A question about Balancing LSD Runs and Bike/Trainer Rides

SweetK - 2008-02-27 2:07 PM

JohnnyKay - 2008-02-27 3:03 PM Alternating weeks is one viable option.  Another is to try to separate them within the week.  For example, do a long run Wed or Thurs and do a long bike on the weekend.

I wish I could that, but with parental responsibilities, I only have the weekends to fit them in

If that's the case, there's not really many options.  You either alternate and/or gradually build to the point where you can handle them back-to-back.  You do what you can.

Because she said:

There is nothing wrong with separating the things by a week if that is all you can fit in.  You do the training that you can, not what the tri population does as a whole and sees as "necessary."  I'm sure most people have at least seen the thread in the Ironman forum about "big weekends" versus breaking them up.

But you need to come to grips with the fact that your longer endurance may not build as much or as fast as you would like compared to those that do fit in both.

Maybe start with long run Saturday, short bike Sunday then the next weekend flip them so you have long bike on Sat. and short run on Sun.??  At least that way you are not overloading your body as much but you still have the benefit of two days straight.  Just a thought .....

The idea of alternating them is good on weekends.

How about long movie trainer ride some week night if it was the week of long slow run with your daughter? See how long you can go....have her make up a chart or something and watch little chick flicks (that is a name my girls & I use for the 10 year old girl type movies).

Some of my kids like to hang with me when I do easy aerobic trainer rides not 5 dog panting ones (their name for hard interval type stuff). They change channels, adjust volume & fan, get me water. We have a lot of fun actually. We talk and have time together.

Seriously it would be a fun night if you can get used to longer trainer rides.