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Help me select my September Race!

So I am between Ironman races and hope to do more quality and less volume for Cozumel than I did for Sweden.  Because I was hurt in the Spring, I have lots of mojo left and want to race.   I want to do one of the following on Sunday, Sep 22.   Which is better training for IM Cozumel and why?

Paradise Coast International - Naples, FL.  Swim a single 1500m loop in a pond, out and back 25 miles through the burbs, and an out and back 10K.  All FLAT.

Powerman Florida - a 10K-40mile-10K duathlon in Jupiter, FL.  FLAT.   10K runs are done on the Palm Beach International Raceway.  E.g., 3 loops of the race course in front of the family.  Never out of sight.  No trees either, so no place to hide from the sun. 

Comments

  • Simple question: Are you a triathlete, or a duathlete? And if it's the latter, what are you doing in Kalmar and Cozumel?

  • I thought the same Al, but here are some of my other thoughts:

    1. Powerman will give me more volume for the day than an olympic triathlon.
    2. Powerman FL qualifies for Powerman Zofingen in 2014. Not sure I would go due to other schedule coflicts but it would be a good scouting mission for Swissman.3.
    3. Didn't Mark Allen do Powerman Zofingen? Didn't you do American Zofingen? Aren't both of you triathletes?

    Truth be told, when I was dying on the run in Kalmar, bagging Swissman crossed my mind!
  • Sounds like you want to do the du, so do it.

    Yes, AmZof was sort of a bucket lister, to honor the fallen and passed on athletes I've known.
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