It’s likely that most people will reply that there is no way of knowing, but all I ask is for you to throw out an approximation. I have been satisfied with my 1/2 IM results, and I was wondering what additional training hours are required for the IM distance (and hopefully achieve a similar performance). I would say a similar performance would be a reduction in cycling and running pace by 7 and 12% respectively.
you are going to get answers all over the map. I know someone who qualified for kona on 400 hrs a year. Many will say 600-800 is the minimum…and the More is More crowd will say 1000 hrs.
712.36759999 hours
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Are you racing, or finishing? Did you get the genitics? Do you have a life, or want one?
I did my IM on under probably 200.
Dave
I would like to race it. I would like to maintain my life with my family (it’s working right now with the amount of time I am spending). I think we all have genetics, but I could be wrong.
I know for my first one, my only goal was to finish. Meaning, it is SO different from a half, that I knew I needed to learn things before
I would try to race. (I have approached each new distance the same way)
So, swam slow with a 1:10. Biked slow with a 6 hour. And then blew up on the second half of the run.
So, what did I learn? Nutrition for a full was a lot different for me than a half. I approached the run going out too strong,etc.
Meaning, I learned a whole bunch of stuff about myself, independent that one also needs a lot more training.
So, I wanted to make sure I finished, and did not DNF. I could live with a “slow” time, but would have kicked myself
for all that effort if I did a DNF.
Good luck.
Dave
Where did you get 7 and 12%. Thats a pretty small difference - I’d guess only the pointy end of the field does that.
I’d hazard a 375 hours to at least 500 hours - plus a couple practice races.
Dave
107 hours in 2007 gave me a 11:47 first ever IM. (that includes the 11:47)