Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Florida : Official ThreadHappy New Year's everyone! While waiting to go out for a couple of hours with hubby to celebrate...I am obsessing over my training plan. The 1/2 Iron training plan in BT seems too easy to me in that I am really slow and will most likely take 7:30-8 hours to complete the 1/2. So far my longest ride has been only 26 miles...thinking I should work up to at least 65 miles by the first week of May. I am slow at an avg of 14-16 mph, so I figure my ride will take 4 hours. Do I have time to work up to 65 miles (or 5 hours) on the bike? Any thoughts anyone? I am guessing I should be faster on the flat Florida course, at least I HOPE so. The run is another matter entirely...I will be doing a walk/run most probably...now only running 4-5 miles at 12-13 min/mile. Swimming is not a problem..figure I can do that on any given day in 38-40 min for 1.2 distance. So, what is everyone doing so far? Am I really far behind already? Thanks for your thoughts anyone! Mona |