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JOS week 20! Concerned about swim, long rides

JeremiahJeremiah
in Group Discussion-OutSeason January 2011

 Hey JOSers!

So glad to be done with another OS! 

Looking forward to 2 "rest" weeks...BUT I am a little freaked, maybe you can coach me off of the cliff. 

Been following the OS religiously except I started swimming a few times a week about 1 month ago. Have not done ANY long rides, just OS stuff. I am scheduled for 2 rest weeks than a 12 week build to IMLouisville. 

Just concerned about building that type of endurance in a 10 week period with 2 for taper. Thoughts?

Thanks!!

JC

Comments

  • MattAaronsonMattAaronson
    @ JC - hey, follow the EN plan and it's all supposed to work, right???

    I actually started substituting a "long ride" from the HIM plan in for the Saturday JOS ride a few weeks ago...I did 3 in total over the last 4 weeks of the OS (plus hopefully I'll do a fourth this weekend). But my HIM is only 8 weeks out, your IM is 14 weeks away.

    So I'd guess you're in great shape particularly if you made it through the whole OS "as prescribed".

    Cheers,
    Matt
  • Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak

    Jeremiah,

    10 weeks is a lot of time, for perspective that's 2/12 months to get the endurance.  If you have done all the OS workouts you will be fine.  You will stil be getting the FTP flavour in the weekly rides and starting to go longer with you new speed. 

    I'm not sure its correlated but an FTP test can set you up with around 100 TSS times that by 2.75 and that around what you should be expending at IMlou and you've got 2.5 months to get there.

    Enjoy the rest weeks and come back ready to go, don't over think it and get caught up trying to do extra and being burnt out in week 8 of the IM plan.

    Gordon

  • JeremiahJeremiah
    love hearing from ma peeps! thanks Guys...got me stoked again
  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    JC, just be prepared for 3 or so weeks of long rides where you get done and say "how the he!! am I ever going to get through this plan!?!". The first couple of weeks of long rides after the OS are no fun, then it gets a lot better. You can totally get it done.

    Mike
  • JeremiahJeremiah
    Mike...
    i am expecting that!! yikes image Gave me a big smile to "hear" I can get it done. I assume that is what is expected in the plan right? Hope I didn't miss a message along the way
  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    Jeremiah, I know that you've got history in the sport, and can handle the rapid up-tick. If I'd tried that two years ago, it would have totally fried me (I could barely handle the HIM plan). After doing it last year, I feel much better about it, but it was in part because of the miles of experience the previous year.
  • JeremiahJeremiah
    sweet, thanks for the vote of confidence Mike...really excited about getting down and dirty with this thing...I was considering the Advanced Plan...did you do that?
  • JeremiahJeremiah
    sweet, thanks for the vote of confidence Mike...really excited about getting down and dirty with this thing...I was considering the Advanced Plan...did you do that?
  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    I'd loaded up the intermediate plan, after having a hard time recovering from several of the advanced OS workouts.
  • JeremiahJeremiah
    Cool...maybe I will try the Adv IM and see how I do and back off as needed...i tend to burn the candle at both ends and steadily blowtorch the middle image
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