Runner's World Daily: You're about six weeks away from the marathon. How's training going?
Lance Armstong: Yeah, it's going pretty well. The hardest part has been the pounding of running. Literally years of no running and then running again regularly, it's been a little harder on my body than I thought. I've had a lot of aches and pains, especially in my hips and joints. Running is an impact sport, certainly as opposed to cycling. The biggest problem I had was with my left hip flexor and that has cleared up.
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RWD: Are you following a specific training plan for the New York City Marathon?
LA: Chris (Carmichael) and I have talked about it, but it's not very organized. It's very low-key, partially because my schedule is all over the place. I do a lot of things to stay in shape. I kayak, I swim, I ride, I go to the gym. I swim more now than I have in the last 15 years or more. I would be miserable if I didn't work out every day. And people around me would be even more miserable. I got used to that therapy for the last 25 years. And if you take that away, you take away that therapy.
RWD: What kind of running have you been doing?
LA: I have a very low-key approach to the marathon. Lately I've been running 45 to 60 minutes. Usually it's about five to ten miles. On Tuesday, I ran seven miles in Central Park. My longest run so far is 13 miles, so it would probably be a good idea to get some longer runs in. You can tell my training isn't very scientific about this. Most of the time I'm running with people and we're talking about business or life and my scheduling.
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RWD: Is there any truth to the notion that you might get into triathlons again?
LA: I would never rule out doing a triathlon, but I wouldn't do it as a pro. If I did it, it would be the same approach as I'm taking for the marathon. If I finished New York City in three hours, that's fine, and if I finished an Olympic-distance triathlon in 2:30 or something like that, and I'd be happy. I'd do it just to finish it. People have a hard time believing that. People have always believed I would come back to it. But to do something like (the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii), that would require full-time dedication and full-time training and I could pretty much definitely say never to that.
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