Tri Girls....

taffy

My first 1/2 Ironman is in June.  I've done a lot of sprint and Oly distance tris.  I think I'm on track with my training.  .  The most I've run is 12 miles in a training run. I have never run a 1/2 marathon.  Some people are telling me that this is a mistake that I should rrace  a 1/2 first.  Thoughts?

kristen8040

As long as you know you can cover the distance, I don't think an actual half is necessary before-hand. ?I have a lot of friends doing IM lake placid this year and most will not have done a marathon until race day. I think you're ok!

Joenali

You'll be fine!!

kat&kevin

You will be fine.  I know a lot of people that run their first marathon when they run their first ironman.

gumiberg

i think it depends on how competitive you want to be.  if the goal is to finish, then i dont think you need to race a half.  if the goal is to place in your age group (I think I remember reading you often placed?) then I would race a half (or two) so that you have the experience.  Running 12 miles and racing 13 are very different.  But again, it just depends your personal goal.