About me: I've been a triathlete for 3 years and raced 4 HIMs, all resulting in finish times between 4:52 and 4:49. Just turned 40 this year and have a running background. My races have generally broken down into 35ish for swim, 2:32-2:40 bike, and 1:29-1:35 for the run. I believe I have the potential to finish in the 4:30 range; just haven't figured out how to make the necessary improvements in my training. I have about 10 hours/week to train. Any thoughts, suggestions, or words of wisdom on how and where to put the effort in? My thoughts are that swimming and biking are my low hanging fruit and I have been putting more focus into them than running. I swim about 6k/week and really just started doing speedwork this winter. On the bike I've been riding 100+ miles/week with tempo type efforts on my hard days. Run-wise, I average about 30 miles/week trying to run 5 days a week with a long run of about 13 miles and one day of tempo effort. What can I maximize here? Am I not pushing hard enough with the speedwork? Are my 40 year old legs just not up to the task?
"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."
"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."