Subject: RE: 1/2 IM as training 4 weeks before IM just do it in training,, and several shorter ones leading up to it..
my method of half IM training is that i do nothing but s/b/r workouts now. used to be i would do the 2 disciplines a day routine,"always back to back" but now i do all 3 5 days a week with 2 rest days in there somewhere. the workouts consist of a ratio of the half IM distance,, so i do plenty at half the distance, countless at 1/4 the distance and within the 6 weeks before i taper i do a bunch at 3/4's the distance..i style of training is my belief that if its a triathlon i am training for my training consists of triathlons in training... i tend to lose focus when i try and balance the mix and match and only once in awhile put them all together,, i have adapted my mind and body to do it all every time i workout,,,i have a good 3 to 4 hour block of time beofre i go to work a 2nd shift job so i do have the time and i have the weekends for a long s/b/r workout.
full IM is a bit trickier as you would have to split it up to get the long ones in,, i can get by not doing long ones in any of the disciplines do to my all 3 back to back method at these distances leading up to the race..
kandk.
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