Ironman Kansas 70.3 : Official Thread (Page 10)

Great job on the tri, Debbie! I guess in your tri, you guys self-seeded the start? Haven't experienced that, as ours have been wave starts based on age groups. First thought on the Half-marathon... remember to enjoy the run, first and foremost. With the HIMs I have done, I fully expect to be passed, if not flat out swam on top of, by following waves, because I am slow, so I just recognize it and go on.

So, when your mind wanders during your run, remember to smile... makes you forget the minor issues! Good luck

Debbie, the sprint tri's I have done have typically been time trial starts if it is a pool swim.  I am one of the slower swimmers and so far have done pretty well as placing myself.  Then again, I test prior to the race and know my current pace (slow).

I am doing a Oly 3 weeks prior to IMKs so I should have a pretty good idea on where to place myself in the crowd.  As of the first of April, there are nearly 200 guys in my age group (35-39).

Congrats on signing up, you will like the venue and the race.  The bike has a combination of some rollers and and several good real climbs, especially after crossing the dam and then approaching the dam on your way back in.  There are some relatively flat portions as well, but as anyone from Eastern Kansas can attest to, its NOT FLAT AROUND HERE  

On the run, there are certainly a few sections, especially around some of the aid stations when you are within the camp grounds where there is some shade, but expect to be exposed to the sun quite a bit as well.  Good luck and see you out there. 

Have not done this race before, Dean, but looking forward to it... and being "chicked"... and running with some shade around...and finishing still vertical.

GO TEAM, brother ... central Texas cycling 07-09.

Great analysis. My advice would be to practice riding hills and running in full sunlight. Those portions on the run not in the shade will melt you silly.

Save a little on the bike for the hill up the dam at mile 50. Trust.

I was just on Chrissie Wellington's website, it shows this race on her schedule.

Pretty Cool ....

Glad you're o.k.  It's been miserable herr around St. Louis, MO too.  Hoping for a bit of good weather over the next couple weeks.  I haven't been outside training much due to the severe storms.

I saw that too.  No Pip Taylor this year.  She's doing Escape from Alcatraz the week prior and a 5150 the following week. 

I wonder which male pro's will be here this year.  All the IM guys are chasing points for Kona, and I doubt IMKs 70.3 will give many points.

GREAT finish! Congratulations on an awesome run. I hope all is well soon with the foot.

Hi Debbie, keeping my fingers crossed for you that its not a stress fracture.  I had a stress fracture in my heal last year -- only way to tell is w/ a MRI -- I was out for 6 weeks (was suppose to wear the boot, but couldn't bring myself to wear it -- too uncomfortable). I'm incline to think that if you didn't have pain before the race you may not have a stress fracture -- the pain in my heal came on gradually over a 3-4 week time frame and finally got to the point where I couldn't run.

I continued swimming and did easy/moderate spinning (nothing standing tho) at the gym during the 6 weeks, but other than normal walking (i.e. to/from car, around the house, etc) I didn't run.  The stress fracture healed and after 6 weeks I started back to normal training.  Good thing is that since I was swimming and spinning, I didn't lose much of my cardio endurance so if it is a stress fracture, remember that not all is lost!

Good luck Debbie.  Take care of that foot/ankle and we will see you in less than 6 weeks. 

From what I've been told, this is about the time that many of us will see some physical breakdown from our training.  Time to figure out which pains to push through and which to take seriously.

I would like to add myself to the group. I signed up this morning. This will be my first HIM after doing my first tri in just a couple of weeks from now. A bit scary but I'm very excited. I won't go into all the details here, but I'm returning to running after a hip replacement two years ago. Running is going great and I look forward to this challenge.

Longer story here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=248818&start=1

I've booked a campsite, too. Thanks to all who have provided such useful information in this thread.