2 Oceans Ultra after IMSA

[ADe]

My wife and I are planning our leave and race schedule for next year and I would like to do the 2 Oceans Ultra, but I see it is two weeks after IMSA. Would two weeks be enough recovery time to be ready for the 2 Oceans? This will be my first IM distance, so I am not sure how recovery will go.

['Dale]

Depends on your overall fitness & race intensity in both events.

And your ability to recover.

 

Going full out?

Away from work to rest up at all?

Edited September 26, 2013 by ' Dale

[JGR]

I had some guys that did a 3 day trail run a week after IM 2 years ago (the 70km/hr wind year) and beat us

Edited September 26, 2013 by JGR

['Dale]

Makes for an awesome challenge doesn't it?

[ADe]

Depends on your overall fitness & race intensity in both events.

And your ability to recover.

 

Going full out?

Away from work to rest up at all?

IMSA I will be going as fast as I can to beat my goal time and 2 Oceans I am doing with my wife with no time in mind, just to finish.

[gummibear]

You should wait 6 weeks between marathons to avoid injuries.Your immune system may also be shattered if they close together.

How long are they appart?

[Red Zone]

I contemplated this as well for a few moments until I realised that 2 weeks is never going to be enough to recover sufficiently from IM. That being said I would want to give both horns.

 

If you wife is quite a bit slower than you, you will probably be ok, but expect to feel like hell. Two Oceans is a tough run

['Dale]

42.2 kms > 14 days > 56 km

 

Just from a running point of view.

 

Notice here I refer to days instead of weeks to create a more realistic picture for recovery.

 

Hmmm

 

[ADe]

42.2 kms > 14 days > 56 km

 

Just from a running point of view.

 

Notice here I refer to days instead of weeks to create a more realistic picture for recovery.

 

Hmmm

That kind of puts it in perspective. BUT it sounds like such a great challenge...

[ADe]

You should wait 6 weeks between marathons to avoid injuries.Your immune system may also be shattered if they close together.

How long are they appart?

Ironman SA is on 6 April 2013 and 2 Oceans 56k on 19 April, so two weeks.

Edited September 26, 2013 by ADe

[wanderwoman]

I have done it the other way around a couple of times - i.e. IMSA 2 weeks after 2Oceans - doable.

I think you will suffer more doing 2oceans after IMSA. It really depends what kind of runner you are.

[Erroli8a8]

Two ocecans is far but if you are training for the longer run then 2 weeks recovery is ok. no long runs or multiple runs during the recovery just a short run or two.

 

IMO

['Dale]

That kind of puts it in perspective. BUT it sounds like such a great challenge...

 

That excludes the 4 and a bit kay swim and 180 bike ride...

[sluiper]

I guess you could do it if you're lucky and extremely fit.

 

Lucky in the sense that you don't get sick directly after the Ironman due to a broken down immune system.

 

Personally I wouldn't consider doing the 2 events so close to each other, unless my or someone else's life depended on it.

 

The full distance Ironman really takes a lot out of you and I wasn't close to being recovered 2 weeks after the event.

 

I also don't think you'd be able to do either event justice by giving it your all.

[bradwentzel]

Don't do it

 

Tried this trick two years ago.

After the 20th Km I could not lift my legs.

 

Made cut off by 90 secs.

[gadget]

3.8 km / 180km / 42.2 kms > 14 days > 56 km

 

Just from a running point of view.

 

Notice here I refer to days instead of weeks to create a more realistic picture for recovery.

 

Hmmm

 

There, fixed it.

 

Doable,but do not be surprised if you get injured during or in the weeks after