It seems like the general rule of thumb is training to run a PR marathon and PR Ironman in the same season don't play together nicely, especially for athletes with histories of running injuries.
Ideal for me would be 1-2 HIMs in spring/early summer and either
a) IM in late summer (e.g., Mt. Tremblant in late Aug or Chatty in late Sept), and then build into Chicago Marathon in late Oct.
or b) take a short season break mid-summer, then Chicago marathon, then roll right into a winter IM (e.g., FL, AZ, Australia)
My coach says scrap the marathon and get to work on the bike, which is where the low hanging fruit is -- or scrap the IM and spend summer/autumn training for Chicago running a 2:55 is really what I want to do. Seems sensible. But can I do both?
I like running marathons, and I also like doing Ironman. For those who do both, how do you make it work? Alternate years/season or something?
Ideal for me would be 1-2 HIMs in spring/early summer and either
a) IM in late summer (e.g., Mt. Tremblant in late Aug or Chatty in late Sept), and then build into Chicago Marathon in late Oct.
or b) take a short season break mid-summer, then Chicago marathon, then roll right into a winter IM (e.g., FL, AZ, Australia)
My coach says scrap the marathon and get to work on the bike, which is where the low hanging fruit is -- or scrap the IM and spend summer/autumn training for Chicago running a 2:55 is really what I want to do. Seems sensible. But can I do both?
I like running marathons, and I also like doing Ironman. For those who do both, how do you make it work? Alternate years/season or something?