Subject: RE: Muscle Fatigue cbost2678 - 2006-12-08 11:16 AM Are you training with a HR monitor when you run?? Do you know what your zones are? If not I highly recommend testing your Lactate Threshold to set up proper HR zones. Also whats your nutrition and sleeping like. I would start with those issues first and see if there might be improvements you can make. Hope this helps.
Further to what Chris said, running/biking/swimming until you drop is not going to get you to where you will want to be for the 70.3 distance race. You will need to work on your endurance and sustainability, which comes from a training program based upon periodization. The first period is building your aerobic engine by establishing a base level of fitness (this is also an excellent time to work on form). The second is where you build on your fitness by introducing added intensity. The third phase is to build off of the fitness you have achieved by working on speed. The good news is that you have time to accomplish all three period. For a better and more indepth explanation of the above (including some basics on HR training) go to your local bookstore and see if they have a copy of Triathlete Magazine's Matt Fitzgerald's "Complete Guide to Triathlon Training" (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ean=9780446679282). Other have other books they can recommend ... this one, I found, explains the basics of training in plain English, is easy to follow and reads well (e.g. you do not feel like you are ready an instruction manual or classroom textbook). Good luck with your training. You are on the right track by asking these questions. |