login
Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It!
-
No new posts
 2015-09-19 10:29 AM |
Extreme Veteran  1123   Sidney, Ohio |  Subject: Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It!And yes this is a bit of a not so humble brag! After years of modifying the BT training plans to accommodate what I thought needed to be more run volume, I decided this year to follow the plan as closely as possible. So I uploaded the Intermidate HIM plan and got to work, it was difficult to not put in 30mpw running, but the bike times were increasing and supposedly the run is all about the bike. Last week following the plan finally paid off as I had 28 minute PR on the Cedar Point HiM course. You can see in the image below the difference from a runner trying to be a triathlete (2014) to being a committed triathlete (2015) makes in the race results. Anyway lesson learned, it is all about the bike (mostly) and it's not necessary to run a crazy amount of miles to be a MOP triathlete. IF I could just learn to swim faster than a dead log, I would be sitting in really good shape......now to go prepare for my Next! And thanks to Bt for having a great set of training plans to follow!
|
| 2015-09-19 11:02 AM in reply to: mambos |
8763    Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It! Great to hear Matt! Congrats - it's never about what you 'think' is best for you. ;-) |
| 2015-09-19 6:14 PM in reply to: mambos |
| 1502 Katy, Texas | Subject: RE: Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It! |
| 2015-09-19 8:39 PM in reply to: mambos |
Regular 585 Pueblo, Colorado | Subject: RE: Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It! I was thinking about this same thing today. I come from a running background and running has always dominated my training. This year, in preparation for IM Boulder, I decided to focus much more on the bike. I've ridden about 1,000 miles more this year compared to last, and my running dropped significantly (I averaged about 50 miles a month leading up to the IM). The result? I finished the bike at IM Boulder in about 6 hours and followed it up with a 4:25 marathon. Not the fastest to be sure, but it was faster than two of my stand alone marathon times from years past. Congratulations on your improvement and best of luck! |
| 2015-09-19 9:28 PM in reply to: mikericci |
Extreme Veteran 1123 Sidney, Ohio | Subject: RE: Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It! Originally posted by mikericci Great to hear Matt! Congrats - it's never about what you 'think' is best for you. ;-) Mike, that was a great plan you put together. Time constraints kept me from completing it fully as designed, (swim was way off) but I still felt confident going in, especially on the bike.
Originally posted by tedjohn I was thinking about this same thing today. I come from a running background and running has always dominated my training. This year, in preparation for IM Boulder, I decided to focus much more on the bike. I've ridden about 1,000 miles more this year compared to last, and my running dropped significantly (I averaged about 50 miles a month leading up to the IM). The result? I finished the bike at IM Boulder in about 6 hours and followed it up with a 4:25 marathon. Not the fastest to be sure, but it was faster than two of my stand alone marathon times from years past. Congratulations on your improvement and best of luck! Good to know the philosophy follows suit to Ironman, as that it is my next step. Of course I may need to run a little more than 15-20mpw |
| 2015-09-21 6:57 PM in reply to: mambos |
| 8763 Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: Drinking the Kool aid...and I like It! Originally posted by mambos Originally posted by mikericci Great to hear Matt! Congrats - it's never about what you 'think' is best for you. ;-) Mike, that was a great plan you put together. Time constraints kept me from completing it fully as designed, (swim was way off) but I still felt confident going in, especially on the bike.
Originally posted by tedjohn I was thinking about this same thing today. I come from a running background and running has always dominated my training. This year, in preparation for IM Boulder, I decided to focus much more on the bike. I've ridden about 1,000 miles more this year compared to last, and my running dropped significantly (I averaged about 50 miles a month leading up to the IM). The result? I finished the bike at IM Boulder in about 6 hours and followed it up with a 4:25 marathon. Not the fastest to be sure, but it was faster than two of my stand alone marathon times from years past. Congratulations on your improvement and best of luck! Good to know the philosophy follows suit to Ironman, as that it is my next step. Of course I may need to run a little more than 15-20mpw Matt I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll be updating the plans soon for 2016 so there will be a few more to choose from - and we'll add in some of my favorites like Swim Focus, Run Focus and Bike Focus. Oh, and of course the "No Fluff" plans work great for the off-season too. Have a good off-season. Let us know if you have questions. Always happy to help!
|
|
|
|
| I drank the Kool Aid (switched to shorter cranks) Pages: 1 2 3 4 | ||
| |||
| I drank the Kool-Aid (bike porn) Pages: 1 2 | ||
| Should I drink the Kool Aid? Pages: 1 2 | ||
|
| ||||
|
| |||
|
| |||
|
|
View profile
Add to friends
Go to training log
Go to race log
Send a message
View album
CONNECT WITH FACEBOOK