Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 113)

Another question regarding the "rules"

The guide says that you need reflective gear on your running shoes and clothes. Really? Where do I buy that? Reflective tape?

Count me in for a tattoo too! And have fun in Schroon Lake, triguy! We stay there every couple of years--actually heading there for a few days after the ironman Fun lake to swim in too...watch out for the Schroon Lake monster.

I always have reflective gear wherever I go... my smile... ha ha ha

I'll take one at the swim meet up as well!

At IMFL (it gets really, really dark there), I wore one of those supernova lights from Road ID on the brim of my hat.

At IMLOU, they handed out glow stick "necklaces" after dark.  I have one around my neck in my finishers picture.

Anybody know if LP hands out the glow sticks?

They handed them out last year so my guess is they will hand them out this year as well.  You can always use the space blankets they hand out as well, they are reflective as well.

I hope so... I wanna get my dance on afterwards...

So, MOP Swimmers, I am curious as to how you handle the people who like to hug the left line on the bike.

Do you look around and pass on the right if it's clear?... I won't be doing this...

Do you cross the yellow line say,"ON YOUR LEFT." then 'politely' say,"STAY RIGHT!"... my sicilian temper can get the better of me at times...

Do you just say,"On your left." and nothing else and hope that they don't hurt anyone (or themselves) and just hope that a marshall sees them? I tend to cater to this...

I've just heard some stories about mindless cyclists bikers who enter this race and "don't like" to keep right.   Especially down Keene...

Since I will be coming out of the swim at 1:20-1:30 I know I will be passing quite a few people on the bike. I've also heard the magic number is about 1:10 to not have a huge crowd to pass in T1 and descending Keene. That's too aggressive a number for me.  I will most likely be 40-45 per lap.. unless I catch a sweet draft then I'll be 1:19... lol

Im with you Boo.  I cant get out of the water before 1:20 and most lilely 1:30.  So I will be passing people on the bike as this is my strongest discipline.  Im a smaller person so I tend to get passed on the flats but pass a lot on the hills.  I happen to be very considerate and most other people are as well.  However, sometimes I need a reminder as my mind and lane drifts.  This will not be the case on the descent to Keene as I will be very attentive.  Overall, I will be courteous the first and even a second time but if it happens further, with the same rider, I start to yell and spew trucker talk.  This has happened many times in Oly races but not so much in HIM's and hopefully in the fulls.  The faster pace in shorter races makes everyone more aggressive.  I hope there wont be many instances. 

This ^^

I'll also say this and it is similar to what Rusty had written in regards to the BT tattoos...  This is based on only 1 IM experience but it was all very friendly.  Lots of chatting while passing and being passed on the bike leg.  I found everyone to be very supportive and friendly.

With the exception of a few dark moments, my 1st IM was a complete joy.  I had fun from start to finish.  July 22nd will, truly, be a celebration of all of the hard work that we have put into this race as well as the committment and support that our families have contributed to make it possible.

I agree... and I also have to remind myself that even though I may have said "on your left" 500 times it is probably 500 different people I am saying it to. But, that being said, since I am a bigger guy I get passed going up hills but I pass on flats and descents and I normally see the people who passed me going up the hill again. In a sprint, 12 mile bike, I played leap frog with one girl. I think we passed eachother 5 times... after the final descent I didn't see her again until mile 1 of the run where she passed me and I didn't see her again until the finish.

I know it will be a great day and I will be as happy and cordial as I can... as being cantankerous will only zap me of more energy.

To be clear, passing on the right is a violation and can earn you an ILLEGAL PASS CALL.

Do you look around and pass on the right if it's clear?... I won't be doing this...

I would be curious to hear from the experience cyclists, what tires you ride on. After flatting this weekend, I am going to swap out my tires. 

Am thinking about "Vittoria Randonneur Hyper Tire".

Experience with others?  I would like to balance puncture resistance with speed.  I'm not "fast" but fast enough to not want to slow down, yet I really would like some protection against lousy roads.

 Thoughts on this?

Thanks.

Ok IM experts...I need some advice.

I haven't entered the log yet from my run last night so don't go looking for it.  But I had a HR based run that was VERY strange.

20 warmup
2x25' zone 2 (which is barely above a walk for me)
5' zone 1 in between
2x12' zone 3 (where I normally run)
5' zone 1 in between
5' zone 4 (my 15k zone)
10' cool down  

I was DONE when I got done with the run.  Scheduled was 2hr 10 min (I think if you add everything up).  Like so done that I took a recovery bath. I BARELY covered 11 miles during these 2 hours.

Is my body telling me that it's massively fatigued and ready to tapper or what here? 11 miles is NOTHING for me and has been nothing for me for over a year.  

This has me a bit nervous as we are only 3 weeks away and I can barely run 11 miles...?

This will be my first IM attempt and my 1st season with a PT. What would hitting interval button on the first loop after the descent with tell you what exactly? The run to jay is flat so just keep the watts in check. If I were to hit the interval button during the loop it would be turning onto rt.9 as uphills is where we can cook youselves, especially the 1st loop. BUT we'll only be 30miles into the race so AP/NP will move if your cooking it. The last 12miles might be a good section to hit interval since 40miles is where your AP/NP don't move as quickly and if your not eying your current power your could layout a solid 5-10mins above power. I'm heading up this weekend for a final run and will think about when/where to hit intervals.

Cornick and everyone counting the swim strokes, pedal rotations, and run steps to the end of taper,

I've only done one other IM so I will not consider myself an expert just someone with limited experience. 

We're in the last week of peak and we are tapped out.  I just took 2 unscheduled days off and did a fun run this morning b/c, w/o realizing it, my overtrained state was affecting all aspects of my life.  Look at my log and you'll get an inkling of an idea of my mental state the last few days.  I'm still tired but at least I've got my mental mojo back.

Just as I did leading into Louisville, I'm getting slower and slower and feeling weaker and weaker.  Last week I did a ride and averaged under 15 mph and was DONE after.  The same route a few weeks ago I averaged 18mph going kinda easy then followed the ride with a 13 mile run and finished tired but ready to get back to training after 1 day of rest.

I can't even come close to conveying how strong, fast, and ready to go you will feel those last few days before Lake Placid.  I started Louisville feeling like a race horse trapped in the gates anxiously waiting to race.  We discuss it a lot here, that we should ride the first lap easy...I'm telling you now, riding easy will be a challenge b/c you will feel so good. 

Revel in the fatigue, know that the end is just a couple days away, and trust that you are incredibly prepared for a phenominal experience on race day.

Misery loves company.  I cannot begin to explain how fatigued I am right now.  I somehow ran eight miles last night and felt like blacking out several times.  Im so tired and I have to swim in a few hours.  I want this weekend to be over so I can start tapering.   I have another century ride and 20 mile run planned for Saturday and Sunday, respectively.  I want to cry when I think about it.  Make it stop. 

Aint gonna be no rematch, Yo Adrian! etc… 

One more on the misery train!  It took all the energy I had to get my fat arse off the couch nevermind put it on a bike!  Luckily after 2 days I'm back on track to being normally ridiculously tired. One more long weekend - in a heat wave, of course.  Safe training everyone! See you all soooooon!!!!