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homerunner

2009-06-17 4:54 PM

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Subject: Training frequency question

I'm currently signed up for 3 sprint tri's (7/11, 7/19, 9/5), an olympic (8/16), an philly marathon (11/22).
Can i safely train and be effective in all these races? Also after the olympic tri, XC season starts at my school so i can focus on running.

Secondly, over the winter and early spring months i had tennis, so i could not "endurance" train freqeuntly. Now i have jumped backed into my training (7 miles is a avg run day, 20-50 mile bike rides, 50 min of swimming). The problem is i often feel tired/sore the day after a workout, so i sometimes take a day off, so im training maybe 5 days a week. Can i still compete at a high level, or should i take a few more days off? or train easier, but 6-7 times a week. I'm worried if i take too much time off, i will lose my progress, but at the same time i dont want to "lose my fitness".

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supa-powa

2009-06-17 6:16 PM

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Subject: RE: Training frequency question

Shedule 1-2 days off each week to recover, maybe go for a walk or stretch, yoga etc.

If your feeling really really tired, ease up on the training, winter training should be relatively low intensity and just building up the distance, closer to races is when you train with a bit higher speed.

Make sure sleep, eating, other activities outside training aren't contributing to the tiredness, also do a blood test (usaully free) to see any low iron levels (especially if your female) and if your have any lingering colds/sickness.

If your a beginner, don't push hard every single session, thats just a recipie for disaster (personal experience)

Happy training, oh and take multivitamins daily too.

homerunner

2009-06-17 6:22 PM