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Should I brick every run ?

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  • 28-04-2014 10:17am
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    coppinger
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭


    I've training for tri now for 2.5 years with no running history before that, but 15 years of bike racing and I find that the easiest running sessions are when I run off the bike. They feel subjectively easier and my HR is 5-10bpm lower at the same run speed as a stand alone run. Consequently I've gotten in to the routine of bricking nearly every run after a bike - specificity is king but am I losing out on quality run speed training ? Training for long distance do I need stand alone runs?


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    BennyMul
    Registered Users Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭BennyMul


    Hey I'm in a similar situation to you, years of bike racing and newish to tri.

    I would say no, personally for specific running sessions I would do them standalone, possibly with a better warm up as this may be a reason for the feeling of running after a bike,

    however I do like to do a run after a really hard bike to let me know what the feeling of running of tired legs is like.


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