Subject: RE: Whats better for future IM prep, HIM or Aqua Velo (2.4 112) Well, I'm doing it all .... Eagleman in June, then the Aqua Velo in September followed by the Baltimore marathon this coming weekend. Covers all my bases. I personally think that the Aqua Velo was a really good warm-up/strategy race to see just what it takes to complete the distance. The only difference is you don't have to do the run. and in most irondistance races, if you make it to the run before the cut off, you will finish the marathon any way possible. The caveat is that I am doing Florida so I chose the Aqua Velo because it was fairly close in time to the IM, has very similar terrain and wind as FL and is similar in temperature. So it was done as a very specific race simulation to what I'll face next month, and the day will still be fairly fresh in my mind. |