:00 for the marathon. I know its lofty but its what im going for.
I am 25 years old, 5'10 and 140 lbs.
Since January, a typical week for me has been:
60 miles of running
80 miles of biking
3-4 miles of swimming
Thats about 10-13 hours a week. Yes, I know I need to get more biking in, the weather is finally starting to warm up so that will be possible.
This is what I am thinking as for as a schedule for the next couple months.
Mon: am: swim, pm: run
Tues: am: run, pm: bike
Wed: am: swim, bike pm: run
Thur: am: bike, run
Fri: am: swim , pm: bike
Sat: pm: long bike, short run
Sun: am: swim, pm: long run
My goals distances each week from here on out are:
Run: 65-70 miles/week
Bike: 150-200? miles/week
Swim: 10k-12k/week
Does this seem reasonable for me to meet my goal. Should I adjust my training at all being that I am a stronger runner? Should I play really hard on my running strength or on my biking weakness?
Any and all advice would be much appreciated. I plan on doing some olympic distances throughout the summer to get a feel for transitions and open water swimming so hopefully that helps. Thanks guys!
I dont think I am a bad swimmer but I know I have a lot of work to do to get where I want to be. I swam, 2.5 miles in a 25m pool in 61 minutes, without flip turning a couple weeks ago pretty comfortably.
Biking will probably be my worst event since I have never ridden a tri/road bike before this past fall. I have only been out a couple times and can ride at 20 mph for about an hour without too much effort.
I really want to be somewhat competetive and I have a goal time of 10 hours. Im hoping to go 65 min for the swim, 5:30-5:45 on the bike and 3:00 for the marathon. I know its lofty but its what im going for.
I am 25 years old, 5'10 and 140 lbs.
Since January, a typical week for me has been:
60 miles of running
80 miles of biking
3-4 miles of swimming
Thats about 10-13 hours a week. Yes, I know I need to get more biking in, the weather is finally starting to warm up so that will be possible.
This is what I am thinking as for as a schedule for the next couple months.
Mon: am: swim, pm: run
Tues: am: run, pm: bike
Wed: am: swim, bike pm: run
Thur: am: bike, run
Fri: am: swim , pm: bike
Sat: pm: long bike, short run
Sun: am: swim, pm: long run
My goals distances each week from here on out are:
Run: 65-70 miles/week
Bike: 150-200? miles/week
Swim: 10k-12k/week
Does this seem reasonable for me to meet my goal. Should I adjust my training at all being that I am a stronger runner? Should I play really hard on my running strength or on my biking weakness?
Any and all advice would be much appreciated. I plan on doing some olympic distances throughout the summer to get a feel for transitions and open water swimming so hopefully that helps. Thanks guys!
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