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I read/hear that while doing a IRONMAN that the run is the portion that will test you. so wondering if I should train heavier on the marathon portion of the race. im doing a typical training program for newbie ironman(a 3-3-3 program) maybe I should increase the run portion. just completed Austin 70.3 and the run (around mile 10) hit me hard. this is where I decided to walk the entire mile, but put the blame on nutrition or lack of.
so maybe I should train a little "more" on the run portion of my program?
what says the forum? any tips?
What are your goals in your IM?
What was your weekly bike and run volume (max) for your 70.3 prep?
This may not be conventional thinking, but my thinking is that if you wanna run a great ironman marathon, you should have mastered a stand alone marathon first. Mastered can mean different things to different people, but for me, it meant being able to run a marathon at an even split. The last ironman I did, I ran a 2:44 marathon in June, then a 3:13 in my kq race. So my advice would be to do some running races earlier in the year to see where your run fitness is at, and also build your confidence
I am just trying to finish these events, started with a sprint in may and just completed a HIM (7 hour- run portion was 2:20)
but when I finished I felt good, tired, but good. I would love if I was able to finish my IM in 15 hours or less, with the same feeling (not exhausted, or dead). after this then I can concentrate on all the little things.
For beginners, most of the run "suffering" and therefore walking is an issue of bike fitness and overall fitness
Yeah I think this is where the issue of training to finish vs training to meet a goal time or PR comes in. If you are simply training to finish, you are by nature going to go easy - which has the adverse effect of keeping you out on the course for a longer period of time, which is, in itself, exhausting. Like all triathletes, you need to find a good balance between pace and efficiency. This is where most MOPers end up, including myself. I would concur that you probably need to be pretty darn comfortable running 26.2 before attempting a full IM.
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