Subject: RE: marathon + ironman in one year? Thank you so much for this so far...
Well, let's give you some background. I ran 4 marathons and did a try-a-tri in 356 days last year (Oct to Oct ) and haven't done any official races in 04 yet. I have a half in March and a full in May and October so that should give me a strong enough base heading into next winter (I'm in Toronto so running in Jan/Feb/March can be a challenge ) when I'll be doing more indoor work.
The running is easy for me and the bike is nothing (not overly experienced with it but what I have done hasn't been a weakness ) BUT the swim in my try-a-tri was harder than expected. It was my first open water swim ever so that could have had something to do with it...that's the part that scares me most. I figure hitting the pool will only help that though...besides, I have more than a year to go, right?
From the sounds of things, it can be done. And it's all being done for charity so the extra motivation can't hurt. |