Do an Oly 7 days before a HIM? (I just did IMLP, so I’m kind of in shape…). HIM would my B+ race of the season, and the Oly would be just for fun (but I’D like to PB at both!)
If you’re in good enough shape to finish an iron-distance, I’d say “hell yeah”(with sort of a 80’s hair-band "HEEEEYYYYYYYYYLLLLLL YEEEEEEEEEAH!). I did this last year and it was actually a nice set-up, because I think of a half-iron as two oly’s, first oly to warm up, second to haul(doesn’t quite work with the swim, though). So doing one the weekend before is kind of a mental preperation for the “haul” part.
Oh and also, I used the initialism PR instead of PB; “PB” is too easily mistaken for peanutbutter. That’s just me though. I think about peanutbutter and peanutbutter-related things often.
And also, out of curiousity, if the half is your B+ race, what’s your A? Was that lake placid?
I did an Oly 6 days before my IM.
Dave
Yes LP was my A race… How did I do? Boff, was prepared to do better, but I was sick the day before, and seriously thought I would not be able to make it (cough, fever,…), but I finished it in 14h10, it was a long but very nice day!
I did an Oly on Sunday and I’ll be doing Timberman this weekend. Both “for fun”. My “A” race was early in the season, now I’m just coasting on the fitness I have for now.
As long as it doesn’t take you 7 days to recover from an Oly (I hope it doesn’t!) then you should be fine. Take good care of yourself, sleep, get your feet up and stay away from germs.