Well I am back and tuckered out. 2 mile open water swim, 6 mile hill run.
Swim felt really good, still so slow. Run was better, the shin's did not cramp up until well into the hill but relaxed coming back down. By then though I was plum out of energy reserves and had to dog it back in.
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Good job...i had some knee problems.been asking God to help me..this weekend put in a lot of hours and have no problems...
Thank God :)
But you did it! Good for you!
I have a question. Is it common to train the full 2 mile distance for the swim? The bike is 112 miles and I never hear anybody talk about riding that far and the run is 26.2 miles and no one ever trains that far. Why is the swim different?
Lance,
I don't know how common it is to swim the whole distance prior to IM but know lots of people that have. Swimming is not as hard on the body as the other two aspects so the recovery is much faster.
Though most people may not ride the entire 112 miles, most training plans will get them pretty close. The 'A' type personality of most triathletes will rationalize, "Well if the plan calls for 85 miles, whats another 15? Its less than an hour more." The century distance on the bike whether metric or standard is a milestone. While training for IM AZ with my teammates earlier this year, i did about six rides between 100-112 miles.
Running the full 26.2 is seldom reccommended in any training plan, not even exclusive marathon plans. The run is the hardest to recover from. IMHO after many marathons and years of long distance training, staying around 15-18 miles for a single run while gearing up for a marathon is smart advice. The body really starts to break down after that point, lengthening recovery. For my current IM plan, I will not run farther than 15 miles except for maybe one time. For serious endurance training without a goal date, I would recommend no more than 12 miles for a long run or no more than 2.5 hours. The remaining running miles in triathlon come from short bricks, interval/speed work or mid week mileage.
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