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Thanks Todd.

Crazy though it sounds, IMLou qualifies for the same year... so that means train/peak/race/rest/peak/race... which is pretty rough. The good news is that means there will likely be a couple of slots that roll down, of course I'm not going to bank on that.

It will make travel uber expensive though

I know you are just now at the beginning stages of planning this,  so wouldnt it be a better idea to maybe plan on qualifying at a race say 4-6 months before verses 1 1/2 months before?  If you do qualify for kona are you really going to enjoy it?  The pros say take 2 weeks off from doing anything after a IM,  Would you even be able to finish Kona if you qualified?  

Just trying to get you to think of this from every angle.   There are so many IM's around I would try to find an earlier one and set my heart on that.  

Todd

I have thought of that, and you are right, it'll be rough to back to back two 140.6's.  That said, IMLou still makes the most sense for me considering my "talents" and weaknesses in racing. Also, it gives me the maximum time to prepare (considering I want to race 2014) which is the primary thing... as I actually have to Qualify FIRST before worrying about Kona at all. It's also worth noting that on a "mediocre" day when I don't hit goal, I still have a better chance of getting a roll down slot as a lot of people will indeed not want to do two IM's in a row. (cost of getting a flight/room that close to Kona is also a consideration... gotta start saving now) Also, IMLou gives me the most time to bail out if things turn sour, and given I have had some running injuries the last few months, I think it's a real thing to keep in mind :/

That said, IF things go perfect at IMLou, then Kona will not be much of a race for me. I know it's near impossible to double up on the races and have success in both, but I'm willing to accept that it's just a "I did this" moment as opposed to a true race.

But you've got some good points. I'll look at some of the other races as well.

12, 13, 16.  Those are the hours I've worked the last 3 days.

0, 0 and 0.  Those are the hours I've trained the last 3 days.

Bad me.

with those hours I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been training either :/
That's killer!

Yeah those hours are my every week tues-Thurs

I guess you could call me a weekend warrior since I don't usually work out during the week too often.   Sucks doesnt it John?  

Is Boston getting back to normal?   They are going to have such a huge increase on people wanting to run boston, probably will be pretty crazy the next 5 years.

Yup, long hours blow.  Had to bring my car in for an oil change yesterday so I went for a run during that.  Hopefully things ease up a bit in the next few weeks, but since we're moving soon I doubt that's going to happen.

It's definitely getting back to normal in the area.  You just kind of notice people when they are out running now.  Still lots of "Boston Strong" stuff around, and people were kind of ticked at that guy with the "Toronto Strong" sign at the hockey game.  I've heard at least half a dozen different people in passing saying how they want to run Boston now.  There will be some disappointment when they find out how hard it's going to be to register for the next few years.

Awesome man, congrats!  That is an awesome time.  You must have been passing people left and right (hopefully just left) on the bike after coming out of the water a little further back and to get the 3rd best time, wow.  Keep up the good work man, great stuff.

holy cow you passed 61 people on the bike thats crazy in 12 miles.  haha.  I read your post to my wife we both started laughing thinking about you passing that many people in such short amount of time.

Great race though bud,  awesome you got your PR too!

Yeah they stopped talking about boston all over the news about a week after,  now Im sure all you guys saw this last week was about cleveland and those 3 women.  I didnt hear about the Toronto Strong guy,  thats sad.  I hope someone showed him where to stick his sign.

And yes it will be much more difficult for people to qualify for boston.

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Chris this is from your Sunday may 5th workout,

Do you feel this speed work makes you faster more so than just doing 10 x 200's?  

I have been swimming quite a bit lately and I feel I am getting faster but havnt really been throwing in any speed work just mixing it up between 200, 400, 600 yd intervals.  I did 1600 tonight in 30 mins exactly and I did 8 x 200 with maybe 15-20 sec rest in between.  I know thats not great but my 1 and only Tri last year I swam in 45 mins it was an oly.

My main goal for this year was to beat my time from last year , I didnt really set a time to beat it by which I should have but I didnt think that far ahead.  I think realistically I could beat it by 10-13 mins.  Thats just on the swim btw.

That's awesome!

It's always great to PR AND win the age group :P

Honestly, it's what David sends me to do
I do think you need to mix things up. Doing Hard, shorter sets will, eventually, help with holding a faster pace in longer sets. 10x200 is tough to hold intensity with.

ha yea it was pretty crazy i managed to catch/pass a few of the open women in addition to that too.  most of the people i passed near the end of the bike course were ages 12-18... the entire USAT Southeast Junior Elite team was there... those kids were fish in the water. 

Training is going swell,  

I have been swimming at least twice per week.  My bike is doing well, and I have started back running.

Wed I swam 1700 yds in 31 mins,  did 4x400 

then went home and went for a bike ride, only 20 mins between swim and bike.  Rode 23 miles in 1hr 10 mins.  

We are down south of Columbus now visiting family, going to go for a run.

try rolling it out if you have a foam roller, those are the best things ever and have always helped me more than icing or heat.  icing seems to make things worse for me too.

awesome, it always feels good to get some consistency back. i feel like building up to that is the hardest part of training