Recovery Time after IM Distance

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I'm going to be doing my first IM distance triathlon in 4 weeks. It's
the Blue Devil Tri in NC. I'm flying out the next day from Richmond,
VA back to California. The driving time is approximately 3 hours to
the airport, not including car rental return and check in.

Am I nuts for doing this? I've done a number different endurance
events, centuries, etc. and even when exhausted I've been able to
function adequately. I'll have a good eight hours rest before I have
to hit the rode. What say you?

I did the same race last year (great race, you'll like it). The next
morning I got up and drove back to Ohio - about 9 hours. It wasn't too bad,
just make sure you stop periodically and move around. I ended up walking
laps around a couple of fast food restaurant parking lots just to keep my
legs moving. Allow some extra time for your drive to Richmond for a couple
of stops. Also get an aisle seat on the plane and get out of your seat a
bit and you'll be fine.

John

John Hardt said:

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Quoted message said:

I'm going to be doing my first IM distance triathlon in 4 weeks. It's
the Blue Devil Tri in NC. I'm flying out the next day from Richmond,
VA back to California. The driving time is approximately 3 hours to
the airport, not including car rental return and check in.

Am I nuts for doing this? I've done a number different endurance
events, centuries, etc. and even when exhausted I've been able to
function adequately. I'll have a good eight hours rest before I have
to hit the rode. What say you?

I did the same race last year (great race, you'll like it). The next
morning I got up and drove back to Ohio - about 9 hours. It wasn't too bad,
just make sure you stop periodically and move around. I ended up walking
laps around a couple of fast food restaurant parking lots just to keep my
legs moving. Allow some extra time for your drive to Richmond for a couple
of stops. Also get an aisle seat on the plane and get out of your seat a
bit and you'll be fine.

John

I have never had any real problem traveling the day after an IM distance
event. Maybe a little stiff in the legs. However, more and more
literature is being published about blood clots forming in the hours,
days after a strenuous event. Specifically, the articles usually advise
not driving or flying within 24 hours of the event. But it seems to me,
so long as you get up and move around every hour, you'd be ok. JC

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Quoted message said:

I'm going to be doing my first IM distance triathlon in 4 weeks. It's
the Blue Devil Tri in NC. I'm flying out the next day from Richmond,
VA back to California. The driving time is approximately 3 hours to
the airport, not including car rental return and check in.

Am I nuts for doing this? I've done a number different endurance
events, centuries, etc. and even when exhausted I've been able to
function adequately. I'll have a good eight hours rest before I have
to hit the rode. What say you?

I drove about 7 hours the day after my first IM. It was uncomfortable,
but doable. I wasn't too tired, just sore.

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

Should not be a problem if you finish with no injury. I almost always
drive or hike the next day. Toughest time was last year when I did IMNZ
with the flu. Next day I was still sick but did manage a 7 hour drive to
the South Island. Couple years ago after IMH I did a Volcano back pack trip
the next morning over 11 miles one way of lava fields into Puu O'O. My legs
kept telling me I was Dumb. It was worth all the agony to look into that
boiling pool of lava from the precipice at the rim.

Have a good race

Ken

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Quoted message said:

I'm going to be doing my first IM distance triathlon in 4 weeks. It's
the Blue Devil Tri in NC. I'm flying out the next day from Richmond,
VA back to California. The driving time is approximately 3 hours to
the airport, not including car rental return and check in.

Am I nuts for doing this? I've done a number different endurance
events, centuries, etc. and even when exhausted I've been able to
function adequately. I'll have a good eight hours rest before I have
to hit the rode. What say you?

Quoted message said:

I'm going to be doing my first IM distance triathlon in 4 weeks. It's
the Blue Devil Tri in NC. I'm flying out the next day from Richmond,
VA back to California. The driving time is approximately 3 hours to
the airport, not including car rental return and check in.

Am I nuts for doing this? I've done a number different endurance
events, centuries, etc. and even when exhausted I've been able to
function adequately. I'll have a good eight hours rest before I have
to hit the rode. What say you?

Like the rest, I've driven several hours or more after a couple of my
IMs and had no major problems other than stiffness and soreness.

I think the plane ride is going to be harder than the drive. I'd get
an aisle seat where you can stretch your legs out and get up and move
around the plane as often as possible without acting like a terrorist.
<g>

Mike Tennent
"IronPenguin"

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Quoted message said:

I'm going to be doing my first IM distance triathlon in 4 weeks. It's
the Blue Devil Tri in NC. I'm flying out the next day from Richmond,
VA back to California. The driving time is approximately 3 hours to
the airport, not including car rental return and check in.

Am I nuts for doing this? I've done a number different endurance
events, centuries, etc. and even when exhausted I've been able to
function adequately. I'll have a good eight hours rest before I have
to hit the rode. What say you?

I'd stay well away from the bar after the race, you might want to lay off
the coffee as well. Eat a good meal and stay hydrated {with water}, and wait
until you get home for any celebrations....