Subject: RE: Cost/Benefit of long bricks? Right -- I don't see a lot of benefit to long bricks (1 hour ) either, with the possible exception of nutrition testing.
However, in prepping for my first 1/2-IM, my coach had me do "triple bricks" -- ride/run/ride/run/ride/run -- totaling about 70 miles on the bike and 8 on the run.
Two-fold purpose -- lots of practice with the bike/run transition, and very good mental preparation (after doing that, the race looked easy. ) And, a good chance to practice nutrition. |