Varying ironman training plans for rapid fire ironmans
Schedule as below. Link in the wiki to this topic but no info in there currently.
I think i have a good handle on the 2-3 weeks after an ironman.
How do you folks modify the plan, for ironmans 2 to 3 months apart, in the weeks after the recovery and leading up to the next race.
By the by, feeling pretty good and hitting most of the work outs ok currently. If anything, the carry through fatigue is less this cycle then for cda.
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thanks Bob. thanks coach. found the link.
I get to try out this cycle twice this year. Will be interesting to see how I come out the other end.
Robin - I've used two different strategies.
1. For IMs 6-8 weeks apart, I pick one as the A race. I time the plan to end on that race. I do a one week taper for the B race, use that one as RR#1. I return to the training plan by feel, rolling in swimming, then biking, then running as my body tells me I can.
2. For a 8+ weeks spread, I train normally for the first one, then fire up the IM plan again to end on the second one. Again, returning to full training is by feel.
Important note: I don't do runs longer than 2 hours when "re-training" for the second IM, and see no need for a true RR#2, which I shorten to 4.5-5 hours bike, 40-50 minute run.
The 2.5 weeks surrounding the first IM is the delicate time. It's important not to go all out at any time, including during the race, if the second race is truly the "A" race. Making the first race A and the second B is ... stupid, IMO. Unless ithe first race is an August race like Canada, at which you qualify for Kona, making that the second race. Then Kona is still the B race, and needs to be treated as such in terms of expectations.
Thanks Al. Good info.
Will see how Tremblant goes. Bike was not up to potential at cda, I think. And ran fast but probably still have more to give.