Just reading this post has made me go into the kitchen and start a Press pot of Sumatra French Roast. mmmmmm… French Roast
I’m not caving in.
Desert Dude can wait for me at the finishline with a cup of joe.
Green Tea…less caffeinated, but certainly not UNcaffeinated. Much easier on your stomach than coffee. And if you drink 2 liters every day, there’s a benefit for your joints, too!!
Konaexpress, Jonnyo already did it. He went 9:03 in Kona and then 4:02 at the Soma Half on back to back weekends. Of course, he sat on his ass all year and did not race since Ironman NZ (shortened to half du) and was therefore well rested 
Seriously though, even my family would kill me if I took off to race the weekend after an Ironman!
Rockhopper, yes, going off caffeine really makes you aware of how much sleep you are lacking. This is the main benefit…enforced rest.
Dev
Konaexpress, Jonnyo already did it. He went 9:03 in Kona and then 4:02 at the Soma Half on back to back weekends. Of course, he sat on his ass all year and did not race since Ironman NZ (shortened to half du) and was therefore well rested
Seriously though, even my family would kill me if I took off to race the weekend after an Ironman!
Rockhopper, yes, going off caffeine really makes you aware of how much sleep you are lacking. This is the main benefit…enforced rest.
Dev
So you were only joking when you suggested the IMLP and HIMNFLD combo?
dev one last time as you done that mistake more than once…it s 9:02…not 9:03…i work hard for every of these minutes…
Yikes…sorry man…I know how hard all those minutes are. You should just dropped Faris on the swim and swam 49 minutes and you’d be at 8:58!!!
Eganski…what wussified coffee are you drinking with that Carmel stuff. Man, you are in trouble. Flanagan, will be whipping your ass this weekend with that type of coffee. I strongly suggest that if you are not going to go decaf this week, then go all out and head for a “Kittycat approved” large mug of espresso…
Dev