That’s true, sorry about that.
Well swimming I would have no idea on where I could sit, coming from a low fitness base (can swim 500m continuously) not sure what a total time for this should be within 11 months of training.
Cycling is a high fitness base, easily maintaining 30-35km/h for a century ride. That is consistent before bursts.
Running is at about 5minutes/km for 10km or a bit more, so probably a low fitness base for that as well?
10hr isn’t a magic number for me, it was more of a ‘throw it out there, see what I should do’ kind of comment. I am going to be ecstaic finishing but I want to set an aim above so I can train hard for something above just surviving or finishing.
This was for the first few months, I want to get my swimming up the most out of everything then I was planning on changing things around, is there another way that I can look at that training amount that would be better?
Well for starters I would definitely taper off of the 10hr mark.
If you can currently only swim 500m your goal already sounds out of reach.
30-35km/h is a huge difference in speed as well. Over the course of an ironman distance that’s an almost an hour time difference. Keep in mind you’re not legally allowed to draft in an ironman event.
Your running is not terribly bad. McMillan calculator would put you slightly below a 4hr stand alone marathon.
With all that said you have nearly a year to improve but 10hr seems very unrealistic IMO…
You obviously need to build your swim just to be able to reach iron distance. Consider joining a local masters swim program to help bolster your swim. But based solely off the fact your limited to 500m now your goal time is ridiculously unrealistic.
In your case swimming will have to be primary focus indeed however cycling two days a week seems to be quite a stretch. I would say a minimum of 3 sessions a week is necessary. The bike leg is the longest portion of the event and were you will spend the most of your day so why would you allow yourself to be at a disadvantage by training there the least? Not every ride has to be a long ride either. Fit a couple indoor sessions. Even if it’s only an hour it’s still makes a difference.
Have you ever ran a marathon or half before? It’s not fair to assume a time based off a 10k… You will have to build a strong base of miles as well. This may be hard to do if you limit yourself.
In the end you really need to take a step back and temper your expectations. Set monthly attainable modest goals and improve from there. Setting some arbitrary number of a 10hr race time which seems highly unlikely based off your current fitness state will make you miserable. It’s an accomplishment to just finish. Train smart and worry about completing it the first time. Use that experience to learn where you can improve. Enjoy the journey don’t let it ruin you!
No hate guys? I like to dream!