IMLP on the near horizon
Taper for Ironman Lake Placid officially began today!! The tricky part of getting your fitness to peak for a big race is that it is a constantly moving target. The two weeks of training that worked leading up to an Ironman last year might not be the best protocol to get ready for an Ironman this year. That is part of what I love about endurance training, and the human body in general, it is not static, constantly changing and adapting and the body never responds the same way. That being said, 2 weeks is usually the perfect amount of time for my body to recover from the hours of training and not loose to much fitness so that come race day I am both mentally and physically ready to lay it all on the line. So all the hard work has been done and then next 2 weeks is focused on recovery. There is still a little work left this week, but now the race comes down to the final physical and mental prep as well as race execution!
