Start week and any Eagleman reports?
Hi IM MD peeps!
When is everyone dropping into the IM training plan? I have Vineman 70.3 in 3 weeks, then I'll start up in week 9 of the 20 week plan (with 12 weeks to go). If that looks like a common start date, I'll start posting new weekly threads, so we can all help and support each other through this.
Also, did anyone do Eagleman 70.3 last weekend and have race reports or general feedback to share? I did Eagleman maybe 20 years ago, and am assuming the full course is 2 x the Eagleman course?
Looking forward to the group mojo coming soon!
Julie, your Race Captain
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As for the course, I've done Eagleman 3 or 4 times so I know that course pretty well. IMMD isn't exactly Eagleman X2, but it's pretty close.
The swim is Eagleman X 2. 2 loops in the Choptank from Great Marsh Park
The bike is somewhat similar in that it's kind of a lollypop (and for IMMD you do the "candy" part twice) but several of the roads on the candy part are different. That said- it's still essentially flat windy marshlands through Blackwater refuge area. So you probably won't notice a difference anyway! HA!
The run is very different. It's 3 out & back laps all around town (you don't do that awful "run until you see the end of the horizon" road). Many of the roads will be familiar- but the nice thing is it keeps us in town where the locals live- so we should have lots of support on course- unlike the E-man course. I know some folks don't like the multi out & back courses, but I really like them because it gives us a chance to see and cheer for each other on the course. I've made it through some of my darkest moments in the past because a friend running the other direction saw me suffering and shouted a word of encouragement. I't also much more "spectator friendly" which my hubby likes.