Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 10)

I should add - the water / IM Perform are additional take ones, over and above the 2 * 24oz Acceleraid R4 (protein+Carb) mix that i take.  One of which i start wiht on my bike - the other i collect from the special needs bag half way round....    My problem was that i was just going with the IM perform and making me sick...    combo of that and water starts to work after i retched quite badly just aftre the turn round at A Forks.....    85mile in....    

I miss Placid...    Think i`ll book a weekend snowboarding

I cant deal with any sport drink like perform for more than an hour, so i trained with water and some "off brand" electrolyte/salt pills. Worked well for me...hydration/electolytes/nothing sweet that might upset stomach after hrs and hrs of abuse. I trained with peanut butter on whole wheat sandwiches to keep cost down and ate them on the bike. By the time I started the run I couldnt eat another 1/2 sandwich if you paid me, my stomach felt fine but i just didnt feel like eating anything that heavy. I lived off the course eating small packets of gu-gels and bonk breakers, and mixing water and perform 50/50 for calories.

Hey Everyone!

This will be my first Ironman.  It's a dream 5 years in the making.  I started out running 5 years ago and it took me 3 years to get the courage to start doing triathlon.  I did my first triathlon in 2011 (an Olympic distance) and did my first Half Ironman this year (Eagleman).  My goal at EMan was 6 hours and finished in 5:22, which gave me the courage to sign up for an IM.  My only goal is to get there healthy, finish, and to truly enjoy the beauty of the course.  I've been looking at plans and came across one from trifuel.com (http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon/ironman-workouts/).  It's a 32 wee plan that would begin Nov. 5.  Has anyone heard or done this one and if so, any advice?  If not, I may look at the Fink plan everyone has talked about.  Any and all advice would be great! i'm so excited, yet so scared/anxious, for this race.

u are a gold member, so why you don't use any of the BT training plans?

camaleon - 2012-10-22 8:57 AM

 

jsenc2002 - 2012-10-19 8:02 PM I bet itis really beautiful up there with the trees right now...Been doing light running as of late, more for basic maintenance. Getting a Powertap installed right now. That way I will be able to measure my lack of being in shape very precisely!How is everyone else doing?

 

Yes it is!

 

Fantastic!

I am going to use the Fink plan; a 32 week plan would seem really hard to stick to, at least for me.  Have you used plans that long in the past?  I find the first 8-12 weeks to be easy, and then when the ramping up really starts, life gets in the way...  my personal challenge with a plan that long would be when I miss some workouts, getting back on the plan without getting hurt.  In any case, welcome, and congrats on living the dream!  Committing (in every sense of the word!) is the first step!

I used the fink plan for my first IM and I really like it so I'm probably going to use it again for LP. I missed a couple of work outs as well but I made sure I hit the long bike/runs work outs (basically Sat/Sun WO).

Gluck!

One of my running friends mentioned UCan a few weeks ago and indicated that her son, who normally has a pretty touchy stomach, handled it really well. I'm really doing well with Hammer right now, but I was told that UCan offers a similar profile. I haven't looked to see if that's the case or not ... just offering you another positive (albeit through a third person) review.

We are 38 weeks away folks! Hardcore, dedicated training starts today for me.

Heading up to LP this weekend to do 1.25 loops!

tasr - 2012-08-01 1:50 PM Hi All,
 
This will be the 3rd IMLP for me.  I love this course and have trained here a few times.  In 2013 my goal is to improve my overall time from 2010, the last time I raced this course.
 
I have a few years of experience with Triathlons, so any questions I will try to answer. 
 
 
So questions for the group.
 
1. Is this your first IM?
2. Have you done LP before?
3. What are your goals for the 2013 race?
4. Do you have any specific questions that you wish addressed about LP (the race, training etc&hellip

 

1. Yes.

2. See 1. No. But I have swam/ran/biked there as a volunteer.

3. Finish. Sub-13 is my goal, knowing that I'd accept anything sub-17 for my first.

4. Just this:

I have not trained for two months due to a bike crash and PT. Just got cleared to start again last week, am really afraid to see how much fitness I lost. I will be doing Boston in April, which should be excellent for getting my running form back. The big concern is biking, it's now going to require a lot more training to get back from this accident, and IMLP is a tough course.

Is everyone hiring a coach? I would prefer not to, but because of injury and the marathon I;m not sure anything but a custom plan would work well for me.

Thoughts?

My training starts tomorrow!! I'm doing an 8 week maintenance plan with bike focus and then transitioning into the Fink plan with custom workouts from BT.  I'm not going to hire a coach because I can't afford it, but I'm sure a custom plan would be fine.  That's what i did for EMan.

For those who have raced Quassy and LP, what is the Quassy course like compared to LP.  I heard some people say Quassy is more difficult?

u guys are starting early!

Ive never done Quassy but pretty sure I remember hearing the same thing. The thing with LP is is the last 20mi of each loop is a loooong slooow (mostly) uphill grind. If you ride anywhere with hills theres nothing at LP that will scare you....theres 1 decent hill, and then its just a long slow grind that will slowly take its toll. But completely doable for most if you dont burn yourself out on the 1st loop.

I have heard this for a while now and you cannot answer me but I wish someone that lives on Long island can compare this percent grade with something down here.....I realize we do not have a 20 mile long hill but just so I can conceptualize the incline compared to something I have ridden before

Nice to see some of you guys are starting your training.
I did IMLP last year and up until now Im still on IM withdrawal.  Im not doing anything triathlon related next year because 1) My wife is pregnant and due in Jan and 2) I only like the long distance ie half and full IM.  I miss being here and I miss training for IMLP.  Not a single day that I dont watch youtube Ironman clips and still gets goosebumps.

For first timers, enjoy everything this distance has to offer.  You will have your highs and lows during race day BUT remain positive all the time!  I finished in 16hrs last year. Long story short, I lost all my nutrition and liquid after the Keene descent.  I was dehydrated before I got to the next aid station.  So if possible, learn from my mistake, practice on what the venue has to offer!

AND, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY IRONMAN YOU WILL DO

I trained with Perform once I found out that's what was offered at IMFL.  It stained my water bottle like nothing else I've ever used.  I don't like the stuff but it is so much easier to use what the aid station offers.  I had a problem at IMFL with my bottle cage and was only limited to one functional holder.  The aid station bottle swap saved me.  I wind up swapping bottles at every station for the 2nd half of the bike.

Same with the run aid station.  May as well get use to the Perform during training.  I saw more than a few people ditching their fuel belt during the run.

Good luck with training everyone.