Training Questions

Hi All,
I hope everyone had a good week training. Looks like lots of breakthroughs large and small are happening all over our running and triathlon forum!

I have only one question this morning that I need help with.

I have not been doing bricks with any regularity this winter. I have been focusing on my running, so run first then ride. I have 8 weeks until my first race. Is it time to add a weekly brick back in?


Thanks in advance,
Ruth

Ruth, I'm looking back at the schedule my coach pencilled in and he had me doing bricks at least once a week starting five weeks out.

Week 5: Maintain reg. training schedule w/ 1 brick (short run)
Week 4: Maintain reg. training schedule w/ 2 bricks (short runs)
Week 3: Maintain reg. training schedule w/ 2 bricks (longer runs)
Week 2: Run focus, w/2 bricks (longer runs)
Week 1: Race Simulation, then taper week (3 VERY easy, short bricks)
Week 0: RACE DAY

I didn't follow it exactly (work got in the way) but I did what I could. Hope this helps. Good luck! :D

RnR - I would do something similar to what Blue outlined.

Maybe look at one brick during the week over your next 2 hard weeks. I typically try to run at least 20 min on a brick. That's about how long it takes me to get my running legs under me. Some people run much farther. I've never found that necessary. But that's a little personal preference. I would start by adding your brick to your next long run.

Then in your next cycle I'd do 2 bricks, one off a harder ride and one off your long ride. Again I'd keep the distances to what you know you need to do to get yor running legs under you.

I will sometimes do an extra short effort brick evening where I ride for 10 min hard, do a transition as fast as possible and then run hard for 5 min and rest for 5 min and repeat 3 or 4 times. I do this leading into a shorter race where transition times play a big role. I like to do this workout early in the week before a race as part of my taper.

Thanks bluetree and Wahine: and RnR girl for asking the question
sometimes I never know I have a question until someone else asks it and answers it:)
The really short bricks x4 sound hard but I can see how it would help in a sprint tri!