I’m in 5th year of triathlon and I seem to be getting slower and can’t work out why. In my first 2.5 years I made some real big rapid improvements. In the last 2.5 years my paces have steadily slipped, particularly on the bike and run.
I’m 35 and I train ultra consistently and don’t get injured often although did have a short spell out with a broken arm. I’ve tried the long distance volume training, short intensive etc. I had a coach for 18 months and it was during this time I began to slip. At a rough guess I’d say my yearly training hours are around the 500 mark, sometimes more.
My motivation and love for the sport is still sky high but I just can’t work it out. I still race just as hard as ever but can’t get near the paces.
I used to consistently run 19 mins off the bike, pb is 18:30 and now I can’t crack 20 minutes.
Any ideas?
I’m 35 and I train ultra consistently and don’t get injured often although did have a short spell out with a broken arm. I’ve tried the long distance volume training, short intensive etc. I had a coach for 18 months and it was during this time I began to slip. At a rough guess I’d say my yearly training hours are around the 500 mark, sometimes more.
My motivation and love for the sport is still sky high but I just can’t work it out. I still race just as hard as ever but can’t get near the paces.
I used to consistently run 19 mins off the bike, pb is 18:30 and now I can’t crack 20 minutes.
Any ideas?