ericM40-44 wrote:
I probably already said this on page one but I'm too lazy to check. you're grossly mis-priortizing your training time. you've got it all backwards really. You could probably squeeze by with 25mi per week of running and then allocate that additional time to biking.
we've already discussed your swim at length. it's going to end your day at TX, no doubt.
way more swimming, more biking. less enthusiasm and positivity and some critical thinking as to how you're really going to accomplish this. IM roll downs are littered with the weeping carcasses of guys like you, and further the back half of the marathon at Kona is littered with guys who just *knew* that they were going to go sub-10 at Kona but end up walking to 11:00.
step one: control what you can control.
WX wrote:
Bryancd wrote:
WX wrote:
Quick question: if IM Texas is in May, does it make sense for me to race a HIM 4-6 weeks in advance?
NO.
Would you include any races in the build? If so, when?
So here's my question... I need to run around a 3 flat marathon, which means I need to be at least a 2:40 open shape. I don't think I can do that with 25 miles per week. I agree on cutting back some of the swim to focus more on biking, but if my goal is around a 9:30, it seems like I should be able to raise my FTP to 280 in 5 months on 6-7 hours per week of biking. If so, shouldn't I keep a 40-50 mile run week to maintain my competitive advantage?