What is the value of doing Oly distance races during IM training? I will be doing IM Louisville as my first iron distance tri this year. I have an early season HIM (Black Bear tri) to see how winter training went but am considering doing some low-priority, no taper Oympic distance races throughout the year. I just was not sure if races this distance have much benefit toward IM training? Would I be better just doing long bike/run bricks instead? Thank you.
Value of Oly distance tri for IM training
Very high. Generally speaking, triathletes focusing on Im distance rac9ing don’t race enough. Olympic Distance triathlons should be putting you right at that point that yields some very good fitness gains.
LOL- as soon as I saw the title, I thought “where’s Fleck?”. He’s right. Great high-intensity workout, good transition practice, and lets you shake out bugs in equipment and pre-race routine.
I like to use them as FT tests and base my training paces from them. About 1 a month works for me.
jaretj
Perhaps you should ask the question differently. IM training will help your Olympic distance racing tremendously.