Hi all,
I have been racing Olys and 70.3s for a while and will race my first Ironman later this year or the next. I have tried a bunch of different approaches through the years and have realized that I respond better to more volume/less intensity.
That said, have you guys had good experiences with training plans that are more focused on that? It seems that most plans nowadays are aimed at time crunched or KQ level athletes. I am neither. I looked at some of Gordo Byrn's plans since I like his approach, but his Kona qualifier plan is above my experience and his other IM plans are on the very low end of IM volume at 12-14~h weeks. I can probably squeeze in consistent 18-20h/week, and if my intensity is dialed in I recover pretty well from that load.
If that's relevant, I am around 29-30/2h30/1h33-1h35ish for a HIM.
Thanks!
I have been racing Olys and 70.3s for a while and will race my first Ironman later this year or the next. I have tried a bunch of different approaches through the years and have realized that I respond better to more volume/less intensity.
That said, have you guys had good experiences with training plans that are more focused on that? It seems that most plans nowadays are aimed at time crunched or KQ level athletes. I am neither. I looked at some of Gordo Byrn's plans since I like his approach, but his Kona qualifier plan is above my experience and his other IM plans are on the very low end of IM volume at 12-14~h weeks. I can probably squeeze in consistent 18-20h/week, and if my intensity is dialed in I recover pretty well from that load.
If that's relevant, I am around 29-30/2h30/1h33-1h35ish for a HIM.
Thanks!