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 2009-07-24 2:35 PM |
Regular  128   Richmond |  Subject: Does Bike Take More....I am new to all of this, got of the couch about 12 weeks ago. I have been training 2 days run, 2 days bike, and 2 days swim. I have been thrilled with my running improvement, probably the best I have ever ran. My swim is finally improving (thanks to a lot of tips I read on this site), I still suck but I can see the light. My biking has not improved much at all, does it just take more time to see improvement. I have been running the longest, had to wait for pool to open and to buy bike, but still I have seen quicker improvements in run and swim. I have 10 weeks to my first tri, a sprint. Will it come if I am patient at just 2X a week or should I do an unbalance 3,2,1 switching the 1 between swim and run. I bike the longest 1 to 1 1/2 hrs per session and I do hills because there are a lot of hills where I live, but my average speed seems stuck. Any thoughts? Oh, I probably will not get away with any 2 a days with family and work at this point. Thanks for your help. |
| 2009-07-24 2:36 PM in reply to: #2306376 |
Champion 14571   the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... find a group ride (or someone to ride with that's a tad faster)! i was stuck at the same average pace for a year, went on a group ride and realized i could keep up with them, even at 3mph faster than i thought i was! i just wasn't pushing myself enough. |
| 2009-07-24 2:44 PM in reply to: #2306376 |
Master 1853 syracuse | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... everyone is different.... for me, I excelled at biking first, based on race results and compared to my peers. swimming was next and running has taken the longest..... jsut keep doing all 3 and you will improve |
| 2009-07-24 3:32 PM in reply to: #2306395 |
Expert 973 Berkeley, Calif. | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... cusetri - 2009-07-24 12:44 PM everyone is different....for me, I excelled at biking first, based on race results and compared to my peers. swimming was next and running has taken the longest.....jsut keep doing all 3 and you will improve Exactly. Bike was my first strength, then running, and...well, swimming never really did come around for me, heh. I'd just stick with what you're doing -- two of each every week -- until your tri. After the race you'll have a much better sense of your strengths and weaknesses and you can reevaluate your training then. (FYI, I found with the bike that my training paces were way off from my actual race paces. In training before my first tri I averaged maybe 13-15 mph -- on race day I was 18-19 mph.) |
| 2009-07-24 4:32 PM in reply to: #2306376 |
Regular 128 Richmond | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... Thanks for the advice. I will keep balanced and keep pedaling. |
| 2009-07-24 6:05 PM in reply to: #2306376 |
Member 61 | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... Im a newbie so please take this with a grain of salt... |
| 2009-07-24 7:05 PM in reply to: #2306376 |
Pro 5169 Burbs | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... Congrats on getting off of the couch and into triathlons ! More T.I.T.S. needed*
*time in the saddle ! |
| 2009-07-24 8:44 PM in reply to: #2306376 |
Pro 4343 Olney, MD | Subject: RE: Does Bike Take More.... You don't log your workouts; how far do you ride each time and what kind of speeds do you ride? How do these distances compare to what you'll be tri-ing? |
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