Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
How badly do you want to get faster?

Speedwork is the only thing that's ever made me faster, on the bike or on foot. My long run pace is considerably slower than it was when I was running shorter distances. I think one interval session a week would be plenty to see improvement, if you're consistent about it.

I would like to be faster, but I would like to be able to run further, injury-free, even more (at the moment). I'm thinking that I ramp up my mileage this summer to a good level and then work on getting faster for next tri season. Does that make sense? Maybe do some interval work over the winter? Keep in mind, that my cardio fitness is still improving daily as I push it both with running and swimming.

I know that when I started biking, I got faster as I biked more without really trying. I certainly never set out do to intervals or any specific training outside of building my distance/TITS.

I'm really trying not to over-think/over-analyze this...but it's pretty much a losing battle for me. I'm a thinker.