Training and eating

[OJazzy1]

I am starting to pick up on my training as I just got a note about the duathlon national championships in AZ in April and I am going to go! I am so excited and so nervous.

So I am wondering as I am ramping up training there are a couple of things I need. #1, I am supposing I need to ramp up my eating yes? #2. Does anyone know of a decent training plan that could help me out, searching the internet can get a little overwhelming!

[Wahine]

Hi OJazzy1. Congratulations on going to nationals.

Even when you're training hard the same rules apply for food intake, it's all about caloric expenditure. If your mileage goes up you'll need to eat a bit more if you want to maintain weight. What you might need to do is change how you eat. Making sure you get about 200 Cal into you within 20 min of a hard workout helps a great deal with recovery and that's important when you're doing a lot of hard back to back training days.

As for training plans, there are a lot of them out there. What distance is this? How much experience do you have? Are you willing to pay for a plan?

There are some good plans available on this site but you have to be a paying member of the site to access it.

Then you could always hire a coach and get a personalized program.

Good luck to you.

[OJazzy1]

Thanks.
I need to start fueling better before workouts...

I actually ran my first duathlon this year but I have done a lot of long distance cycling and a few half marathons and other races etc.

The distance is 5k-30k-5k

Well... I might be willing too but I am a pretty strapped SAHM at this point.

[Wahine]

Thanks.
I need to start fueling better before workouts...

I actually ran my first duathlon this year but I have done a lot of long distance cycling and a few half marathons and other races etc.

The distance is 5k-30k-5k

Well... I might be willing too but I am a pretty strapped SAHM at this point.

If you have the time and not the money, I would recommend getting the Triathlete's Training Bible. It is geared toward triathlon but has modifications for Duathlon through out. I have a great deal of respect for Joe Friel's approach and the book walks you through how to develop your own training plan based on your weaknesses. But you have to be willing to put in some time.

Even without having to read the book anymore, I have used Joe's principles to set up my athletes with programs and it takes at least 2 hours to do the start-up, then about 1 hour per month to update their plan as they go along. And that's without having to go back to the book, read things etc. I think the first time I did my own program it probably took me about 5 to 6 hours to figure it out, then about 1.5 to 2 hours per month.

The book has been around for a while so you can likely get it through your local library.

[Veronica]

If you have the time and not the money, I would recommend getting the Triathlete's Training Bible.

Even without having to read the book anymore, I have used Joe's principles to set up my athletes with programs and it takes at least 2 hours to do the start-up, then about 1 hour per month to update their plan as they go along. And that's without having to go back to the book, read things etc. I think the first time I did my own program it probably took me about 5 to 6 hours to figure it out, then about 1.5 to 2 hours per month.

The book has been around for a while so you can likely get it through your local library.

A bit of a hijack...

I feel like I've been bumbling along for four years, trying to make canned plans work for me. They never do. I wasn't ready, willing or able to do the amount of running. I don't want to give up my strength training time and I don't need to swim three times a week. And I need to have yoga a regular part of my week.

Of course this book was one of my first purchases and it's sat on my shelf, pretty much unread. In fact I just hunted down to make sure I still had it. Guess it's time to give it a serious look and make my own plan.

Veronica

[GLC1968]

A bit of a hijack...

I feel like I've been bumbling along for four years, trying to make canned plans work for me. They never do. I wasn't ready, willing or able to do the amount of running. I don't want to give up my strength training time and I don't need to swim three times a week. And I need to have yoga a regular part of my week.

Of course this book was one of my first purchases and it's sat on my shelf, pretty much unread. In fact I just hunted down to make sure I still had it. Guess it's time to give it a serious look and make my own plan.

Veronica

Me too. I can't seem to make canned plans work for my schedule for a whole host of reasons (mostly different from yours, V!). I also have this book somewhere and I need to hunt it down when I get home tonight.

Thanks for posting this Wahine - you may have saved my 3rd tri season!!