Beginner Full Ironman Plan Group (Page 9)

Strides means picking up speed to about a tempo pace, or what you would run a 10K in.

Last night after my run I put on a pair of...  Ultra Sheer, Firm Compression, Knee High Stockings. I'll spare you the picture. facebook had fun with it. 

How long should I wear them? all night? I wore them for about 2 hours then took them off to sleep.  They felt great. Today my calves are not mad at me.

I prefer that athletes do very little racing while preparing for an IM. It takes away from your training to race because you ened to alter your training plan and take time off to recover.
I would suggest you do your half marathon and the earlier Olympic and that's it. It's one of the HARDEST things for athletes to do while training for an IM because racing can be motivating and break up the monotony of training, but the best thing to do for your best performance on IM day is to focus on making the most of your IM training.

Todays plan calls for a 90 minute run... So... Today I will run for 90 minutes.

Then put on my hose.

mbare - 2011-05-09 9:38 AM Well today is the day.  I am officially starting down the road of my training for my first IM.  Very excited about the whole thing.  I took a few weeks off of structured training after my 1/2 IM and my mind and body say it is TIME to get rolling.  Well be going back and forth between this forum and the IMAZ forum, so hope stay healthy and everyone enjoys the ride, or should I say swim, bike, run.

Yay!  Enjoy the journey!

It started out as a serious question. How long should I wear them? The hose came from my mother-in-law. She had bad circulation so I got them for free. My sister has since told me that they can't be worn for to long. Now I wear them for the last few hours before sleep.

I wear them overnight!

Lots of people have used this plan but their times will in no way give you any indication of what your time will be. We all have different fitness levels when we start. Someone that has never ridden a bike or is very new to triathlon will have a much different time than an experienced athlete, even using the same plan.
This plan has worked for many, many people and it will work for you, too. But your finish time depends on how well you execute the plan and what your current fitness level is. Best of luck to you!

I use GU. Any flavor. Some have caffeine some have none. Also I make sure to start with a full tank. A full 2 days prior to a race I start drinking gallons of Gatorade. Then on race morning I have a Gatorade (prime). So far I have not had any stomach issues.

Hello out there!

I am on week 5 of the plan.  I am starting to have forefoot pains with the long runs.  Only 5 weeks to my first full IM.   I still have two more long runs planned.  what should I do?  I feel this is more soreness than injury....but I am paranoid I will get a game breaker before the bid day.

Signed

worry wart

CONGRATS!! What an awesome time for a first race!! Amazing!

So did you start the plan in the middle? I am not surprised to hear your foot is sore if that is the case! You may have ramped up your volume way too quickly. If it's forefoot pain, it could be tendinitis or the beginning of a stress fracture. Usually those are felt on the top of the foot. You should be icing every day. If it continues to get worse, get to the doctor and make sure it isn't anything serious. You may have to miss one of your long runs but that's better than not being able to run at all.

Hello!  I started the beginner plan 13 weeks or so ago.  I didn't know this group existed so I've just been doing it on my own. It's been going pretty well, but I did do one thing incorrectly at the beginning of my planning.  Last year I did many sprints (6) so I had a decent base.  I also did some long distance running last year in prep for a marathon in January so my base was large on the run.

The mistake I made was to modify the run portion of the plan and added the workouts from a run-only plan.  I quickly found out that the mileage was just too much and I couldn't sustain 20 mile runs on the weekend while also doing long bikes.  Fortunately, a really good thread on the Ironman Training forum about "longest run" in an IM plan helped me figure this one out.  I thought getting in anything less than 18-20 miles for the longest run was not desirable.  Seems I was wrong about that.  You can get by with much less run volume for IM training.  Some people are talking about 13 mile being the longest, however, most seem to agree on somewhere between 15 to 17.  Meh, who knew?

Now that this is adjusted, I'm moving along fine.  It's a good plan and excited for the IM in 7 weeks.  I'm doing the Vineman on July 30. 

Also, I'm throwing in an Oly in 10 days or so.  It's not in the plan, but want to do it anyway as a 'tune up' type of race.  Hopefully that won't throw too much of a wrench into the plan.  I always have a struggle with how to modify workout plans when throwing in a race like this.

Best!

-- Enrique

Thanks for joining in and sharing your experience! It's very hard to race during an IM plan since you have to train long on the weekends and can't waste too much time on race recovery. Sometimes people will race easy and then go out for another long ride right after the race.

Glad you have dialed back the run training. It will make your bike and swim much better!

Hello, My name is Warren and I am turning 28 soon. 

I am new to this sport and have not done a triathlon yet. I signed up for the NYC Ironman 2012 

recently..yay! I know it's a huge jump so I am nervous and excited about it, I am looking forward 

to learn more about this sport and start training for it. I ran a marathon last year and have run 

few half marathons so far, just got a triathlon bike recently and plan to start biking more. 

My biggest weakness is in swimming, I can only swim breastroke so far and not very good in 

freestyle, I will need to work on my swimming this summer.

Feel free to send me a message if anyone is looking for a training partner or have 

recommendations about a good Tri club in the city.  Thanks!