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I'm training for a oly in september and a coach has a plan for me that has tempo runs (3 building to 8 miles) after my "long" bike ride (about 30 miles). Is that a good idea or is it too much considering I'm doing speed work during the week as well?
I'd take most of the good advice that others on the thread have given, basically
1) Its an effective means to add run mileage for time constrained non-elite athletes (i.e. 99% of us)
2) Its effective for building endurance if that's a weakness
3) Good for beginner triathletes who may benefit from experience of running on tired legs
4) Can benefit about anyone if the run is relatively short and done at faster than race pace
5) Should NOT be done if it tires you out too much to complete your regular quality runs
I'm no coach, but if your long bike is 30 miles, then you probably would benefit in terms of building endurance, but maybe should wean yourself once your long ride is 60+ miles. I did almost identical workouts the first couple years of triathlon, and for Olympic racing (most of what I train for) still do an occaissional 50mi bike followed by 5-6 mile tempo run, but my "main" composite workout is now the Z4 bike followed by interval run workout I posted above. Hope this helps.
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