I posted this: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...mcda%20imfl;#2388181 in the main forum re: racing IMCDA and then IMFL but thought I'd ask the wimmins about more specific recovery from ironman.
This is my 3rd, but I've never done two in a year so recovery has never been as important.
So, any tips, ideas, etc on recovering the best/fastest I can before I head back into IMFL training?
Unfortunately I stepped off the plane from Idaho to temps over double what I raced in...i.e. 104 degrees and the hottest June on record in Houston.
I have done one swim and two 3-mile jogs/walks since I've been back. I will monitor HR closely as hopefully it can be a decent indicator of my recovery process, but it is hard to know if it is me or the freakin 104 degree heat when I cannot run more than 2-3 minutes at a time without hitting 85% max.
I think I am going to get a massage at the end of this week and may try to get 1-2 more over the next month. I'd get more, but they are just soooooooo expensive here.
It is going to be very hard to walk the fine line between recovering and not losing too much fitness. I have several friends doing IMFL who did not just do IMCDA so it will be hard to hear they are out doing a 70-80 mile ride when I should still really be sitting inside watching TV! At least it is freakin' hot and I don't really want to be outside right now...at least for now...
I am also worried though that in August when I do plan to start things back up that it will be so freakin' hot and I will have been inside "recovering" so the heat will really kill me.
I'm rambling now! Just looking for any insight from anyone who has done 2 ironmans in about the same time frame (20 weeks). Also, how much fitness can I expect to maintain/lose after about 6 weeks of taking it easy?
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Kathleen
http://kcwoodhead.blogspot.com/
This is my 3rd, but I've never done two in a year so recovery has never been as important.
So, any tips, ideas, etc on recovering the best/fastest I can before I head back into IMFL training?
Unfortunately I stepped off the plane from Idaho to temps over double what I raced in...i.e. 104 degrees and the hottest June on record in Houston.
I have done one swim and two 3-mile jogs/walks since I've been back. I will monitor HR closely as hopefully it can be a decent indicator of my recovery process, but it is hard to know if it is me or the freakin 104 degree heat when I cannot run more than 2-3 minutes at a time without hitting 85% max.
I think I am going to get a massage at the end of this week and may try to get 1-2 more over the next month. I'd get more, but they are just soooooooo expensive here.
It is going to be very hard to walk the fine line between recovering and not losing too much fitness. I have several friends doing IMFL who did not just do IMCDA so it will be hard to hear they are out doing a 70-80 mile ride when I should still really be sitting inside watching TV! At least it is freakin' hot and I don't really want to be outside right now...at least for now...
I am also worried though that in August when I do plan to start things back up that it will be so freakin' hot and I will have been inside "recovering" so the heat will really kill me.
I'm rambling now! Just looking for any insight from anyone who has done 2 ironmans in about the same time frame (20 weeks). Also, how much fitness can I expect to maintain/lose after about 6 weeks of taking it easy?
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Kathleen
http://kcwoodhead.blogspot.com/