Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 106)

Shermbelle - 2011-05-23 2:49 AM 

Geez Tim, you should really take this IM training seriously and quit slacking

dfrash_1 - 2011-05-23 1:10 PM

Just have to share - Great training weekend and injuries staying at bay!  Amazing how on top of the world a great weekend can make you feel...

5000 m swim friday (slow, but was after a high intensity double on Thursday so ok with that)

5 hour bike Sat - 80% climbing - 75 miles

18 mile trail run Sunday on So. Mt.  1st 10 were with a buddy- talking the whole time and at Z1 so went by really fast.  ITB held up fine, though I did have to walk the steep downhill sections. Super mental boost!  We drove straight over to the lake and did an OWS for 1 hour and then played in the water for 30 minutes of fun!  AWESOME!  First time some of the training was with a friend!  Didn't want the day to end!

What a rush!  Couldn't wait to share!

Yeah!

PS.  Icing on the cake - another RACELAB buddy lending me his race wheels!

WaterDog66 - 2011-05-23 2:18 PM

The price of gas has reached parity with Clif Bars, bananas and Gu needed to fuel my commute 

Thanks for the reminder 

Selachophobia - 2011-05-23 11:30 AM Anyone ever used Kinesio Tape before??  Does it work??
http://www.kinesiotaping.com/kinesio/apps.html
Thinking about applying some to my neck and shoulder for the race....

Selachophobia - 2011-05-23 1:00 PM I am a little late to the show with my game plan but here it is:
(***Also, I got a Sports Massage yesterday and I feel 100% better, highly recommend massage therapy for your aching parts***)

My Game Plan

Thursday (Pray for good weather)

-Fly into Spokane head to the hotel and get checked in, then over to Ironman Village for Athlete Check-In

-Give my bike ticket to the wife so she can get my bike out of transition when I start my IM run.

-Grab a massage in Ironman Village

-Do not buy any IM merchandise for myself, wait until the day after the race for the IM Finisher stuff to come out.

-Register the two rugrats for the kids fun run.

-Kids fun run at 6pm

-Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate

 
Friday  (Pray for good weather)

-Short swim in the morning and then off my feet in bed all day

-While the wife and kids are out leaving me alone, arrange for the hotel to deliver flowers and candy to the wife/kids on Sunday at noon when the kids will be going down for naps.

-Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate

 

Saturday  (Pray for good weather)

-15 min swim

-15 min bike

-15 min run

-Then relax all day off my feet, probably walk around IM Village a little bit.

-Have bike and bags with craziest fabric tied to the bags I can find (for easy identifying) checked in by 3pm

-Welcome Dinner and Athelete Meeting at 5:30pm

-Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate

 

Sunday  (Pray for good weather)

-Up at 4am with a prerace meal of as much oatmeal as I can eat with 4 dried apricots and 16 dried cherries and two Endurolytes. One glass of Strawberry Recoverite but do not over hydrate in the morning.

-Head over to the beach and get body marked.  Let dry and put on a coat of Sunblock

-Check in Special Needs bags

 Swim

-I will be wearing a 2010 Synergy Endorphin Wetsuit, possibly a neoprene cap and booties, a litte Vaseline on the face and earplugs.  Wear some flipflops onto the beach start.

 

Bike

-2007 Specialized Transition

-Desoto 400 Mile Shorts, lube up good with Aquaphor

-Let the gals place additional sunblock on me leaving the male tent

-Pop two more Endurolytes and one Strawberry Uncrustable before heading out and every 1 ½ hours eat two more Endurolytes.

-Eat one McDonalds cheeseburger (onions only) every two hours on the bike.

-Eat and drink off the course.

-Special needs will be McDonalds cheeseburgers, uncrustables, payday, starburst, extra innertube, CO2 canister, tube of aquaphor, some warmer clothing and raingear possibly.

Run

-Possibly switch to a lower cut, thinner pad Desoto short

-Mizuno Wave Elixer shoes

-More sunblock

-McDonalds Cheeseburger (Onions Only)

-Two Endurolytes every 45 minutes on the run.

 

Finish

-Smile on my face before midnight (Shooting for 11-12 hour finish)

-Hug and kiss the wife and kids

-Enjoy everything up until midnight

-Crash and Burn

Shermbelle - 2011-05-23 5:19 PM

 

Just a warning, welcome dinner and meeting is on Friday. Not sure what they are serving on Saturday night?

3Aims - 2011-05-23 3:54 PM

I try to eat plain McDonalds hambugers before my long rides and run.  Just meat and bun.  I don't know what chemicals are in them, but they provide for a great base.  Funny you have that in your plan. 

citaltfort - 2011-05-23 3:16 PM

My physical therapist has tried a couple of different variations to deal with swelling and support during my ankle rehab.  Honestly, we were both pretty skeptical, but decided to give it a try.  One tape job was designed to reduce lingering swelling.  Well, it could have been total coincidence because the swelling of the ankle was going up and down depending on my activity, but for the two+ days the tape lasted, it had substantially less swelling.  I even took picture of it for my PT.  We tried it again a week later with the same results.  Like I said, it could have been coincidence, but I was working the ankle relatively hard and the swelling was staying away.

The other tape job was just a simple one designed to help support an issue I was having with a muscle on the inside of my shin.  Again, could have been coincidence, but that muscle had been a problem for weeks and it's return to normalcy occurred at the same time we tried that tape job several times.  

So does it really work?  I don't know, but I don't see the harm in trying.

Brad

zivp - 2011-05-23 8:18 PM

Just need to confirm a few details in my plan with the more experinced guys:

1. Based on http://c28908.r8.cf1.rackcdn.com/2010/09/CDA_2011-Schedule.pdf I can check in for the race on Friday between 10am and 4pm, so if I will plan to be in CdA in Friday around noon I should be ok, right ?

2. Based on google map the drive from Seattle to CdA is a bit over 5 hours. Is the accurate ? So if I leave Seattle at 7am I can expect to be in CdA around noon ?

Thanks

 

citaltfort - 2011-05-23 5:16 PM

My physical therapist has tried a couple of different variations to deal with swelling and support during my ankle rehab.  Honestly, we were both pretty skeptical, but decided to give it a try.  One tape job was designed to reduce lingering swelling.  Well, it could have been total coincidence because the swelling of the ankle was going up and down depending on my activity, but for the two+ days the tape lasted, it had substantially less swelling.  I even took picture of it for my PT.  We tried it again a week later with the same results.  Like I said, it could have been coincidence, but I was working the ankle relatively hard and the swelling was staying away.

The other tape job was just a simple one designed to help support an issue I was having with a muscle on the inside of my shin.  Again, could have been coincidence, but that muscle had been a problem for weeks and it's return to normalcy occurred at the same time we tried that tape job several times.  

So does it really work?  I don't know, but I don't see the harm in trying.

Brad

gus - 2011-05-24 4:48 AM How many of you are going with a disc or wheel cover? I have a cover but it might have to be a game day decision looking at the wind that has been around Cd'A the last few weeks?!?

PollyG - 2011-05-24 9:50 AM

I am confused by the event schedule and the cutoff times.

TriRSquared - 2011-05-24 11:18 AM

OK crazy idea time....

I was talking to a co-worker about the cold swim.  He's a scuba diver and told me about this trick.

He suggested bringing a gallon or two of room temp water (warm if you can keep it so) and pouring it down your suit just before you get it.  Your body will warm this water and limit the shock of the cold water.  Sounds like a good idea.  Sure it'll look weird but hey.. we're triathletes... What do you think?

WaterDog66 - 2011-05-24 11:26 AM

I seem to recall a similar crazy notion I learned as a kid growing up surfing in the winter time here in SoCal but it did not require anything extra. 

Now it is so automatic during the warmup swim that I don't even think about it 

Seriously: The idea sounds like a good one. 

I remember in 2008, the RD set up Jaccuzzi's by the changing tents and I bet you could do a full plunge before the swim to "Charge" the suit. 

gus - 2011-05-24 7:48 AM How many of you are going with a disc or wheel cover? I have a cover but it might have to be a game day decision looking at the wind that has been around Cd'A the last few weeks?!?