Hi,
I finished yesterday IM70.3 St Pölten and I am slightly disappointed. Did my first in Wimbleball in 2015. This was my 5th after Wimbleball, Kraichgau, Rapperswil Jona and Zell am see. Did 3 full distance: Frankfurt, Austria and Zürich. I am AG 35-39.
And yet, i fell like I am stuck in a rut. My swimming has been at 38mins for half distance since I started but truthfully I don't swim much.
On the other hand I have improved my ftp from 205w to 231w this past season using trainerroad. My best improvement yet.
Initially I though my performance was poor. I Avg 171w with a 183w NP yesterday a 3h03m bike but for comparison this guy
https://twitter.com/...769563427033089?s=19
Did 2h44m with 200w so it feels my time is deserved with how much I have output.
What I don't get is my run... I run a 1h43m half marathon and yet, I get to half distance and my legs push a 5.20 min/km pace in the first K and it goes downhill from there. I walk a few aid stations, my chest starts weighing like 2 tons, legs weigh twice that and I end up doing a 2hours half marathon. Surely this can't be right...
Here's my data for this race if useful: https://www.strava.com/...-US&v=1527423546[/url]
https://www.strava.com/...-US&v=1527547736
https://www.strava.com/...-US&v=1527547722
My PB is still Kraichgau in 2016 at 5h38m. Meanwhile I frustrate myself year after year in a futile attempt to improve and then I see guys like Urs (leader of AG 35-39 yesterday) doing a 4h12m race.
I am doing again Zell am See this year. I have 3 months till then. What can I do to improve my run after the bike until then?
Any suggestions besides dropping tri and trying knitting instead?
Paulo Matos
I finished yesterday IM70.3 St Pölten and I am slightly disappointed. Did my first in Wimbleball in 2015. This was my 5th after Wimbleball, Kraichgau, Rapperswil Jona and Zell am see. Did 3 full distance: Frankfurt, Austria and Zürich. I am AG 35-39.
And yet, i fell like I am stuck in a rut. My swimming has been at 38mins for half distance since I started but truthfully I don't swim much.
On the other hand I have improved my ftp from 205w to 231w this past season using trainerroad. My best improvement yet.
Initially I though my performance was poor. I Avg 171w with a 183w NP yesterday a 3h03m bike but for comparison this guy
https://twitter.com/...769563427033089?s=19
Did 2h44m with 200w so it feels my time is deserved with how much I have output.
What I don't get is my run... I run a 1h43m half marathon and yet, I get to half distance and my legs push a 5.20 min/km pace in the first K and it goes downhill from there. I walk a few aid stations, my chest starts weighing like 2 tons, legs weigh twice that and I end up doing a 2hours half marathon. Surely this can't be right...
Here's my data for this race if useful: https://www.strava.com/...-US&v=1527423546[/url]
https://www.strava.com/...-US&v=1527547736
https://www.strava.com/...-US&v=1527547722
My PB is still Kraichgau in 2016 at 5h38m. Meanwhile I frustrate myself year after year in a futile attempt to improve and then I see guys like Urs (leader of AG 35-39 yesterday) doing a 4h12m race.
I am doing again Zell am See this year. I have 3 months till then. What can I do to improve my run after the bike until then?
Any suggestions besides dropping tri and trying knitting instead?
Paulo Matos