Two day per week training?

[Steve Dannenbaum]

I recently added running to my regimen of road cycling and inline
speedskating with the goal of competing in some local duathlons, and perhaps
an occasional 5K or 10K running race. I realize that time is limited and I
probably need to divide my attention fairly equally among the three sports
with one day of rest. What would be the best training sessions for two days
a week (e.g., distances, intensity, type). Thanks in advance.

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Steve Dannenbaum

[rock_...@my-deja.com]

Steve,

Most triathletes favor 3 or even 4 sessions per week in each event.
However, some of us that travel a great deal have raced well on 2
sessions per week in each event. That means that one workout is speed
focused and the other is long endurance focused.

Rock.
Ironman/Ultramarathoner.
TN.USA.

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[Karen McKeachie]

Combination or "brick" workouts solve your dilemma. If you normally would bike
for a hour and a half, you could bike for an hour, jump off the bike and run
for 30 minutes. Such a session takes no more time than your original workout
and is very specific to the type of racing you plan to do.

Lew Kidder

[jeff]

You said you were interested in doing duathalons and running events right?
So what do the duathalons consist of? The ones I'm familiar with involve
biking and running, so it would make sense to favor these two in your week -
doing each at least 3-4 times a week. If that is the case, then maybe the
inline skating should have a lower priority in your training.

-jeff

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[S Austin]

I have to agree with Jeff - unless you've found one of those rare
skate/bike/run Tri's (which BTW are a blast), the speedskating is going
to give you less sport-specific training. Including brick workouts is
also important. But if you really like speedskating (as I do) and don't
want to drop it from your regimen, how about a skate/run brick workout?
Not quite the same as a bike/run transition but the result will be a
good aerobic base workout followed by running on tired legs.

However if you are also planning on racing on skates you'll need to
continue to include it in your training regimen for the sport-specific
benefits.

Cheers

[Steve Dannenbaum]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I really do love speedskating, so the
skate/run bricks sound like a good idea as well. I'll just keep mixing it
up.
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