2011 race plans vs 2011 training plans

That's a lot of racing over a 6-7 week period.  Assuming a week taper prior to and one week easy after each race, you are not leaving yourself much time to actually train.

Not saying that it can't be done.  I always get stronger after a race, but that doesn't show up until 1.5-2 weeks later after a recovery period.

Which race during that period is your A race?

Edited by bhc 2010-11-23 12:37 PM

Yep, therein lies my concern - lots of race time relative to train time. Of course, the triathlons would all be at the end of my 6 month training program. The marathon would be a "just to finish" event, the sprint and 10K would be more like hard training days. HIM Kansas would be my second ever HIM so that would be a B+/A- race. The olympic would be the A race, I think. Based on your comments, I might be better off making the HIM the A race and the olympic the B race.

My only experience with a half-ironman following (sort of closely) after a marathon was '04, when I did Boston on April 19 and followed that with Eagleman on June 13. That was about eight weeks, which is about two weeks less than what you will be facing in your plan.

I can tell you that it worked well for me and that I had a terrific Eagleman ---- but Boston was my sixth marathon and Eagleman was my ninth half-iron, so I had a fair bit of experience on my side. I can also tell you that between Boston and Eagleman I did Columbia olympic (tough course) on May 23, 4 weeks and 6 days after Boston, and for that I felt kind of flat. I had a decent race, but just didn't feel like I had it all together that soon after Boston (I was 55, so recovery was not too quick).

So........I would wave a small red flag about following CM with Kansas70.3, especially if you are hoping to have a good performance at the latter. Of course, "good" is all relative, but assuming you put forth a solid effort at the marathon, I think there is a decent chance that you might not be ready for your best at Kansas.

However, eliminating Kansas from the plans makes for a good schedule with a nice build to Loveland -- a sprint, a 10km, then the oly. Are you considering Boulder70.3, which is maybe about the first week of August.......maybe as a replacement for Kansas, if you keep feeling the sweet nibbles of half-irons?

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If only the HIMs were nibbling. They're taking big bites right now. I think your suggestion of eliminating Kansas is a good one. I thought that this was an interesting build up, too. 70.3 Boulder is definitely an option, and might be a good B-race if I want to try to push 70.3 Branson as an A-race. I'm not sure if 4-5 weeks between HIMs is such a good idea or not, but a month out, Boulder might be a good prep for Branson, eh?

ugh. I need a coach.