I am relatively new to triathlon, came from play lacrosse and football. I began training for Ironman Coeur d' alene five months ago using an online training guide. I have progressed to the point where I can swim around 3,500 yards, Bike up to 70-80 miles and run 13-14 miles. I know this might sound ridiculous but is this good so far after five months of training with 7 months to go till IMCD?

I'm starting to think about my goals for 2010 and decided speed is a priority. Can anyone speak to the value of weight training to become a faster runner? Suggestions on the quickest way to get fast would be great. Lofty goal of going from a 4:10 marathon to a sub 3:10 marathon by say, sept/Oct of 2010.

About 160 photos of the pros from the Los Angeles Triathlon can be viewed at: www.dreamscapeimages.net Race results are available at: www.latriathon.com

The past two years of my life have been quite interesting with all the events life has given me.

For most of us tri racing season is over, not to say that we are ending our endless swims and rides. Running season is in! So what running races are you doing? My races: Columbus, OH Marathon Fall 50 in Door County Goofy Challenge Konstantin Facebook TriBug.com

I have been participating in sprint triathlons for the last two years. I want to train for a half ironman next summer. I won’t have any problem doing the swim and the bike. I can go those distances now. My problem is the running. I don’t have a problem running the 3 miles for the sprint. I consistently finish the 3.1/5K run of the triathlon between 25 and 26 minutes.

I've got a 5k run in SF tomorrow, mostly flat, mostly asphalt, total of probably about 200 competitors. I'm on my school's cross country team, and my coach expects a time around 20 minutes or a bit faster. I ran 5 miles early this morning, not too hard, and I usually run 7-8 every day throughout the week.

Question: has there ever been a thread where people just post workouts they do for the benefit of other people looking for suggestions on a workout? I propose we use a thread to just write down suggestions or previous work outs with whatever information you want to provide!

I entered a relatively lengthy post over on my SBR blog. I'm just starting to post to it and thought I'd see is works for the tri-personal-achievement type entries. I'd like to share with Trifuel though - this site is responsible for a good deal of my progress! Enjoy: Squish Bonk OMG I Can rrruuunnnnNM