Ok, this may sound incredibly stupid to some, but here goes:
My first 1/2 IM is Ralphs on April 3rd. I've been training consistently about 12hrs/wk since September when I first took up this sport. I've only done two sprints prior. My last spring break of my life is going to be from March 15-19 and I'm not sure whether I should go on vacation. On the one hand, it's MY LAST SPRING BREAK, ever - I'm graduating from law school this year, so I feel I should go nuts and do something fun. On the other hand, I've invested SERIOUS time (as much as 17hrs/week) into training. Triathlon has been my life for the last couple of months, and I don't want to sabotage it. Further, this 1/2 might be my last long-distance race ever because there is a possibility that I'll be working too much to train in the near future (I'm trying to be realistic).
I haven't made firm plans yet, but my options are 1) going to south america to climb machu pichu (I've never hiked up anything before), 2) going to the south of france, (possibly doing parts of le tour) or 3) going to Prague. Of course, the 4th option is staying home (sunny Los Angeles) and continuing my training.
Running is my limiter. I figure that regardless of where I go, I can always run in the mornings. Do you think I'd lose much fitness if I only ran that week (no swimming or cycling)? I generally bike 150mi/week and swim 5000yds/week. Spring break week seems to be the last week of hard-core training before tapering...will running enough?
Your thoughts?
My first 1/2 IM is Ralphs on April 3rd. I've been training consistently about 12hrs/wk since September when I first took up this sport. I've only done two sprints prior. My last spring break of my life is going to be from March 15-19 and I'm not sure whether I should go on vacation. On the one hand, it's MY LAST SPRING BREAK, ever - I'm graduating from law school this year, so I feel I should go nuts and do something fun. On the other hand, I've invested SERIOUS time (as much as 17hrs/week) into training. Triathlon has been my life for the last couple of months, and I don't want to sabotage it. Further, this 1/2 might be my last long-distance race ever because there is a possibility that I'll be working too much to train in the near future (I'm trying to be realistic).
I haven't made firm plans yet, but my options are 1) going to south america to climb machu pichu (I've never hiked up anything before), 2) going to the south of france, (possibly doing parts of le tour) or 3) going to Prague. Of course, the 4th option is staying home (sunny Los Angeles) and continuing my training.
Running is my limiter. I figure that regardless of where I go, I can always run in the mornings. Do you think I'd lose much fitness if I only ran that week (no swimming or cycling)? I generally bike 150mi/week and swim 5000yds/week. Spring break week seems to be the last week of hard-core training before tapering...will running enough?
Your thoughts?