Ironman St. George : Official Thread (Page 12)

Feeling good, on target and thoroughly enjoying training. Well, I'm still not a big swim fan, but I'm there three days a week sticking to the plan and seeing clear improvement. I hope everyone else's training is going well.

Brad

Bike & swim are right where I want to be...... the ITBandSyndrome is plaguing my run however. I've stayed injury-free since I started this whole Tri gig several years ago..... so to have it hit me now, just before my first 'mother of all distances'.....it's been extremely frustrating.

From what I gather online and in my circles...... it's an injury that is temporary.... everyone just keeps saying 'be patient'.     With IMSG less than 90 days away, patience is a tough pill to swallow. The one positive is that I have increased my time on the bike, which, after riding the course, may be a blessing in disguise.

- That aside, I'm with Brad. I have been enjoying the training - Fortunately we have had record-breaking high Temps here in No. UT (It's not uncommon for highs to be in the mid-teens this time of year -  - this year we've stayed in the high 30's). I've been able to do all my bike training over the last couple of months outside.

So continued happy-training to everyone.

Cody

Traing is on track.  The swim is a  bit of a struggle, but I'm seeing slight improvements.  In the next few weeks, I will be off the bike trainer and doing hill repeats at Morrow Mt.  The hill thing is a bit of a challenge in central NC.  Hopefully, a little extra volume will help. 

Here's to staying injury free...Good luck to all!

Cody, I have to agree with everyone that has been telling you to be patient.  In the grand scheme of things, 90 days is a long time.  You are so much better off nipping the issue in the butt now so that you're healthy come race day.  If you try to push through it now, most likely you'll the issue will persist or it will get worse.  

Don't forget that you can also maintain/increase your fitness level swimming and biking right now then once you get better, it will help you with your run.  

I battled ITBS after my last race in November.  It sucks.  I could swim and ride all I wanted, but was stuck at 45 minutes on the run so I just ran more often but shorter distances.  Looking back I did not loose much ground on my run. 

I'm sure you've done all the research but you really need to rehab it aggressively as rest alone will not fix it.  After weeks of really focusing on hips, glutes, hamstrings, calves, rolling and certain stretches, I was liberated from my 45 minute ceiling in the beginning of January and have been building distance since. 

The funny thing about ITBS is I really don't know what specifically got me better because I was doing so much to address it.  However, I still roll, still do shuttle drills, still use the band, still do one legged drops, still do certain stretches, and of course, ice.       

Hey, be careful going around and nipping butts. 

I only wish I could do any tri before IMSG, let alone a HIM. There's just nothing on the schedule in the early spring in these parts.  I don't want to travel so it'll just be training and some running races for me.

Brad

It's been good to read everyone's feedback on this ITBS. Keeps me positive, so thank you.

As far as prep HIM's..... I won't even be able to squeeze in an Oly or Sprint let alone a HIM. I'll probably just do a couple of race simulation workouts.

I am doing the Memorial Hermann 70.3 Texas with my buddy Lance Armstrong.  It is going to be circus with him racing. 

It's 5 weeks out from IMSG which is a bit too close if I had a choice, but I will use that week leading up to the race as a recovery week.  Two more heavy weeks after that.  Then taper bliss. 

Your current week looks like my peak week.....which is 10 weeks away.       

It's always cool to see the range of training plans. I'll be doing an Oly at Lake Havasu in March which will help clear out the cobwebs.

With work being so intense, I'm getting in about 5-6 hours a week, not nearly as much as I should be, but I have a reasonable base to work from and a good set of training partners.

The swim feels good, and here in Northern Arizona I'll have a lot of chances to get used to Sand Hollow water temps when the ice finally clears.

For the bike I'm doing hour repeats of the 64 to 85 km course on the computrainer, which includes Eagle Ranch, the Wall and Veyo hill plus the nasty false flats people talked about earlier. Those workouts will get longer, but I'm trying to be gentle on a problematic knee.

The run is already planned as a walk/run, if I can make the bike cut off, I think I'll be able to finish in under 17. That's pretty much my only goal for this (my first) Ironman.

I've signed up for the Leadman 125 at the end of March. The timing and distances will make this a great dress rehersal for IMSG; am looking forward to it.

Cheers! 

Interesting first post.

Should have quoted 3Aims' original question regarding HIM races prior to IMSG for context. My apologies.

Thanks for the pictures! Always nice for to get on a visual on these much talked about hills. That's a nifty little kick. From that picture and the second one, it looks like it's pretty short and ends just a bit around that corner. Is that correct?

Thank you for the photos.

Just to check, this is the last right turn after the Wall but before you turn east and head towards Veyo correct?

Google maps doesn't have the road view in that area and there isn't anything like the white fences in the satelite views.