Recovery After an Ironman
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brittda posted 26 weeks ago.
UM do you mean 2009 Boston? Totally depends on you and how ready you are for IM.Every one is different. My last IM (IMC - end of August) I was back running a week after, but have been recovering from a stress fracture in my tibia since November because I just ramped my running back up too fast to train for a January marathon. Something to think about.
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RV posted 26 weeks ago.
Depends a lot on your fitness, how hard going in the IM, how hard have to work for the qualifier, etc.
I did a marathon 2 weeks after IMWI and again the next year when it was 3 weeks apart. My legs still felt pretty trashed - Certainly doable, but not PR runs, for me anyway.
I would think this would be at least 2-3 months.
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rlauredo posted 26 weeks ago.
After my two IMs I was spinning easy by Wednesday of the same week (two days off) and running short/easy that next weekend. Don't know why, but I've found that recovery after those IMs was no worse and took no longer than recovery from a hard-run full-effort marathon. Go figure. But to your specific case, you have IM Louisville in August, you should be back doing long-runs to train for Boston CERTAINLY within a couple of months, being conservative. That means you're doing your 12 to 20 milers starting say, October for an April Boston. That gives you 5 to 6 full months of marathon training after already being in IM-ready shape. You should be fine.
I'm signed up for Ironman Louisville, but would also like to qualify for 2008 Boston. Ironman Louisville is the last weekend of August. When could I be ready to race a marathon? 2 weeks, 4weeks, 1month, 2months???