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Originally Posted by BikeSwimLaugh  So I guess, what I'm getting at....is this going to be just like my biking or swimming where I'll just get better, faster and be able to go longer? |
You already have the cardio, so running will come faster to you than biking did. Swimming is a little different because it is so technique-dependent, unlike running and biking.
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Originally Posted by BikeSwimLaugh I'm also suprised at why my HR is so low and yet I'm feeling the fatigue like I'm reaching the last rep of an exercise. What I have to do is really focus on relaxing my calves as I run on the treadmill...if I really focus on keeping things loose, then I tend not to feel that burn sensation. Any thoughts on that? |
Your HR is low because your limiting factor is your legs, not your cardiovascular/pulmonary systems. Your calves and shin muscles (tibialis anterior) are under-developed relative to your lungs/heart and they are keeping you from hitting a high HR and higher speeds.
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Originally Posted by BikeSwimLaugh What speed should I try to run at? What about the incline? I'm a complete newb to this...so don't presume I know anything. Honestly, I never thought I'd be running...so this is all mind-boggling to me...but if my goal is to do a triathlon, then this has to be integrated into my routine. |
I think all highly-paid coaches recommend periodization once you've attained a high level of fitness. Until then, I think all of them recommend going out and putting in miles. Obviously, if you go out too fast, you're not going to make it. FWIW, I am getting back into running, after my 10-week involuntary layoff, and am doing 5K runs at the fastest speed I can maintain for that time.
Also, triathlons have various length runs. Sprint tris are typically 5K, Olympic length is always 10K and Half IM is half marathon and Full IM is full marathon. So, to be able to do a sprint tri would require that you be able to swim about 500 yards +/- (no problem for you), bike 13 miles +/- (again no problem), and still have enough in the tank to go 5K run. There are plenty of training programs out there to help prepare you and I think FF and Sparrow use them, but you have to build your base miles up before they are of any use to you. When you can crank out a 5K without feeling like death becomes you, then you are ready to start looking into the finder details of periodization Grasshopper![/QUOTE]
At 200+ you will never be a gazelle or Kenyan marathoner, but that is okay. You can get that time down into the 8 - 9 min/mile range down fairly quickly.
