http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt Gale Bernhardt's personal blog on triathlon, mountain biking, road cycling, running, "for women only" stuff, running with a dog and other issues in the endurance sports world. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:55:19 GMT Jive SBS 4.5.5.2 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-01-19T16:55:19Z http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/2012/01/18/when-planning-your-races-allow-for-recovery <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:678d7163-f8a2-47f5-b59b-199efcfb3bdf] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>In the past two weeks, I&rsquo;ve consulted and reviewed four training plans for different athletes. One theme I am seeing is not allowing enough time for recovery after big races. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>If you are doing a half-Ironman event, most athletes need at least two weeks for full recovery. After Ironman it is at least four weeks. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>When you plan multiple races in your season, be sure you allow for adequate recovery - particularly if you are concerned about good performances. <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/Determining_Your_Race_Recovery_Time.htm">Here is a link</a> to column I wrote that might help. </p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:678d7163-f8a2-47f5-b59b-199efcfb3bdf] --> ironman recovery half-ironman race_planning Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:31:58 GMT guest http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/2012/01/18/when-planning-your-races-allow-for-recovery 2012-01-19T01:31:58Z 1 year, 4 months ago 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/comment/when-planning-your-races-allow-for-recovery http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/feeds/comments?blogPost=97267