Looking for advice on how to best modify my training for the new date of IM TX (10/17).
I had been preparing to race IM TX on 4/26 as was originally scheduled, until everything shut down here in TX on 3/16. Since then, I have been in maintenance mode: biking 60-75% of prior volume, running 50%, and swimming 0%. I haven't been following any regimen other than to get 60-90 minutes of exercise each day, and it has been a nice mental break from structured training.
My question is what is the best approach to training for the new date now that we're 6months out?
Should I pick up my old plan, and start 24 weeks out and retread the same path as before (with possibly more high intensity sessions)? Use a shorter timeline? Swimming is likely the x-factor here, as I am not 100% sure when I'll have access to a pool (possibly 'mid-may')
Should I take a completely different approach?
Personal background:
M 32
Qly: 2H30m
70.3: 5H10m
Generally felt good completing peak weeks of training prior to shutdown (weekly volume: bike~8hrs, run~4hrs, swim~3hrs)
I had been preparing to race IM TX on 4/26 as was originally scheduled, until everything shut down here in TX on 3/16. Since then, I have been in maintenance mode: biking 60-75% of prior volume, running 50%, and swimming 0%. I haven't been following any regimen other than to get 60-90 minutes of exercise each day, and it has been a nice mental break from structured training.
My question is what is the best approach to training for the new date now that we're 6months out?
Should I pick up my old plan, and start 24 weeks out and retread the same path as before (with possibly more high intensity sessions)? Use a shorter timeline? Swimming is likely the x-factor here, as I am not 100% sure when I'll have access to a pool (possibly 'mid-may')
Should I take a completely different approach?
Personal background:
M 32
Qly: 2H30m
70.3: 5H10m
Generally felt good completing peak weeks of training prior to shutdown (weekly volume: bike~8hrs, run~4hrs, swim~3hrs)