Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?

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2014-04-03 10:17 AM

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Subject: Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?
I did my first half IM last September and want to do another this year, but the race I chose is a little earlier in the season (mid-August)... It happens to fall 6 weeks after an Olympic I was planning to do. Is there a good training overlap to work with this kind of schedule? Last year, my Olympic fell about 10 weeks or so before the 70.3, and I was paying someone to coach me...so training was a bit easier.

This year, I'm self-coaching...I just don't want to be unprepared (training only for Olympic, and then switching to half IM) or over train (start the half IM training too early). I am looking for some sort of target as to how early I should start incorporating my longer workouts in while still allowing proper Olympic training in the middle of it all.

I probably should've just kept the same race schedule I had last year, but last year's half IM went so well that I don't want to repeat the same race and do worse This year's half IM goal is really just to finish...I had to take 3 months off after last year's race due to injury (ironically injured doing something other than training). I'm kind of just getting back into higher volume training, but I have done high volume/high intensity before.

Thanks for any advice!

-STEPH


2014-04-04 1:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?
i would look at a longer Half IM training plan and then tie your oly into one weekend of training - I did that last season and it worked well for me - and my Oly time improved about 45 minutes from the one I did with hardly any training (no comments - haha) - to a mid-point on my HIM training plan

I used the trinewbies 18 week plan and liked it
2014-04-05 7:03 AM
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Subject: RE: Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?

I have no specific plans in mind but what your asking is easily doable.  I was planning to look at some of your recent training and noticed you're a new member.  

As stated by the previous post, using some good timing and planning you can "race" the oly and still be in very good shape for the HIM.  It can prove beneficial to do a race that is slightly shorter than your A race 4-6 weeks prior, so the timing is already done for you.  

I wouldn't hold back training for your HIM until after your oly or you'll be behind from the start.  BT has a free HIM plan designed for 20 weeks that could fit right into where you want to begin your training.  After taking a very quick look at this plan you could shift week 15 and 16 around and do the race and vie right back into HIM training.

DO IT!!!  You'll have no problems completing both in that time frame.

2014-04-05 2:13 PM
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Subject: RE: Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?
perhaps look at some 12 week Half Iron plans...then do the Oly at the mid point. Recover and resume the plan.

Should be no problem.
2014-04-05 6:36 PM
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Subject: RE: Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?
Totally don't want to hijack...
BUT

I have an Oly about 3 weeks before a HIM I want to do.

Thinking of Oly as my last big training day, and taper like hell into the HIM.
Thoughts???
2014-04-06 7:58 PM
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Subject: RE: Olympic to 70.3 in 6 weeks?
Originally posted by skibummer

Totally don't want to hijack...
BUT

I have an Oly about 3 weeks before a HIM I want to do.

Thinking of Oly as my last big training day, and taper like hell into the HIM.
Thoughts???


I don't consider racing as a substitute for training. If you do the Oly 3 weeks out you will spend at least a few days recovering.
Hopefully you can get in a good last training weekend 2 weeks out and then start taper.



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