So a week and a half into IMLP taper, I felt like I was de-training… so last night i went for a 4 hr hard ride followed by a 2 hr transition run… i felt awesome!
kidding. really, I’m not going to switch bikes or change cranks for IMLP, but I am going to worry about how i am going to spend some vacation time afterward.
I know everyone is different and it depends… but i just want to know some experienced people’s opinions.
When I will I be able to return to work (desk job) at or around 100%? No limping around the office with stiff legs/back, a full nights sleep, that kind of stuff.
2-4 days to look normal. 2-4 weeks to feel normal.
Depends upon the fitness level you came into the race with and how much of that fitness you used. If you came in super fit and gave every last bit of everything you had, I’d say 4 weeks. It is for me anyway.
Typically, I’ve gone to awards, done the travel thing the day after IM and been back at work the day after that.
I haven’t really found that I have any problems doing my job but for the first week or so, I tend to be pretty tired when I go home at the end of the day.
About 4 weeks to be back to 100% in terms of training sounds right to me.