More than your mid-week sessions, you need to resist the urge to nuke yourself. Stay sane with your program. Freshen now and avoid placing yourself deeply in the hole again.

Perils of inappropraite intensity and training stress are outlined in my Beyond the Four Pillars piece.

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I think that's exactly what I did... Had to retool my training schedule due to a family vacation...

Being a Father of 3 young children I need to start early and get finish early... Monday 4:30am jumped on the trainer and did 2 hours of the TOUGH LOVE spinnervals DVD... Then quickly disconnected and hit the road for another 3:45 for a total of 5:45, but those first 2 hours really toasted my legs and the entire ride may have been equivalent to 6:15 - 6:30, not the 5:45 my training plan has me on.

Thanks and I visit your site very, very often.... I carry Going Long around with me non-stop.... Thanks for all the great information.

Just re-read your Beyond Four Pillars again... Must have read that at least 2 dozen time before, but now that I'm living through it, it just makes so much more sense...

I got the exact same way before my first IM - the many months of training began to take a real toll on the legs about 35 days out.

I cut it back - stayed focused - but the total volume decreased a good amount particularly on the run, and then bike - kept swimming a good bit.

I was just like you - mostly looking to finish then be in the 12 hour area. This approach seemed to work. YOu won't loose significant fitness if you keep training, you are not going to build any more fitness in the last month, and for a first timer getting to the start line with solid legs under you is probably more important than anything (other than a good plan).

good luck

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yeah I've done that too! :) Two weeks before IMAZ, I was given a mandatory weekend off, nothing for three days. Coach felt I had nuked myself and was somewhat concerned with recovering before the race! Obviously I did, but I think my bike did suffer a bit. I'm pretty good at nuking myself, because I have the whole attitude, "it's on the schedule, therefore I can't miss it." :D