10 weeks apart is almost another season away. I personally do not like long tapers but 10 weeks is enough time to have a proper build and taper if you use a 10 day taper on the 140.6

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I agree and then you will start the most important IM training that you will do.

I know you guys like a shorter taper - but I'm certainly not gonna podium by any means, and I'm more worried about injury from overdoing it than going in not trained enough.

10 weeks to go - 70.3 followed by easy week
9wks - ease back into build during this week
8- build
7-build
6-rest
5-build
4-biggest week
3-still a big week but back off slightly
2-taper
Race week - taper

And 10 weeks... You're right, that is a long time.

Is there really a difference between training for a 70.3 and a 140.6?
I mean, obviously one is slightly harder paced in execution than the other, but would there be a significant difference in training for each?
My gut feeling is that one would be more likely to get injured if they added the amount of interval training one would need to get fast in the 70.3 to the volume used in the 140.6. But is that accurate?

The way I had thought about long course training is that you build a fast engine first by getting a good starting FTP, then tune it to go longer not necessarily faster? Because the long training is teaching your body to produce energy on the go over a longer period of time?

Is someone who is good at 70.3 generally good at 140.6? If it's just pacing compared to concepts like FTP, then is there a noticeable difference in training adaptations for a 140 specialist vs a 70.3 specialist?

Derailing my own thread...

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Its about the entire journey, not just the moment you cross the line.

Yes, there is a difference between focused training for the two events. Both high intensity and high volume can lead to injuries if the athlete overdoes it or isn't ready. As for the way you thought about LC training, in my opinion, you are right. You won't be getting much faster once you switch to more IM-focused training, in general you can see it as trying to stretch out the speed you have over a longer distance. For the same reason, in general, focusing too much on IM can lead to losing speed. Lastly if by someone who is good at 70.3 you mean "someone who is fast" then generally they should be better at 140.6 than others.

read the middle paragraph in this post from the "-" then go back and look at your 10 week schedule. http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...post=5372152#5372152

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Brian Stover USAT LII
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I did the same thing last year only with 7 weeks before the IM. My taper for the 70.3 was 5 days. It was just enough and had a really good race and PR'ed big time. The recovery from that race is what you should worry about. I was so set on getting back to my IM training schedule that I picked up an injury that following week. In the end it didn't affect my IM but it sure made training a pain in the ass (literally, I had a glute strain) for the next 3-4 weeks.