Beginner Triathlete advice

It depends on your pacing strategy…yes, if you raise your FTP and keep your previous power goals, then you exertion level will be lower, likely setting your self up for a better run.

Or, you can keep your original planned IF and get a faster bike split for the same exertion level.

I would say it depends on your confidence in your run.

For me, as a mediocre runner, I used my strength (the bike) to set me up for a good run…while I was never able to pull off a good run in a full IM (long stories…ugh), it worked with great success for multiple 70.3, including punching my ticket (twice) to Chatty Worlds in 2017.

I always rode within myself on the bike (which still often got me a top bike split) and then hit the run relatively fresh.

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