Looking to do my 1st full next year…
My A race however is the local big city Olympic Tri, 3 weeks prior to the 140.6 I am considering…
Bad idea to go all out 100% in an Olympic Distance 3 weeks prior to my 1st Full?
I am not as concerned about the Olympic and recovery, etc… as I about the training I’ll be compromising at that critical time just 3 weeks prior…
Thoughts? Thanks for any advice!
What kind of goals do you have for the Ironman and how much do you care about the olympic. It also depends on what going 100% means to you
Don’t taper for the oly. Go all out in that race. After your race hop on the bike for another 3 hours. Easy swim and ride the day after.
Continue training for IM as normal after that.
What Duffy said.
What kind of goals do you have for the Ironman and how much do you care about the olympic. It also depends on what going 100% means to you
Goal for the Ironman is to finish in good form. Based on my prior races I’m a best mid 10’s - worse case low 12’s hours (or DNF); If I do the all the training mostly un-injured I realistically think low to mid 11 hour range…
For the Oly - I finished 4th and 5th in my age (35-39) that past 2 years with a 43 and 30 minute swim; but I have been doing masters swimming this year and am seeing major improvement and am confident with my swimming gains alone; I’m placing top 3 next year and I wanted to see it through…
Don’t taper for the oly. Go all out in that race. After your race hop on the bike for another 3 hours. Easy swim and ride the day after.
Continue training for IM as normal after that.
I like it… that makes some sense…
Don’t taper for the oly. Go all out in that race. After your race hop on the bike for another 3 hours. Easy swim and ride the day after.
Continue training for IM as normal after that.
I like it… that makes some sense…
Really? Your original post says the Olympic is your A race. How on Earth do you think it makes sense to not taper for it and have enough left to ride another 3hrs afterward?
I don’t think you understand the concept of having an A race, if you think that’s a good idea.
Looking to do my 1st full next year…
My A race however is the local big city Olympic Tri, 3 weeks prior to the 140.6 I am considering…
Bad idea to go all out 100% in an Olympic Distance 3 weeks prior to my 1st Full?
I am not as concerned about the Olympic and recovery, etc… as I about the training I’ll be compromising at that critical time just 3 weeks prior…
Thoughts? Thanks for any advice!
??? What race is your A race?
Don’t taper for the oly. Go all out in that race. After your race hop on the bike for another 3 hours. Easy swim and ride the day after.
Continue training for IM as normal after that.
I like it… that makes some sense…
Really? Your original post says the Olympic is your A race. How on Earth do you think it makes sense to not taper for it and have enough left to ride another 3hrs afterward?
I don’t think you understand the concept of having an A race, if you think that’s a good idea.
Point taken…
The Oly is ideally placed for you to smash, as a final hitout of your speedwork phase. Keep that 3rd week pretty hard and then a 2 week taper and you’ll be fine.
I finish MOP but I’ve perfected my taper over the years. I train hard until 2 weeks prior. Then I do 1 week of either easy medium duration workouts, or hard and short workouts. For the last week I don’t work out AT ALL. For me (andit may not suit you) I’ve found that zero workouts works best. I put my feet up, eat lots of candy and pasta, and have at least 2 beers each evening. By having the beer, it relaxes me, reminds me that IM is part of my life, not all of it, and generally helps keep me rounded and grounded. Then on race day, I’m itching to get racing, I get twitchy (from lack of activity) even without coffee, and I’m really keen to get going and work my race plan.
All my best races have done that. Oh yeah, a nice big feed of deep fried fish and chips, generally with 3-4 deep fried oysters as well, gets me well prepped for race day. No fruit for 2 days before the race and no veges the day before the race (pit stops slow you down 