Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 11)

I would suspect like about 2 weeks out if my memory serves correct.

Hard to believe we are here, facing the last big training weekend.  In a way I am excited to be backing off after this weekend, and in a way I feel like I let time slip by when I could've hammered more hills.  Well I have one more shot at it this weekend!  Big smash myself weekend.

I think I am with you on this one.  I did a 2 week tape for the JerseyMan HIM and I felt a little flat for the race.

I am signing up for 2010 the day before.  Give me a chance to do better next year.\

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd chime in real quick. This is my second time at LP (I survived the monsoon of '08), and I'm also still undecided about next year. At first, I was thinking no way, but now...I really do love IM training and I love Lake Placid. I have a feeling much of the next three weeks will be taken up by going back and forth with what to do next year.

Training has been going ok, although April was a bit disappointing. The last couple of weeks have been great, and I'm feeling good about going into race day. I've been able to insert some intensity into my long stuff this year, which I didn't last year. I'm hoping the work will pay off with a great run on 7/26. This weekend is my last really big block, then about a two week taper. Last year I did three, and I think it was too much.

I'm staying on Mirror Lake Drive, right past transition (almost across from the boathouse). I just checked the list of pros and it looks like Sam McClone is doing LP. That's cool stuff.

Hope everyone's holiday weekend goes well!

I have 3 more serious bike rides left, including one looooooong go-all-day ride on Saturday, but then I have to take my bike to TriBikeTransport one week from today (!).  Most of my rides lately have been shorter but "crazy hilly" -- according to mapmyrun, more elevation in 50-60 miles than all 112 at LP. We've been doing 2-mile ocean swims and runs mostly in the 8-10 range.  I am not very fast, but I am persistent, and I hope some of you super-fast BTers will be waiting at the finish for us slower guys and gals!

Time predictions ......... the ultimate jinx! I'll bite!

Swim - 53:30
T1 - 5:30
Bike - 5:45:00
T2 - 3:30
Run - 3:55:00

Total - 10:42:30

I think I might be dreaming about that bike split with where my biking has been but sub 11:00 should be realistic.

Well I am not superstitious so I think I am sticking to the time I posted on page 10. 

Swim 1:05
T1 :05
Bike 5:45
T2 :05
Run 3:55

Time: 10:55

Looks like Bob is going to kick my butt. 

My T1 and T2 are really unknowns b/c I’ve never done an official IM.  So you have to get your bike?  Do they (volunteers) bring you your running stuff?