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 2012-04-24 5:37 AM in reply to: #3550461 |
Regular  59  Ottawa |  Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official ThreadAnyone know what bars and gels are on the course? |
| 2012-04-24 7:48 AM in reply to: #4168903 |
Regular 103 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread I don't think they have worked out what Gels/Nutrition are going to be on the course yet. They recently did an open forum on FB for the 70.3 race in June (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=281988978543509&set=a.119135488162193.22962.107608749314867&type=1) and someone asked the question there. I would keep an eye on the 70.3 race as it gets closer to see what they end up with as I am guessing it will be the same for the full distance in August. |
| 2012-05-02 6:06 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
| New user 18 Newfoundland and Labrador | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread You've probably all gotten the same email but chews/gels/bars will be provided by Honey Stinger. I've personally never tried them before but I'm pretty sure they will taste better than Powerbars... |
| 2012-05-02 6:39 PM in reply to: #4187124 |
Elite 7783   PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread cayoung - 2012-05-02 8:06 PM You've probably all gotten the same email but chews/gels/bars will be provided by Honey Stinger. I've personally never tried them before but I'm pretty sure they will taste better than Powerbars... Yeah, I am very excited about this! I've never tried their gels or bars but I love the waffles and the chews are pretty good too! |
| 2012-05-02 9:29 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
Extreme Veteran 981 Maryland | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread I've been dropping the ball on participating in this group. :-\ Is anyone doing Mountains of Misery? I got through the marathon season with no injuries or tiredness so I am pretty happy thus far. Did you see the swag that Utah is getting this week? It would be great if we got something similar but I wouldn't get too excited. This is quite the step up from a shirt and hat. Maybe it's due to the race being eliminated next year.
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| 2012-05-02 10:11 PM in reply to: #4187162 |
Veteran 361 Colorful Colorado | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread axteraa - 2012-05-02 6:39 PM cayoung - 2012-05-02 8:06 PM You've probably all gotten the same email but chews/gels/bars will be provided by Honey Stinger. I've personally never tried them before but I'm pretty sure they will taste better than Powerbars... Yeah, I am very excited about this! I've never tried their gels or bars but I love the waffles and the chews are pretty good too! I've never tried them, so I guess I should buy a few and see how they sit before the race. I'm partial to Cherry Hostess Fruit Pies in my SN bags -- 500 cals of gooey red goodness! |
| 2012-05-03 10:14 AM in reply to: #4187448 |
Master 4119 Toronto Bronze member | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread rockymtnhigh - 2012-05-02 11:11 PM axteraa - 2012-05-02 6:39 PM cayoung - 2012-05-02 8:06 PM You've probably all gotten the same email but chews/gels/bars will be provided by Honey Stinger. I've personally never tried them before but I'm pretty sure they will taste better than Powerbars... Yeah, I am very excited about this! I've never tried their gels or bars but I love the waffles and the chews are pretty good too! I've never tried them, so I guess I should buy a few and see how they sit before the race. I'm partial to Cherry Hostess Fruit Pies in my SN bags -- 500 cals of gooey red goodness! Also excited! I really like the chews - they seem to be the easiest on my teeth (in terms of causing later sensitivity) and they are very tasty. The waffles are good but I seem them as a bit of a rip off since I've been eating stroop waffles since I was a kid and they are exactly the same thing just individually packaged. But they are tasty and I am sure in the middle of the race I wouldn't turn one down. I'll have to try the gels. I would be okay with gu too but i was planning to go stock up tonight on nutrition for the next few weeks. Edited by juniperjen 2012-05-03 10:15 AM |
| 2012-05-05 6:28 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
| 60 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Just did the bike course (single loop only). A bit of background. This will be my first Ironman. I would consider myself a BOP to MOP cyclist. I'm big (200lb+) and usually get passed on the climbs. I used my TT bike (only 2nd time outside.) and have an 11-25 in the rear. I did have some issues with gear selection but that can be worked out. The course was a lot better than expected. Finished the 90km loop in around 3hrs (got lost at one point). I'd say that 95%+ of course is on a newly paved surface. The ''highway'' portion has a very wide shoulder (you could be three cyclist side by side). The lac Superior portion (12% grade) is tough, but very doable with a lot of rolling hills. The way back from lac Superior is almost all downhill and gives a great break for the legs before entering T2. If you were nervous regarding the bike course (like I was) don't be. It's going to be a great day! Edited by divemed06 2012-05-05 6:31 PM |
| 2012-05-05 8:10 PM in reply to: #4192672 |
Veteran 361 Colorful Colorado | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Did you happen to have a Garmin to get a total elevation gain? I keep hearing its between 3000 and 5000 ft per loop, but there's a big difference between 3000 and 5000. Maybe you're trying to lull us into a false sense of security so you can podium... |
| 2012-05-05 10:23 PM in reply to: #4192772 |
| 60 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread rockymtnhigh - 2012-05-05 8:10 PM Did you happen to have a Garmin to get a total elevation gain? I keep hearing its between 3000 and 5000 ft per loop, but there's a big difference between 3000 and 5000. Maybe you're trying to lull us into a false sense of security so you can podium... Garmin died on the ride so don't have the info…and BOP does not stand for Better than Other Participants! |
| 2012-05-06 5:55 AM in reply to: #4192672 |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread divemed06 - 2012-05-05 8:28 PM Just did the bike course (single loop only). A bit of background. This will be my first Ironman. I would consider myself a BOP to MOP cyclist. I'm big (200lb+) and usually get passed on the climbs. I used my TT bike (only 2nd time outside.) and have an 11-25 in the rear. I did have some issues with gear selection but that can be worked out. The course was a lot better than expected. Finished the 90km loop in around 3hrs (got lost at one point). I'd say that 95%+ of course is on a newly paved surface. The ''highway'' portion has a very wide shoulder (you could be three cyclist side by side). The lac Superior portion (12% grade) is tough, but very doable with a lot of rolling hills. The way back from lac Superior is almost all downhill and gives a great break for the legs before entering T2. If you were nervous regarding the bike course (like I was) don't be. It's going to be a great day! Thanks for the description! How would you characterize the climbing? Short steep stuff, constant rollers, any long sustained climbs? All of the above? |
| 2012-05-06 6:42 AM in reply to: #4193059 |
| 60 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread axteraa - 2012-05-06 5:55 AM divemed06 - 2012-05-05 8:28 PM Just did the bike course (single loop only). A bit of background. This will be my first Ironman. I would consider myself a BOP to MOP cyclist. I'm big (200lb+) and usually get passed on the climbs. I used my TT bike (only 2nd time outside.) and have an 11-25 in the rear. I did have some issues with gear selection but that can be worked out. The course was a lot better than expected. Finished the 90km loop in around 3hrs (got lost at one point). I'd say that 95%+ of course is on a newly paved surface. The ''highway'' portion has a very wide shoulder (you could be three cyclist side by side). The lac Superior portion (12% grade) is tough, but very doable with a lot of rolling hills. The way back from lac Superior is almost all downhill and gives a great break for the legs before entering T2. If you were nervous regarding the bike course (like I was) don't be. It's going to be a great day! Thanks for the description! How would you characterize the climbing? Short steep stuff, constant rollers, any long sustained climbs? All of the above? There are a couple of longish climbs but even on the lac Superior section where the first half is mostly climbs there always seemed to be a bit of a lull to give the legs a quick break. Lots of rollers where you can get some speed in to get up the hills. I was surprised at some of the crosswinds. It wasn't a windy days and I got tossed side to side a couple of times on the highway; came out of nowhere. |
 2012-05-06 6:46 AM in reply to: #3550461 |
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| 2012-05-06 10:23 AM in reply to: #4193094 |
| 60 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread You could and a lot of people were on the aerobars downhill..but I wouldn't, not comfortable with the speed. You can get A TON of speed on the downhills. I maxed out at 70kmh on the horns with intermittent braking. You could easily hit 80kmh on the aerobars. That being said, the longest downhills are straight. No major sharp turns and the road conditions are for the most part exceptional. |
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| 2012-05-06 1:16 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
| Master 2621 Almaden Valley, San Jose, California | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Just read the entire thread.....looks like a great group for a great race! Hubby just DNFed IMSG (his 5th IM) and now we're looking to 2013. This looks great!! btw, the IMSG backpacks ARE nice!!! But the roads were way worse than IMWI. |
| 2012-05-06 2:58 PM in reply to: #4193434 |
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| 2012-05-06 8:49 PM in reply to: #4193548 |
| Extreme Veteran 981 Maryland | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Fred D - 2012-05-06 3:58 PM velcromom - 2012-05-06 2:16 PM
But the roads were way worse than IMWI.
My Gawd!!
I thought the IMWI roads were be FAR the worst roads I have ever raced on, so that is saying something!! I thought IMWI roads were some of the worst I have ever been on as well. :-) Amazing. |
| 2012-05-06 8:50 PM in reply to: #4192672 |
| Extreme Veteran 981 Maryland | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread divemed06 - 2012-05-05 7:28 PM Just did the bike course (single loop only). A bit of background. This will be my first Ironman. I would consider myself a BOP to MOP cyclist. I'm big (200lb+) and usually get passed on the climbs. I used my TT bike (only 2nd time outside.) and have an 11-25 in the rear. I did have some issues with gear selection but that can be worked out. The course was a lot better than expected. Finished the 90km loop in around 3hrs (got lost at one point). I'd say that 95%+ of course is on a newly paved surface. The ''highway'' portion has a very wide shoulder (you could be three cyclist side by side). The lac Superior portion (12% grade) is tough, but very doable with a lot of rolling hills. The way back from lac Superior is almost all downhill and gives a great break for the legs before entering T2. If you were nervous regarding the bike course (like I was) don't be. It's going to be a great day! Thank you! This is great stuff. |
| 2012-05-15 3:46 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
| Veteran 241 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Just ordered a box of honey stinger waffles, gu's and some ironman perform. I hope I like these as I really want to live off the course. On an unrelated note, how is training going everyone? I have to say, Fink's competitive plan is awesome. I surprise myself every weekend. Last week I rode 80 miles with 2800 ft elevation gain and ran 4 miles pretty comfortably after that. A few months ago, I would have rode 80 and transitioned right to my bed for a nap. |
| 2012-05-16 12:32 PM in reply to: #4211435 |
| Veteran 361 Colorful Colorado | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Biking and swimming are going very well. I've been doing bigger rides for a few weeks now, and have been regaining my bike endurance from last year. I'm always surprised at how my short interval workouts improve when I put in longer "long" rides. Running on the other hand...I've had Achilles issues for a few years, and am patiently trying to keep that under control to get some consistent run miles in. So far so good, but I'm behind where I wanted to be. I'm loving the beautiful Spring weather! |
| 2012-05-16 12:34 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
| Veteran 361 Colorful Colorado | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread +1 on the IMWI roads -- I thought I would need some fillings replaced after that race! |
| 2012-05-28 5:30 PM in reply to: #3550461 |
| Veteran 361 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread Hey guysI plan on checking out the race course in 3 weeks. Any of you guys rode and ran have the course uploaded to your garmin so I can plug it in my edge 705? Thought I might check it out first before signing up for next year. |
| 2012-05-30 5:56 AM in reply to: #3550461 |
| Regular 103 | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread I'm wondering if anyone has given any thought to using their US cell phones in Canada for Mont Tremblant? I'm not a seasoned international traveler (just getting a passport now), so this is all pretty new to me. I was thinking of buying a prepaid SIM from either Rogers or Fido to use with my unlocked iPhone 3GS but that will just provide calls and texting - no data. Anyone have any advice on whether the prepaid SIM is worth it? I really can't just suck it up and pay the International roaming costs because my phone is company phone and I have no control over the bill. For those of you that have been to Mont Tremblant, how prevalent is free WiFi? I'm thinking of both being able to connect with friends and family leading up to the race as well as allowing my wife to be able to use Ironman Live on race day (assuming that works which has been hit or miss). Any advice would be much appreciated! |
| 2012-05-30 6:15 AM in reply to: #4234732 |
| Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Ironman Mont-Tremblant : Official Thread kevinneumann - 2012-05-30 7:56 AM I'm wondering if anyone has given any thought to using their US cell phones in Canada for Mont Tremblant? I'm not a seasoned international traveler (just getting a passport now), so this is all pretty new to me. I was thinking of buying a prepaid SIM from either Rogers or Fido to use with my unlocked iPhone 3GS but that will just provide calls and texting - no data. Anyone have any advice on whether the prepaid SIM is worth it? I really can't just suck it up and pay the International roaming costs because my phone is company phone and I have no control over the bill. For those of you that have been to Mont Tremblant, how prevalent is free WiFi? I'm thinking of both being able to connect with friends and family leading up to the race as well as allowing my wife to be able to use Ironman Live on race day (assuming that works which has been hit or miss). Any advice would be much appreciated! I don't know what the Wifi availability is like but if you want data on your iPhone, Rogers has small data plans that you can purchase. They have a $5 for 60MB week pass option. 60MB won't get you a ton but if you limit it to Ironman live and really basic usage, it would probably be enough. Worst thing would be you have to buy another one or two over the week for another $5. There are a bunch of other options on there if you know your usage would be higher than that. |
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