After doing a few team triathlons in the past, having a blast and enjoying the comradery and friendliness of tri-folk, I'm thinking of trying a few Tris by myself this summer.. Ok, ok, the real reason is the free post-race beer =). Not caring much about results, rather just having a good time. I'm a decent swimmer from my younger days, but my running form leaves something to be desired (maybe something to do with my sprinter quads=). I did run 2-3x a week over the winter as cross training, which has certainly helped me as a runner.
I guess I'm curious as to whether increasing my running to 4x a week (lunch hours mainly, ~:50 min), along with two swim days per week might begin to adversely affect my cycling form. I'll keep my 250-350 miles per week on the bike unchanged. Stamina and recovery have never been a problem for me in the past, but then I've never really done any running during the racing season. All the triathletes I know came from a running background, so they can't really relate.
In bike racing, my strengths are criteriums and sprinting, but I can more than hold my own in triathlon time trials.
Thanks,
-Ron
I guess I'm curious as to whether increasing my running to 4x a week (lunch hours mainly, ~:50 min), along with two swim days per week might begin to adversely affect my cycling form. I'll keep my 250-350 miles per week on the bike unchanged. Stamina and recovery have never been a problem for me in the past, but then I've never really done any running during the racing season. All the triathletes I know came from a running background, so they can't really relate.
In bike racing, my strengths are criteriums and sprinting, but I can more than hold my own in triathlon time trials.
Thanks,
-Ron