The tri is March 11th and the distance for that is 400 yard swim/5 mile bike/2 mile run. I don't really have a goal in terms of time for it, as I'm not sure what's realistic. But, I'm feeling more confident now after doing these last couple of bricks. I'd like to be able to do that run at a 6mph pace, at least. Running on a treadmill is easier than on a track or on the street - no inclines and constant pace. I'm looking at this tri as a training tri for the June 3rd sprint distance one.
I think you should just go with what's comfortable for you, in terms of speed. Don't worry about going fast yet. You're buidling up endurance and conditioning your muscles right now. Eventually, you can work on speed. I find that it's not my legs that hurt when I increase speed - it's my lungs. The fast you go the greater the cardio workout. You'll get there eventually. Besides, your goal is to a marathon. I have no such lofty aspirations. I'm a short distance runner. Long distance runners always go slower than short distance runners. On 2/6/06, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2 miles in 22 minutes is awesome! I am not up to that kind of speed yet. > Sometimes I think I am not pushing far enough fast enough. I just really > want to last the distance right now so I am pushing that instead. I > haven't even added the 1% incline yet to my run. > > Maybe when I lose the last 50 pounds I will start increasing my speed? > > What is your target again? When is the triathlon? > > > ##| -----Original Message----- > ##| From: Deanna Schneider > ##| > ##| ran 2 miles in 22 minutes. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195962 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
