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2009-07-12 10:02 PM

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Subject: Sprint to Oly training
I've been training for 3 months and just completed my first sprint this weekend. I finished upper MOP for my AG (M3539). I would like to do an Olympic length in 8 weeks. My run volumes are high as I did a 1/2 mary in June and am training to do a full marathon with my wife in October.

My sprint training was essentially: Swim, 3 times per week for 800-1200m concentrating on technique since I could barely do 100m continuous 12 weeks ago. Bike, too low of mileage since I did not resurrect my old road bike until early May and my run volume has been so high. I counted on the fact that since my teen years I could hop on a road bike and rip out 25 miles at will. Run, 25-35 miles per week, one speed/hill workout, one long run per week. Total hours are loosely based on a volume schedule.

My training logs are up to date so you can check them out, but my general philosophy is outlined above.

I'm considering doing a similar volume based plan for the next 8 weeks adding in swim mileage and biking mileage. I also have considered a more rigorous plan such as the Silver Level Sprint to Tri 12 week program starting at week 4. Having a more specific training plan will help my performance, but I'm afraid that I won't like training as much if I have to track specific workouts, intervals, routes on a daily basis. The specific workouts in the Sprint->Oly plan seem like both a blessing and a curse.

I'm not looking to be competitive, although I do not want to embarrass myself. I have a personal goal of doing a full IM someday and HIMs look like a nice sweet spot for where I'd like to be competing in general. For this year I want to get my first tri out of the way (sprint, check!) and hopefully move up to an Oly to get a feel for it. I can already do the mileage for each of the events individually with the exception of swim (although after this weekend I suspect I could swim a full mile of need be).

I'm not opposed to spending money for the silver plans or a good plan in general, I just want to have something productive and fun to train. As always any advice you veterans can give is greatly appreciated.


2009-07-13 5:14 AM
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Subject: RE: Sprint to Oly training
Looks like you are on a good path. I can say from experience that the training plans on here at all levels are an exceptional value, well-designed, and prepare you well for whatever they're supposed to. I also trained for an Oly with a plan from here at the same time I was training for a marathon.

Of course, I made adjustments. That's the beauty of having a plan: I could look at each day's workout (or shuffle them to place them where I wanted within a weekly frame) and know what I was supposed to do. I could also ignore it and do whatever was convenient But in that sense, the plan was motivational in that there it was right in front of me, didn't have to do the thinking myself. The two weekly runs stayed the same or were a little shorter and the long run was longer.
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