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HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED!
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 2009-07-03 8:07 AM |
Extreme Veteran  608   Iceland |  Subject: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED!Hi everyone, I would really like to get some advise concerning my training plan for my HIM in 5 weeks. I am currently on Week 8 from a 13 week plan. The plan is puzzled together by myself from 3 different training plans that fits my lifestyle. My blogs are up to date and so far I almost missed 2 workouts on the plan ( a swim because I was abroad and a short recovery run because my body needed the extra rest). I am still doubting that I will be able to do the distance at all but my husband is convinced that I can do (what does he know anyway I think I will have no problem with the swim and I am least worried about that. I am also not that worried about the run but I am terrified about the bike. The HIM will be here in Iceland and it is pretty much almost always windy and the route is rolling hills the entire time. Last night my husband made a comment about the plan being really swim heavy and that the times for swimming per week is only slightly less than for running and as that is the least of my worries maybe I should reconsider the plan. I am just worried about increasing the running too much as I had a hip injury for 1,5 years and I slowly and very patiently build my running base back up to about 100K a month.... What do you think in regards to my training and the plan? Should I swim less and run more. Or swim less and bike more because I worry the most about that? Run and bike more? The training plan is attached. Thanks for your help
Edited by Joblin 2009-07-03 8:08 AM Attachments ---------------- Half-Ironman.pdf (25KB - 23 downloads) |
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| 2009-07-03 8:38 AM in reply to: #2260016 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED! Have you biked the 90k yet? I looked back a couple weeks but I didn't see anything quite that long. For me - this was huge - I did a double-century and it made it MUCH less scary to ride 90k. Your numbers look similar to mine - and I'm feeling pretty confident going in - but most of my bikes have been long (except commutes). I haven't run the distance yet - but I've done 1/2 marys before - so I'm hoping that my training will carry me through. I'm training for my first 1/2 and I'm 4 weeks out ... take my comments at face value. |
| 2009-07-03 8:39 AM in reply to: #2260016 |
Master 1790 Tyler, TX | Subject: RE: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED! At a glance I think the plan is fine. I don't think it emphasizes swimming at the expense of running. It builds the long run gradually, which is good, but I do question the large number of runs over 90 minutes (builds up to 2hrs 20 min) if you're concerned about run injury. I'd limit some of those long runs to shorter. You'll do fine on the bike if you follow this plan. It builds the long ride gradually to 4 hours or so. Good luck! |
| 2009-07-03 8:50 AM in reply to: #2260016 |
Extreme Veteran 608 Iceland | Subject: RE: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED! Thanks. @SILVERWLF, I have done 80K straight 2 weeks ago BUT it was in Germany and not in iceland. The weather was nice, not cold, hardly any wind and the whole route was flat! That was no problem at all but its a whole other story here... Good luck with your HIM @FAMELEC, the orginal plan had 2 hours as the longest run. But as it will probably take me at least 2:45 to do the Half-Mary in the TRI (stand alone time for Half-Mary is 2:26 and that was 5 years ago and 20lbs lighter) so I increased the times to have the longest run 2:20 which will still not bring me to the 21K needed. |
| 2009-07-04 10:02 AM in reply to: #2260016 |
Extreme Veteran 608 Iceland | Subject: RE: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED! |
| 2009-07-04 10:48 AM in reply to: #2260016 |
Champion 19812  MA | Subject: RE: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED! Looking at your last 2 months of training, I see lots of shorter sessions but not many longer sessions in your bikes and runs..swims looks fine. I'd be sure to do long run and long bike each week. I saw 1 10 mile run and 1 40 mile ride and 1 50 mile ride. If you have 5 weeks, I'd suggest doing 60-65 miles all weeks but rest weeks. I'd do a long run 10+ miles (maybe 10 once more, then 2 12s and a 14) each regular week as well. |
| 2009-07-07 12:29 PM in reply to: #2261416 |
Extreme Veteran 608 Iceland | Subject: RE: HIM Training Plan - HELP NEEDED! KathyG - 2009-07-04 3:48 PM Looking at your last 2 months of training, I see lots of shorter sessions but not many longer sessions in your bikes and runs..swims looks fine. I'd be sure to do long run and long bike each week. I saw 1 10 mile run and 1 40 mile ride and 1 50 mile ride. If you have 5 weeks, I'd suggest doing 60-65 miles all weeks but rest weeks. I'd do a long run 10+ miles (maybe 10 once more, then 2 12s and a 14) each regular week as well. Thanks Kathy. I appreciate it. BTW you are doing awesome and I love reading your blog. You are a huge motivator!! I just simply hate biking long as I don´t feel completely comfortable on my bike yet. I really need a new one but need to "deserve" it through weight-loss first And biking 60-65 miles here in this country is not as easy as it might be somewhere else (we consider 15-20mph wind as CALM so you can imagine how the wind usually is Long runs are coming. I just need to be very careful with the hip (In January this year I was not able to run at all and I am afraid the hip pain will return). I changed some things around on the plan and I added one medium long bike per week, one short recovery run per week and shortened one swim. I hope that will do it...
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