vilbs wrote:
Hi TR! Background: Each year (for the last 3 years) I have done an Ironman. Training hard for 7 months and then doing nothing and eating pies for 5 months.
Current goal: I've entered the Monster tri on 1st July (21 weeks away). It's 7 days long (5km swim then 5 days of 100miles each day, last day 50km run). So less intense than an ironman but much more cycling and potentially recovery issues.
Problem: I am just starting week 4 of the TrainerRoad Full Distance Triathlon Base (mid volume) plan and loving it. I was thinking of then continuing to do the Build and Speciality. However:
1. The entire plan is 2 weeks too long. Reading the "Not-Enough-Time!" article looks like I should just cut 2 weeks from the middle of the Speciality phase? Right?
2. It's not totally appropriate for the back to back big cycling I will do on the day. Any top tips on how (if at all) I should modify the plan? I was thinking half way through Build phase onwards reducing the long ride to about 75% and doing it again the next day? Maybe dropping some of the BRICKs. Maybe upping the run distance by about 20%?
Any help would be much appreciated!
Many thanks.
Hey there!
I would recommend taking a listen to last week's podcast since the coaches discussed this very topic :) They know much more about this than me, so I won't do you a disservice by trying to summarize their words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhA-5eZPDoQ&t=3055s
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