First OLY - Training Plan Question

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Subject: First OLY - Training Plan Question
So I completed my first sprint this past August. I've signed up for sprints in June and July of next summer and my first OLY in August.
I'm planning to follow the Olympic - 3x Balanced - 20 Week plan which has a 2 week taper at the end.
My question is: Should I
a) Start it in January so that it completes before my first sprint in June?
b) Start it in March so that it completes before the OLY?

I was thinking of going with option a and doing the week 18 peak workouts on non-sprint race weeks and maybe a taper week before each sprint. Then the 2 week taper before the OLY.

Thoughts?

2014-12-04 4:44 PM
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Subject: RE: First OLY - Training Plan Question
I see no harm in getting in better shape sooner. You can fill up the extra days with workouts but you can't create extra days.
2014-12-04 9:22 PM
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Start training in January and race all summer long. Sounds like a good idea to me. I'd think about training and peaking into the June race, training/building through the July race, and peaking again for the August race.
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