Difference between IM beginner and Intermediate plans?

rover24

This will be my first IM and i'll be starting a 20 week plan on June 16 (currently doing Get Faster). What are the differences between the beginner and intermediate plans?

Should I only consider the beginner since this is my first?

I completed a HIM about 3 weeks ago, at 5:40 . I was intending to finish about 5:15 but had some digestion issues that slowed my second half of the run down (had I been a EN member then I probably would not have had those issues).

 Thanks

Ed

baprince

For what it is worth, I went with the IM intermediate plan for what will be my first IM this year, coming off a HIM that was a bit slower than yours. By loading up each plan individually and going through each week you can get a sense of the differences, but I think intermediate is the right one for you.

Coach Rich

It's a function of your current fitness and past PR's / performances, not your history in the sport (ie, have or have not done an IM). Based your times above, you fit the Intermediate plan.

rover24

Thanks for the input Brett and Rich, that makes me feel better about loading up the correct plan.