artifactos
05-15-2010, 12:39 PM
I need to send in the entry for my first tri (du, really.. I don't have a wetsuit and the water temp will be a bit low) and I'm on the fence regarding which distance to do.
The Sprint is a 5k run, 20k bike, 5k run. I know I could do this, easily. Most of my runs are 4-6 miles (2-3 times a week), I ride 70-100 miles a week, and there is no question in my mind that I could complete the Sprint even in compression shorts without a chamois. I did a brick today of 13 mi bike, 5 mi run, and had plenty of juice left at the end, though I had a blister between two toes. :(
The Olympic is a 5k run, 40k bike, 10k run. Because I haven't run more than 8 miles in one day, that's where I feel this distance is a little more questionable. I have no doubt that the first run and bike would be rather easy, but I question my staying power for the 10k run at the end.
I suppose the question is whether I want to just FINISH my first duathlon or potentially PLACE in my first duathlon - since it is my first, I am a little more inclined to go for the Sprint distance (and I would undoubtedly be doing the sprint were I doing the swim.. I am NOT ready for a 1500m open water swim yet), but I also don't want to sell myself short. Why not compete for almost 3 hours instead of less than two? If all I REALLY need to do is finish and get a time to beat next time (yeah!), why not do the Olympic?
I need someone to push me to enter one of the two, and I'm asking you ladies for some help. :) My boyfriend is frustratingly neutral on the matter ("do the olympic if you want to") rather than objectively telling me whether he thinks I am capable of it. Since he's my training partner, he'd really be the best person to tell me either way.. but he staunchly refuses to say anything. :P
Note: My next chance to do an Olympic distance would be Aug 1, then possibly Aug 22, and my goal for the year is SavageMan on Sept 20 at the Olympic distance. I kind of want to find out if I can do the bike/run leg this early in the year, so I can then focus on swimming (ugh) until the next Oly in August.
The Sprint is a 5k run, 20k bike, 5k run. I know I could do this, easily. Most of my runs are 4-6 miles (2-3 times a week), I ride 70-100 miles a week, and there is no question in my mind that I could complete the Sprint even in compression shorts without a chamois. I did a brick today of 13 mi bike, 5 mi run, and had plenty of juice left at the end, though I had a blister between two toes. :(
The Olympic is a 5k run, 40k bike, 10k run. Because I haven't run more than 8 miles in one day, that's where I feel this distance is a little more questionable. I have no doubt that the first run and bike would be rather easy, but I question my staying power for the 10k run at the end.
I suppose the question is whether I want to just FINISH my first duathlon or potentially PLACE in my first duathlon - since it is my first, I am a little more inclined to go for the Sprint distance (and I would undoubtedly be doing the sprint were I doing the swim.. I am NOT ready for a 1500m open water swim yet), but I also don't want to sell myself short. Why not compete for almost 3 hours instead of less than two? If all I REALLY need to do is finish and get a time to beat next time (yeah!), why not do the Olympic?
I need someone to push me to enter one of the two, and I'm asking you ladies for some help. :) My boyfriend is frustratingly neutral on the matter ("do the olympic if you want to") rather than objectively telling me whether he thinks I am capable of it. Since he's my training partner, he'd really be the best person to tell me either way.. but he staunchly refuses to say anything. :P
Note: My next chance to do an Olympic distance would be Aug 1, then possibly Aug 22, and my goal for the year is SavageMan on Sept 20 at the Olympic distance. I kind of want to find out if I can do the bike/run leg this early in the year, so I can then focus on swimming (ugh) until the next Oly in August.