Subject: Question on Olympic Training ProgramSorry if this isn't the right place to ask. I've raced a few triathlons in the past, but it's been a couple of years. I'm planning a comeback, and my wife is eager to join me (she's completed two sprints ). We've penned in an Olympic in August. I'm the kind of person who likes a detailed training plan to follow. I don't train so well when left up to my whims.
I like the 20 Week Olympic plan on this site, but I have a question: Why are the swim times so long, and the run times so low?
I'm not a good swimmer - I've always finished the swim leg in around 45 minutes. The maximum swim time in the training plan is 77 minutes, or 1.7 times my expected swim time.
My expected run time is around 60 minutes. But the maximum run time in the training plan is only 77 minutes, or 1.28 times my expected run time.
Wouldn't more balanced max times, say 1.5 times expected race time, make more sense? If training in one discipline is more important than another, then why not the run, since it is the last, and to me, the most gruelling leg?
I am thinking of dropping all the swim times in the training program by about 25%, and increasing the run times by about the same. Anybody have any experience with this? Thanks |