I unofficially started my Ironman training on Monday, getting re-acclimated to the pool and bike and continuing to build my running volume for the Des Moines Half Marathon in mid October. My official training won't start until 1 week after the half Mary, but I am getting back into the groove with a routine to make sure it will fit into my family's schedule and so I have some momentum going into training and can handle the training load without being completely wiped out after the first week. I've already built a skeleton that includes:
Prep1 - 4 weeks
Prep2 - 4 weeks
Base1 - 4 weeks
Base2- 4 weeks
Base3 - 4 weeks
Build1 - 4 weeks
Build2 - 4 weeks
Wildflower 1/2
Recovery - 1 week
Build3 - 4 weeks
Peak - 2 weeks
IM CDA
Each block constitutes 3 weeks on and 1 week recovery with a reduction of volume by 25-35% to allow the body to heal and to rejuvenate yourself for the next block. As I mentioned above this is a skeleton and will probably change based on how training progresses. I'll delve into what each of these blocks represent in my next blog. Thanks for reading
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