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 2009-08-06 1:05 PM |
Expert  703   Colorado Springs |  Subject: Train for Tri or MarathonSo far this year I have completed my first 1/2 Marathon and have set PR's in the olympic and sprint tri's that I competed in. I had planned to do one other race in early September, but now I am considering doing a fall Marathon. WWBTD? |
| 2009-08-06 1:06 PM in reply to: #2332146 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290  The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon BT would do both. Why is it an either/or proposition? |
| 2009-08-06 1:07 PM in reply to: #2332146 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon Need a 3rd option, Both! EDIT: darn bear and his black belt posting skills beat me to it... Edited by dalessit 2009-08-06 1:07 PM |
| 2009-08-06 1:09 PM in reply to: #2332146 |
| New user 476 | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon Marathons are for wimps!  That's a joke, I sure couldn't do one!!! I haven't done my first Tri yet, a couple weeks and counting, but I imagine I would find a single sport event, well boring after doing a tri. It might be a nice warm up to an Iron Man next year??? |
| 2009-08-06 1:10 PM in reply to: #2332146 |
| Extreme Veteran 844 | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon i do both, training for a 1/2 in Sept and a full in Oct (chicago).. my Tri workout plan tends to be more run oriented at this point.. will switch to more swim oriented over the off season.. |
| 2009-08-06 1:16 PM in reply to: #2332146 |
Master 1704 Charlotte | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon Doing both...at least for another month! 7 weeks into marathon plan and so far so good...except you have to be careful on the intensity of your bike rides the day before a tempo or long run (especially if you ride in the evening and then run the next morning). |
| 2009-08-06 2:05 PM in reply to: #2332146 |
Expert 703 Colorado Springs | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon The reason I didn't list both was because of single-mindedness and (more importantly) lack of experience. I tried training for both this spring and wasn't pleased with my progress in either. |
| 2009-08-06 2:14 PM in reply to: #2332170 |
| New user 14 | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon I am also doing both. On my calendar for the rest of the season are the Chicago Triathlon, Chicago 1/2 Marathon, and the Chicago Marathon. My training for tri hasn't changed. I still bike 3 times a week, swim 3 times, and run 4. It's just that one of the 4 runs is SIGNIFICANTLY longer than it used to be. Running is my weakest of the three sports. But training for marathon is making me much faster. I now think of the 5k in a sprint triathlon as truly being a "sprint", since my normal marathon training run is at least 6 miles. No reason you can't do both. You just have to want it bad enough. |
| 2009-08-06 2:19 PM in reply to: #2332378 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Train for Tri or Marathon caedenspa - 2009-08-06 2:14 PM I am also doing both. On my calendar for the rest of the season are the Chicago Triathlon, Chicago 1/2 Marathon, and the Chicago Marathon. My training for tri hasn't changed. I still bike 3 times a week, swim 3 times, and run 4. It's just that one of the 4 runs is SIGNIFICANTLY longer than it used to be. Running is my weakest of the three sports. But training for marathon is making me much faster. I now think of the 5k in a sprint triathlon as truly being a "sprint", since my normal marathon training run is at least 6 miles. No reason you can't do both. You just have to want it bad enough. X2. There's no reason the early weeks of marathon training should impinge upon your triathlon training. If anything, it will enhance it. |
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