cloy wrote:
Bryce,
I'm entering Week 8 of the Half Iron Build Mid-Volume. Everything is all well and good, but thank god for an easier week (until Phoenix +2).
I will moving into the half-iron speciality block (still unsure as to whether mid or high volume), but I am racing an olympic distance race during week 6, so 2 weeks before my goal 70.3 race... Is that race going to wreck my 70.3? How should I approach that week to still manage an okay race for the olympic but truly nail my 70.3?
That week: (If I'm doing the high volume)
Thur - Echo +3 (8x10@85%–95%)
Fri - Townsend (90'@60-70%)
Sat - Olympic Race (~60 min @ 95%) + a mixed relay super sprint (8 mile bike @ 100%?) [
This is in lieu of Big Squaw (2.5 hours @ 65%-75%)]
Sun - Off
OR swap in an easier session to "make up" the loss in TSS from racing?
I checked in with Coach Chad on this and this is what he had to say:
"The race rehearsal is the primary aim with a B race positioned a few weeks prior to your A race. The training stress is pretty secondary, within reason. With 2 weeks out and only following an oly-distance race, that could serve really well as a final race-intensity workout and race rehearsal. So it’s a really workable scenario, borders on ideal."
As for that you should do on Sunday, you should listen to your body and see how you feel. If you feel very fatigued, a day off may be more appropriate whereas if you feel okay, a easy recovery spin might do the trick.
Good luck with the rest of your season!
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