Comments on: My client Fabrice finishes Ironman France in 11:29! http://davidglover.net/2009/07/fabrice-finishes-ironman/ The life of an endurance athlete, experiential writer, small business owner and coach... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:59:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://davidglover.net/2009/07/fabrice-finishes-ironman/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 David Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:15:45 +0000 http://davidglover.net/?p=1703#comment-1828 Three years is a very reasonable time frame to build up to an Ironman. I've seen folks do it in as a little as one year but they frequently end up injured and overtrained leading up to the race, have a bad experience then never do another one. The more gradual, three year approach gives your body time to "soak in" and adapt to the endurance training. There's also a big jump in time and commitment as you progress from sprint to international to half Ironman to full Ironman. As you progress, you can decide if you want to keep going to the next level or not. Cheers, David Three years is a very reasonable time frame to build up to an Ironman. I’ve seen folks do it in as a little as one year but they frequently end up injured and overtrained leading up to the race, have a bad experience then never do another one. The more gradual, three year approach gives your body time to “soak in” and adapt to the endurance training. There’s also a big jump in time and commitment as you progress from sprint to international to half Ironman to full Ironman. As you progress, you can decide if you want to keep going to the next level or not.

Cheers,
David

]]> By: kmadd http://davidglover.net/2009/07/fabrice-finishes-ironman/comment-page-1/#comment-1827 kmadd Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:34:35 +0000 http://davidglover.net/?p=1703#comment-1827 I've been interested in learning a reasonable timeline to get to ironman distances. I just began endurance training in Feb with swimming; running in march, and my first bike in May. I entered a sprint in June and finished middle of the pack, leaving with a lot of great experiences. I want to increase the tri distance this year. Is 3 years lofty or reasonable as a goal for ironman? I’ve been interested in learning a reasonable timeline to get to ironman distances. I just began endurance training in Feb with swimming; running in march, and my first bike in May. I entered a sprint in June and finished middle of the pack, leaving with a lot of great experiences.
I want to increase the tri distance this year. Is 3 years lofty or reasonable as a goal for ironman?

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