6 month update
ran the Pittsburgh half marathon last week after ~6 months of the BarryP plan and got my PR of 1:25:41 - which blew away my previous PR - thanks again for all of the help!
6 WEEK UPDATE IN LAST POST!
Looking to make some serious gains this year with my running, which is my weakest link of my triathlon.
Looking to be a ~18min 5k, ~38min 10k runner next season during the race (I only do sprints and olympics right now)
Right now I run a 1:29 half marathon, 19:30min open 5k and 40:10min open 10k
I started getting into running in 2015 when I ran 550 miles, this year I am on track to run 675 miles. Long history of sport with competitive swimming, collegiate tennis, etc. I understand that interval training is the key to speed and success, but more easily apply that to swimming.
Questions for you guys here:
-What sort of annual volume do I need to push to get to these figures?
-I try to do speed work 1x a week, is that enough?
-What is your mix of "conversation pace" runs vs. "heavy breathing" runs? (i dont really use a HR monitor, want to get one this month)
- what "open run" benchmarks should I manage to in order to get to my goals of 18/38?
thank you!
ran the Pittsburgh half marathon last week after ~6 months of the BarryP plan and got my PR of 1:25:41 - which blew away my previous PR - thanks again for all of the help!
6 WEEK UPDATE IN LAST POST!
Looking to make some serious gains this year with my running, which is my weakest link of my triathlon.
Looking to be a ~18min 5k, ~38min 10k runner next season during the race (I only do sprints and olympics right now)
Right now I run a 1:29 half marathon, 19:30min open 5k and 40:10min open 10k
I started getting into running in 2015 when I ran 550 miles, this year I am on track to run 675 miles. Long history of sport with competitive swimming, collegiate tennis, etc. I understand that interval training is the key to speed and success, but more easily apply that to swimming.
Questions for you guys here:
-What sort of annual volume do I need to push to get to these figures?
-I try to do speed work 1x a week, is that enough?
-What is your mix of "conversation pace" runs vs. "heavy breathing" runs? (i dont really use a HR monitor, want to get one this month)
- what "open run" benchmarks should I manage to in order to get to my goals of 18/38?
thank you!