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IMTX IM COZ double?

jimmy augustinejimmy augustine
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Just got permission to do IMTX in may and then IM Coz in December.

Anyone done this before? What did your season look like?

Trying to decide if I am crazy or not.

Comments

  • tim cronktim cronk
    Jimmy , I did it in reverse last year.... 2012 IMCOZ (DNF) and then 2013 IMTX .... Most of my training for both was indoors living in NH..... Plenty of time inbetween the 2 for you and even makes sense with your summers..... You can do the long stuff outside in March/April when its not too bad , take your down time after May, and then build back up Oct/Nov..... I plan to start my OS in mid Dec.
  • jimmy augustinejimmy augustine
    thx tim. where are you staying for imtx?
  • GMAN 19030GMAN 19030

    Jimmy, if I'm doing two IMs in one year I'd prefer them to be closer together.  Doing one in May and another in Dec means you'll have to do a full training program for each and that makes for a really long year.

    I did IMC and IMFL this year with 10 weeks between.  10 weeks was too much as far as I'm concerned.  I was getting a little burned out and just wanted to get the second race over with.  Next year I'm doing IMCdA and IMMT with 7 weeks between.  5-7 weeks between seems ideal for me.

    I have done six months between races before and I didn't like it at all.  Just my $.02.

  • Coach RichCoach Rich

    Late season races, like IMFL, AZ, and Coz, can make for a very, very long season, especially for people from warmer regions who can/have been training pretty much all year...which you will be since you're racing IMTX. 

  • jimmy augustinejimmy augustine
    rich - sent you a note via the macro forum on this.
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