When I turned 59 I decided to get in shape and do triathlons. Now I'm 61 and I've had a great time. I've done about 7 sprint Tri's and I would like to improve my running by focusing on that this Fall and be ready for my best (sprint) Tri ever next March. Right now my 5k PR is just under 23' and I ran one 10k at about 50' flat.
I've perused several half-marathon training plans and I see it is quite common to have 2 days/wk for X-Training. That seems fine so I can cycle and swim once per week to maintain those disciplines.
The minimum run days per week with these plans seems to be three with 1 day per week being the long run. The general strategy is to increase the long run 10% per week until 13.1 miles is reached. I think that will work well for me but can I get by with just 1 long run and 1 short run per week for the sake of minimizing the risk of running injuries?
An important priority to half-marathon training seems to be the development of one's aerobic capacity. Won't I be just as well served with a good 2nd swim per week in place of a 3rd run day? I just don't see a big advantage to that 3rd run day especially since my legs have always felt better if I give them 2 days of rest.
Last year I was training only for 5ks and sprint triathlons but I did build-up my long run to 9 miles using a 10% per wk increase plan. All was fine. Will I be likely to gain much with a 3rd run day? TIA, Allan
I've perused several half-marathon training plans and I see it is quite common to have 2 days/wk for X-Training. That seems fine so I can cycle and swim once per week to maintain those disciplines.
The minimum run days per week with these plans seems to be three with 1 day per week being the long run. The general strategy is to increase the long run 10% per week until 13.1 miles is reached. I think that will work well for me but can I get by with just 1 long run and 1 short run per week for the sake of minimizing the risk of running injuries?
An important priority to half-marathon training seems to be the development of one's aerobic capacity. Won't I be just as well served with a good 2nd swim per week in place of a 3rd run day? I just don't see a big advantage to that 3rd run day especially since my legs have always felt better if I give them 2 days of rest.
Last year I was training only for 5ks and sprint triathlons but I did build-up my long run to 9 miles using a 10% per wk increase plan. All was fine. Will I be likely to gain much with a 3rd run day? TIA, Allan