Karla's season plan

rosenmank

Hi Coach,

I'm getting nervous already about IM Lou in August. I had originally thought I would be able to do a half IM somewhere this summer, but life has gotten busy (my husband broke his ankle and isn't mobile and we have two small kids at home) and I am having a hard time keeping up. I loaded up the IM plan to end on Aug 24 (IM Lou). It helps calm me down to feel like I am following the plan that will get me through IM Lou. I am not signed up for any other races this season, just IM Lou. The simplicity makes me feel calmer. My question for you- your thoughts on this approach?

 Thanks,

Karla

Coach Rich

Posted By Karla Rosenman on 19 Apr 2014 08:38 AM

Hi Coach,

I'm getting nervous already about IM Lou in August. I had originally thought I would be able to do a half IM somewhere this summer, but life has gotten busy (my husband broke his ankle and isn't mobile and we have two small kids at home) and I am having a hard time keeping up. I loaded up the IM plan to end on Aug 24 (IM Lou). It helps calm me down to feel like I am following the plan that will get me through IM Lou. I am not signed up for any other races this season, just IM Lou. The simplicity makes me feel calmer. My question for you- your thoughts on this approach?

 Thanks,

Karla

Hey Karla,

That's fine, gotta do what you gotta do. A couple things:

• At the finishline at IMLou, no one is going to check to see if you have "HIM this season ticket" punched. An HIM before an IM is a nice to have, not a must have, so you're not losing anything. 
• You have months and months before IMLou and your head doesn't need to be in an "I'm training for IM" space until 10-12wks out.