Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread

I am in Base 1 Week 3 with a another long bike ride scheduled at 3:30 or 70mi. I live in Kansas City. Already had to put one long ride on the trainer. Sounds like the next one is too. I ride on the trainer now at least 2xweek, with other 2 rides outside, but at 8F no way outside. Swim and run are unaffected by weather. I run outside no matter what, including today at 8F with the wind. This will be my first 70.3 race, first crack at this distance. I am bringing my wife and kids along for a few days to New Orleans. Should be fun. Looking forward to it.

I take a 90 minute CompuTrainer class 2x a week and have been planning on riding longer on the weekend, but have not done so....YET!  I have been running, swimming and strength training since IMKY, just doing whatever I want each day.  I really need to get on a focused training  plan in 09!

Three weeks of pretty good base stuff in.  Capped it off with a half century ride Saturday and a 12 mile run on Sunday.  It was good to finally ride outside as I was getting really sick of simulating long rides on my trainer.  Kinda easing things back and recovering a bit this week.  And eating and drinking too much.  I do have a half mary on Jan 3rd, and then it's all race specific training for April 5th!

I kinda can't wait to get going.

You mean people are already training?   

I've spent the last four months living out of hotels and traveling around the globe for work.  In two weeks I'll actually move back to the states and by Feb should be back in my house.  

Maybe New Orleans was a bit optimistic but who said procrastination can't work?  

Looking forward to the challenge!

Probably.

http://weather.lumcon.edu/chartdata/default.asp?sciunits=0&stationid=103&param=watertemp&jday=372&charttype=365&chartyear=2008

The NO 70.3 site says it will be wetsuit legal.

Hey Bill - The water is fine. The most recent water quality tests show the fecal levels well withen the "safe range" - Just don't swallow too much.

You can go here for water quality reports: http://www.saveourlake.org/water_quality.asp  .  The water is fine.  

This race is the first weekend in April.  Are you going to do all of your trianing on the treadmill and the trainer?  Or can you get out on the roads sometimes?