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I am feeling great today. I have just about 4 weeks of solid quality work until my first triathlon and thought about putting in a hard 1 mile repeat workout. I have to say its been a long time since I have done 1 mile repeats but I thought what the hell, i have a recovery week and its probably better to sort out my ability than wait until the race. I went in to the workout with a goal of 3 x 1600 meter repeats with 800 meter recovery jog at about 6:35 per mile. Once I got into the first repeat I felt very comfortable at 6:00/ mile pace. Anyway, I ended up with three repeats well below what my goal was and it made me extremely happy:

Mile 1: 5:59

Mile 2: 6:12 (slightly uphill on this repeat)

Mile 3: 5:50

I am very happy with this effort and could not have given much more into each effort but running by myself I felt good.

Hey Thom, I vote for giving it the old college try! You already paid the money and prepared as much as you can for it. Since you have done a full IM before I think that base is still something you don't necessarily lose. I agree, maybe if you pace the bike a little more conservatively, you will have plenty left in the tank for the run. Are you retiring this year? If so congratulations.

Thanks Thom. That last repeat hurt bad (especially the last 1/2 mile of it) but I stuck it out and glad I did. Still not sure what my goal 5k pace should be based on that effort....?!?

Jeff

oh ha ha.

I still don't feel good about telling others about my new hobby. Exceptions are my husband, brick class folk and you. To others I usually downplay, I tell that I work out in the pool couple times a week, or that I run a little bit, or got a new spin bike. My addiction is a secret

Oh, got wild hair last weekend, probably Bull's influence, and decided not to wait until my first tri on Memorial day. Signed for Akron U indoor triathlon on April 28.

We went out to dinner tonight, everyone got ice cream for desert, I opted for Drambuie. Got to sweat it out, wish me not to fall from the bike!

Happy training everyone. Thom, I would race as scheduled, ready or not. The life is so unpredictable, who knows what next year will bring, you might have even less time to train, civil life can be tough, you know

I would agree.  I would listen to your body as the miles rack up on the bike and adjust as needed, knowing that you have a full marathon ahead.  Worse case, you finish slower than anticipated but you will finish. 

Tri-on!!!

I think I am going backwards!!! training-wise that is.  While my volume should be going up now, it seems I am putting in less.   My only comfort is that I am going longer on the bike on weekends.  Last week was 60 miles.  Tomorrow I am shooting for 80-85 and for a change, it will be sunny  with temps reaching mid-50's!.  Sunday I will shoot for a 3hr run to empty the tank before Easter Brunch!

Have a great weekend everyone.

So excited to have some nice weather! Looking forward to a long run in SHORTS today!

Thom, I vote for the full, didn't I hear go big or go home?? you might not be where you had planned, but with your experience I'm sure you can adjust and take it a little easier and enjoy the experience.

Keep up the great work everyone! Spring is here time to get outside and enjoy what we do!

Dan, I would personally wait until summer and choose a different marathon. Although you could probably build your base up in time, I would be worried about injury from adding too many miles too quickly. You need a few long runs up to 20 miles at least. With that said, I don't know your race or training history so if you know what to expect give it a shot.

Jeff

Thanks Armando / Jeff

I think the wise thing is to wait, my run volumes have been pretty low so far this year and this race would come a week after a PT test which takes precedence.  

Good advice, I need to the time to build a solid base for the tri season and my A race will be a HIM in September.

Thanks for the help in repelling some peer pressure!

Wow, your training volumes are impressive, it will pay off in races.  This weekend is my triathlon workshop. I'm somehow concerned how I will be able to keep up with the group, I know couple people who are going to participate, and they are very serious athletes, from the 9h Ironman league. And my greatest athletic ambition is to run 10K  averaging 8:30 min/mile. Oh well. It is good that I'm very busy at work and at home this week, don't have time to worry.

Keep training.

jmac5032 - 2013-04-04 7:34 PM 1.6 wm
6x800 repeats w/ 2min jog ri
1.6 cd
800- 2:39
800- 2:42
800- 2:52
And then, I fell apart....
finished with a 1/2 mile cooldown jog.

The goal today was (6) 800 meter repeats and I felt good on the first two but then on the uphill repeat I was completely gassed as I slowed to a 2:52. Not sure what happened but I called it a day as I just felt like I had nothing left. Maybe it was Tuesdays 4 mile run that left me a bit fatigued. Best to back off and live to fight another day....

Looks like a pretty good pace! I need to do some speed work! I might be able to do that pace if I was running down hill. I'm more of a pack mule than a rabbit!

Yep sometimes our body tells us that it is time to take it a little easy, best to listen and come back stronger.

The greatest part of Triathlons for me is that I can compete against myself and not have to worry about how I stack up against others and I have never run into any condescending triathletes, I know they're out there, but everyone has been nothing but encouraging to me.

Someone reminded me once that no matter how slow I am, I am still doing more than most would ever attempt.

Spring is almost here in the North East, Get out and enjoy it!