I am training for IM CDA, which is in t-minus 7 weeks. 5 weeks out from CDA I will be racing the JerseyMan 1/2.
If I were not doing JerseyMan, my training that weekend would consist of a 110-mile bike and a 20-mile run. During the week I have scheduled a threshhold bike and run, and also an interval workout for bike and run.
If you were in my shoes, would you do those speed workouts during the week or would you just make those base training-to-recovery intensity workouts? Last year I was racing HIM's pretty hard - pushing Z3 the whole way, and I will probably race JerseyMan pretty agressively. I have raced four HIM's before but I have always gone into them with a taper since they were my "A" races, so I feel weird about going into one without a taper.
FWIW, my longest bike and run so far have been a 100-miler and 18-miler this past weekend. I actually feel great and am recovering more quickly from killer long workouts than I was earlier in the season so my fitness is definitely improving. I am just trying to figure out how to best approach the lead-in week for my 1/2. The week immediately following my 1/2 IM is a scheduled recovery week.
If I were not doing JerseyMan, my training that weekend would consist of a 110-mile bike and a 20-mile run. During the week I have scheduled a threshhold bike and run, and also an interval workout for bike and run.
If you were in my shoes, would you do those speed workouts during the week or would you just make those base training-to-recovery intensity workouts? Last year I was racing HIM's pretty hard - pushing Z3 the whole way, and I will probably race JerseyMan pretty agressively. I have raced four HIM's before but I have always gone into them with a taper since they were my "A" races, so I feel weird about going into one without a taper.
FWIW, my longest bike and run so far have been a 100-miler and 18-miler this past weekend. I actually feel great and am recovering more quickly from killer long workouts than I was earlier in the season so my fitness is definitely improving. I am just trying to figure out how to best approach the lead-in week for my 1/2. The week immediately following my 1/2 IM is a scheduled recovery week.