I'm thinking of doing an early (Jan -March) marathon next year before I go into full tri mode...my question: Is this a set up for possible injury/burnout?

I was hoping to use the mary training as a base building time to set up the tri season...I already have a solid base and want to build on it. I'm currently on R&R mode and plan to keep my workouts unstructured and very easy for the next few weeks, then go back into a slowly building training mode in October or Nov...I can probably ramp up for a marathon in 8 - 10 weeks. I would not be looking to burn up the marathon course.

next season' goals will 1/2 IM (I did my first 1/2 this year) with a few OLYs -- my work schedule will limit the number of races (I'M in politics and its an election year :-))

as an FYI, I am a strong runner but have been prone to minor injuries this year...my swim is strong...I need to work on my bike -- especially on flat all out fast courses -- I ride better in comparison to others on hilly courses -- which baffles me.

thanks.

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