Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread

2014-11-20 9:32 AM

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Subject: Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread

I am registered for Ironman Lake Placid 2015. Anyone else? This will be my 3rd Ironman.

Let's get this party started.

braciole

2014-11-20 12:00 PM

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I'm in. First time IM.

Where either of your prior two at Lake Placid?

2014-11-20 12:18 PM

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Good question. Nope. My first was IM France and second was IMChattanooga.

2014-11-22 5:25 PM

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My wife and I are in. Our 2nd, kind of. IMFL swim was cancelled this year so this would be our first doing the swim.

haight2

2014-11-23 9:28 AM

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IMLP is a great race....
Swim cancelled or not, you're still an Ironman...lol. That first 90 minutes in the water is just the warm up anyway.....!

haight2

2014-11-23 9:32 AM

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IMLP is an awesome race and place. Ive done it 3 times and have some CRITICAL advice for first timers:

Here it is:.....Make sure you go watch the ski jumping on Saturday...it's AWESOME!

....lol.....and have fun

CarlG

2014-11-23 10:35 AM

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I was wondering when someone would start a IMLP thread lol!! Im looking forward to it. I volunteered in 2014, and completed my first Ironman in Florida in 2013. Looking forward to some hills.

2014-11-23 3:48 PM

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Anyone doing tinman or rev3 quassy as a warm up? quassy might be overkill.

braciole

2014-11-23 7:32 PM

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Originally posted by Jayabusa

Anyone doing tinman or rev3 quassy as a warm up? quassy might be overkill.

I'm planning to do Quassy. I did it this year and have been looking forward to going back.

2014-11-24 6:22 AM

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This year was a crazy weather year at both IMLP and IMFL. I'm registered for Florida also next year so I hope the weather is smooth for both.

2014-11-25 4:07 PM

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Originally posted by braciole

Originally posted by Jayabusa

Anyone doing tinman or rev3 quassy as a warm up? quassy might be overkill.

I'm planning to do Quassy. I did it this year and have been looking forward to going back.

I hear yah, it was so hard that I need to avenge myself. I'll see you there.

2014-12-03 6:28 AM

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Im in...did LP in 2012 and 13. Took last year off (volunteered) and going back this year...will be 50 and hoping for my best race yet! (will see how that works lol)

guy2600

2014-12-03 12:03 PM

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I'm in this year as well. I did it in 2012 and approaching Ironman very different this time around. With everything else I have going on, my goal is to finish with minimal training, investment (tenting at KOA as opposed to a hotel) and enjoy the experience as much as possible. I'm looking forward to it!

2014-12-03 8:22 PM

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I stayed at koa 1st year and it was nice. 2nd year I stayed at huntington hotel and cottages across the road from the koa...its was a dump but it was only$85/night and didnt have to worry about rain.

If anyone is still looking for lodging check it out. it was old but fairly clean, and i got in a month before the race

2014-12-15 9:17 AM

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Is anybody doing a training camp on location in Lake Placid?

I'm training for this race in Miami and we're known for lots of things (cuban coffee, bad drivers) but not for having lots of mountainous terrain. I trained for France on a computrainer so I can prep for the climbing but the descending is a whole different story. I am chicken little on a bike going down the hills.

I'm looking at either the PRS fit camp www.prsfit.com or the Team mossman camp www.teammossman.com. I'm hoping to decide and register before the end of the year to take advantage of the lower pricing.

Just wondering if anybody has heard of these ... know anything about them... wanna join me up there?

Thanks in advance.

2014-12-15 4:32 PM

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I am doing rev 3 quassy and Tinman (Sat, 6/27) in prep for Placid. The day after Tinman, I am going to do the Placid bike course on Sunday 6/28 . I think this is all the prep I would need. Your more then welcome to Join my wife and I Sunday morning doing the course.

2014-12-16 6:39 AM

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Originally posted by miamiamy

Is anybody doing a training camp on location in Lake Placid?

I'm training for this race in Miami and we're known for lots of things (cuban coffee, bad drivers) but not for having lots of mountainous terrain. I trained for France on a computrainer so I can prep for the climbing but the descending is a whole different story. I am chicken little on a bike going down the hills.

I'm looking at either the PRS fit camp www.prsfit.com or the Team mossman camp www.teammossman.com. I'm hoping to decide and register before the end of the year to take advantage of the lower pricing.

Just wondering if anybody has heard of these ... know anything about them... wanna join me up there?

Thanks in advance.

I have no idea if this is any good but Ive seen people in years past talk about it
http://www.firemanironman.com/

2014-12-16 6:43 AM

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Originally posted by Jayabusa

I am doing rev 3 quassy and Tinman (Sat, 6/27) in prep for Placid. The day after Tinman, I am going to do the Placid bike course on Sunday 6/28 . I think this is all the prep I would need. Your more then welcome to Join my wife and I Sunday morning doing the course.

Im definitely going up to ride a few times, and would love to make that one of the weekends...just got to make sure its not the weekend of myyoungests graduation!

2014-12-16 5:42 PM

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It will be nice to have a big group if we can get it going. I would actually do any weekend.

2014-12-17 6:35 AM

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I pretty much could do it most weekends too. Im only 3-4 hrs away...will have to figure out when some of these others are coming and i can probably make it work!

2014-12-17 6:36 AM

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Anyone using Don Finks plan and starting official training 1st week of Jan???

2014-12-17 11:29 AM

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Thanks it looks like the fireman camp is not happening anymore because the website stopped in 2013. Too bad.

2014-12-17 11:30 AM

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That is actually the same weekend as both of the camps I'm looking at. So I'll definitely be in town that weekend.

braciole

2014-12-17 12:26 PM

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how is everyone doing getting through the first part of the winter and the holidays? I've had great run of training since October, although this week has been little tough and next week may be too because of a combination of work and holiday stuff.

If any of you are like me -- time crunched middle/back of packers going at this with low volume, I'd like to hear what your training is like at this point. To get me through the end of the year I've been doing a combination of tweaked versions of the Trainer Road low volume HIM plan with some Sufferfest videos mixed in for the bike, a Higdon beginner marathon plan running, and just building volume in the pool. I get started with a coach in January.