Balanced Training...I always revert back to running

Running just requires shoes, shorts, and a road.  Everything else takes more equipment.  Opportunity means that I run the most.

TW

There are lots of things to consider in training and time spent in each sport. Look at my logs and it seems I'm very unbalanced....lots and lots of cycling, less running swimming. My issue is injuries with running so I have been held back to what I can d same with swimming I had a shoulder issue. I could ride so I did plus I love to ride.

I place best on the bike normally first couple places, middle on the run, and back or it depends who shows up on the swim. So I should swim most, run second and ride the least. I'm doing some long rides, and doing a HIM later so I need my cycling to be strong.

Plus running is most likely to cause injuries so I'll never do lots of it. I'm a 3x a week runner and don't run that much even with the 3x. Last 2 years my run times have dropped 2 m/m in my tris (granted I started out really slow) and this year I'm hoping for 1 m/m....so the training is working for me.

Consider what distance folks are training for, if they have injury issues, and what their weaknesses are. Frankly most folks avoid their weakest sport as they don't like it as much. Look at the training plans for balance...it isn't necessarily time but workouts per week...in a normal build week for me I s/b/r each 3x a week and do srength twice. My swim and run 3 workouts take much less time than my bike ones...just nature of what I'm training for.

Pick a plan that fits into your family & work life; pick a plan that works more  on your weakest area and you'll be good...what others do isn't necessarily the best way to go.

Love those HIMs where you don't need your swimming and running to be strong. I did one just last month. Wait, no, that was a relay.

I attended a Joe Friel workshop last year and Friel's stated opinion was that triathlons were basically bike races with a swim and run tacked on before and after, particularly when you move up to HIM and IM distances.  Makes sense when you look at the relative amount of time you spend on each leg - of course my plodding runs tend to challenge that theory.