A, B, C Races
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Triguy98 posted 37 weeks ago.
That would be more like a B race, as it would occur during a taper or peak. A C race is one that has no taper, peak, or change in training plans.
I think it's a great strategy to follow, and find I do better when stacking races to take advantage of my Peak.
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TriSooner posted 37 weeks ago.
Meh, skip it. If you look at the 70.3 training plan linked from TriFuel as an example, the weekend of the proposed race(s) calls for a 3hr bike/15 run Saturday, then a 40:00 swim and 1:30 run on Sunday. The point being that the Oly (and especially the Sprint) do not give you anywhere near those distances. If you want to do the Oly/Sprint, find a race whose distances most closely match the distances in your training plan (ie, week 2 of the plan calls for a 90:00 min bike and 50:00 run, which is pretty close to a 40k bike, 10k run of the Oly.) Those races should be done in the beginning of the training plan, not in the end, if at all.
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iowatrigirl posted 37 weeks ago.
THANKS EVERYONE!
One question, what if I did the OLY plus training on top? For instance, during week 13, I am doing a bike race that is 39 miles and then after the race I will just get back on my bike for the remaining time needed to meet my plans.
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Iron Dan posted 37 weeks ago.
That works as long as you don' go at a pace that blows your training up for the rest of the week because you need to recover.
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Triguy98 posted 37 weeks ago.
iowatrigirl wrote:
THANKS EVERYONE!One question, what if I did the OLY plus training on top? For instance, during week 13, I am doing a bike race that is 39 miles and then after the race I will just get back on my bike for the remaining time needed to meet my plans.
I've seen it done a lot. People riding their bikes home after a race. It would be nice to have someone at the race to take your transition bag home for you and keep a couple bottle of fluid. Just keep the pace reasonable.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
I am doing my first HIM in June. I am wondering if it would be a bad idea to do either and Oly or Sprint 2 weeks before, as a C race?
I am 31 and this is my 3rd year of Tri.