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BRICK v DOUBLE DISTANCE
andyb99
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how effective are brick sessions??? i i do a bike then run i cover about 15k (my race is 10) and maybe 3.5 - 4k run....if i do single discipline training i cover 20k bike then upto 5 miles run (if i'm feeling healthy)
so i've just over 3 weeks to my first race and i was thinking...should i do 3 brick sessions as above (i do at least 2 swims as well) or would my time be better spent doing greater distance but only single disciplines. I do brick sessions now from time to time but the jelly legs never goes away...so i dont think it ever will.....so i'm used to that feeling ok.
which do you think will benefit me the most??
ps....just bought coneheads book.....his self promotions obviously works....lol
so i've just over 3 weeks to my first race and i was thinking...should i do 3 brick sessions as above (i do at least 2 swims as well) or would my time be better spent doing greater distance but only single disciplines. I do brick sessions now from time to time but the jelly legs never goes away...so i dont think it ever will.....so i'm used to that feeling ok.
which do you think will benefit me the most??
ps....just bought coneheads book.....his self promotions obviously works....lol
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However there is a thread on here somewhere which cites an article saying this is detrimental to your training.
*does a quick search....* Got it.
Give the thread below a read. There's a few different opinions and a link to the article (courtesy of TommiTri)
Personally, I don't do them very often. More as a reminder of what my legs are going to feel like rather than getting used to it. So which is best... brick training regularly? Or brick training rarely...? There's only one way to find out...... FIIIIGHT!!! (please tell me other people watch TV Burp)
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In terms of getting used to the "feeling" of running after the bike, my experience tells me that it'll always feel weird but after 5-7 minutes of running you get into a rhythm and you forget that you were on a bike just a little while back.
My own personal non-scientific approach is that being comfortable running longer than the prescribed distance is good enough physically and psychologically.
If you're new to the sport it's worthwhile doing bricks just to get confident that changing from one discipline to another doesn't pose too many difficulties and hence will alleviate any anxiety.
Legend!!
I do a specific brick session once a week too as follows:
30 mins Level 3 Bike (just below race pace)
20 mins Level 4 Run (race pace)
20 mins Level 4 Bike (race pace)
30 mins Level 3 Run (just below race pace)
30 mins Level 2/3 Bike
20 mins Level 2/3 Run
This is a very hard session but gets the bike to run muscular transfer working