Within the next few weeks I've got a few options for races on the weekend of June 5-6, namely Dam to Dam and Copper Creek Sprint triathlon. Dam to Dam has two options, either the 20K road race or a 5K race. Below I've listed my options with the positives and negatives of doing either the 5K and Copper Creek or 20K and Copper Creek. Now, a few parameters that we need to consider - Hy-Vee Oly is the week after these races, Copper Creek is a 'C' race for me, and I have had some tendinitis in my knee, but I think I'm about 90% now. I've pretty much made up my mind for what I'm going to do, but I think this will be a valuable nonetheless.
D2D 5K and Copper Creek:
Pros:
Fresh legs for Copper Creek.
Plenty of time for recovery for Hy-Vee
5K is more race specific toward Hy-Vee
Cons:
Run training has been geared toward longer distances
Personal preference is to do 20K and Copper Creek
D2D 30K and Copper Creek
Pros:
Personal preference
race specific training for long course
Most of my training has been focused on longer training sessions (~8 miles)
good endurance benchmark
Cons:
legs will be trashed for Copper Creek
Higher risk for re-aggravating knee
Haven't had enough long runs for D2D (~10-11 miles)
Enough recovery time for Hy-Vee?
Taking a look at the analysis, the smart decision would to just do the 5K and Copper Creek to ensure full recovery, the race specificity of the 5K for Hy-Vee, and mitigate risk of injury to my knee. Another option is to just do one or the other, but what's the fun in that?
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