with regards to run distance b4 an im.
halfanironman
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hi. i am 14 weeks out from an im , and i was wondering if 15m is enough to run in training?i managed it last week on a very tough road course with 3 miles up a very steep hill. i did this on just a breakfast of 2 toast with butter,a coffee 1 sugar and on the run i necked a bottle of liptonice tea.
i didint intend to run so long, but a my running mate looked at me with a smile,and said lets run up that hill. and we did and we kept going.
when we got home, at the 15mile mark, my face had a crust of salt on it from the sweat.
we have been doing 2hour bike 1 hour bricks twice a week. the odd long 120k cycle and some stand alone 2hour runs. so we knew we were getting fit, but i didint think i had a 15 miler in me with such shit nutrition if you follow.
we are thinking that for the rest of our training, we wll do a long run and a long bike every 2 weeks, as the two-3 hour bricks{tues and thurs} seem to be doing the trick.
what do you think guys?
i didint intend to run so long, but a my running mate looked at me with a smile,and said lets run up that hill. and we did and we kept going.
when we got home, at the 15mile mark, my face had a crust of salt on it from the sweat.
we have been doing 2hour bike 1 hour bricks twice a week. the odd long 120k cycle and some stand alone 2hour runs. so we knew we were getting fit, but i didint think i had a 15 miler in me with such shit nutrition if you follow.
we are thinking that for the rest of our training, we wll do a long run and a long bike every 2 weeks, as the two-3 hour bricks{tues and thurs} seem to be doing the trick.
what do you think guys?
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during the week, when we do the 3 hour bricks, we use hr monitors, stay inzone 2 and only use water. thats the way to go long isint it? no sgar and stay in the low zones?
i went on the treadmil tonight , and felt so good that i managed 22k in 2 hours, a pb for me.
on the previous 15miler i was talking about, i made the mistake of wearing a nike hoodie and sweatted my balls off.
tonight, wearing my shorts and a tank top, i hardly had any cardiac drift, and ran slight above my areobic zone without boinking, so im happy .
defo seeing good progress, though i think il keep the runs at 1 hour for a week to rest the knees.
now its time to murder the bike!!