Triathlete Training Podcast: Triathlon, Ironman & Duathlon

Subscribe via iTunes Half Ironman Training Questions Rodrigo Chaves is the guest for this episode and we discuss several questions based around half ironman training.  Rodrigo lives in New Jersey and 2014 is his second season of racing triathlons. He’s competed in running races for the last 4 years and he’s been swimming for 8 years. He is training for the Syracuse Half Ironman 70.3 on June 22.   Be sure to check out episode 34 for his post-race interview. Here are his questions that we discussed in the interview: General 1. What's the common volume of training for a person on their second season training for their first half? I feel like my training compared to others might have too much volume. Here's the breakdown: Mon: Morning swim, Night Bike (20 - 25 miles) Tue: Morning swim, NIght Run (35 - 45 min) Wed: Night Bike (30 - 35 miles) Thu: Morning swim, Night Run (40 - 60 min) Fri: Off Sat: Long bike ride (30 - 50 miles), Run (3 miles easy) Sun: Long run (8 - 10 miles) 3 swims, 3 bikes for 5-6 hours,