I started running my senior year in high school, got into triathlon a 3 years later.
I don't believe you need a big background, but you need a good deal of talent. I was clearly meant to be a runner, but I was very lazy until college. I've met many guys running these paces who only palyed ball sports until later in life, at some point you've got to have some good genetics too.
One of the mistakes I made early on was not wanting to sacrifice my running speed, I loved having the fastest runs in triathlon pro or age grouper, BUT I've spent the last 4 or 5 years being a lot more consistent in the swim/bike/run balance and my overall times have gone way down while my running has remained steady or gotten a hair faster.
I'd rather swim 55 ride 430 and run 3 than swim 70 ride 5 and run 2:45(not that I could ever run 245 but i think many "runners" think they can and then swim and ride like shit). Hopefully my marathons get faster, but I'm not gonna sacrifice 10minutes in the swim to run 5 minutes faster.
I don't believe you need a big background, but you need a good deal of talent. I was clearly meant to be a runner, but I was very lazy until college. I've met many guys running these paces who only palyed ball sports until later in life, at some point you've got to have some good genetics too.
One of the mistakes I made early on was not wanting to sacrifice my running speed, I loved having the fastest runs in triathlon pro or age grouper, BUT I've spent the last 4 or 5 years being a lot more consistent in the swim/bike/run balance and my overall times have gone way down while my running has remained steady or gotten a hair faster.
I'd rather swim 55 ride 430 and run 3 than swim 70 ride 5 and run 2:45(not that I could ever run 245 but i think many "runners" think they can and then swim and ride like shit). Hopefully my marathons get faster, but I'm not gonna sacrifice 10minutes in the swim to run 5 minutes faster.
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peace242000: May 22, 19 10:58