Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 12)

Have you found a good place to do open water swims?  I am still thawing from the white rock, but i figure while I am still somewhat frozen, i should hit the lake.

Hello everyone racing IMCDA next June! I just wanted to say hi, and that using this forum gave me some great info for IMSG this past May. A few questions from the veteran IMCDA'ers..

Water temp for the swim? I heard it was mid 50's...fo' real??

How warm did it get for the run? Tolerable warm, or Africa hot? (like IMSG was this past May...ugh...mid 90's!)

I am really psyched for my second IM, and on my 39th birthday no less! Talk to you all soon...

I'm also still thawing from White Rock (what an awful day) but I'm not hitting the lakes anytime soon!  I will probably start in early March.  I swim at Pier 121 Marina at Lake Lewisville.  FishingNotes says the current temp is 53* which seems warm given the air temp.

don't remember the temp but it was hot. I was just helping with the race and was in a tee and shorts with water rolling down my face just standing in the sun.

The temp can swing a lot that time of year. between 60-90, you just never know. About 10 years ago I stood at the 4 of July parade in my heavy winter coat trying to stay warm.

at the park ,on the way home from the park or from Coeur d' Alene to the park?

Thanks everyone for the input! You all confirmed what I have heard..so I'll be getting some cold water practice swims out here at lake mead this spring - it gets down to the low 50's.

About IMSG..yeah, I thought I was gonna rock the hills too, and did most of my runs on hilly terrain..but race day was a different story! Let's just say even with the right training, right race plan, and right nutrition, things can still go wrong...I walked half of that run course. But most everyone else was too, so I didnt feel too bad. That run course is a beast after that bike, esp with some heat thrown in. Too bad they changed the run course to a mostly flat, shaded, in town run...I will be back for retribution in a few years!

Anyone hear any news about the bike course changing this year for IMCDA?

Ok, I'm 99% decided to do the Galveston HIM on April 1st, which falls 4 weeks ahead of the recommended HIM on the IronFit plan.

So my question is this - should I adjust the training plan by skipping ahead 4 weeks so that I do the race at the recommended week during the training plan, do the next 2 weeks as scheduled (Peak 3-4), then repeat 4 weeks after that (Build 9-10 then Peak 3-4), then hit Peak 5-6 at the right time?

So, it would go like this (starting from week 1 of the 30 weeks):

Suggestions appreciated.  Thanks & happy trainings!

So you and I are like IM siblings.... MY first was also St George  with CDA being my second.  Although in 2010 the temp during my run was closer to 70... pretty much perfect.  See ya in June!

I wouldn't read to much into.  you'll just drive yourself crazy.  If I were you, I would do the April first HIM.  Take a few days off to taper before the race, maybe a few days off or very reduced training after the race to recover, and then jump back into your training plan.  And remember, no matter how many times you tell yourself during the HIM: "how am I ever going to do an IM when I feel so crappy?", just remember that most everyone else said the same thing.  I know I did!!!!!

Last year when I was training for IMWI, I did something similar in that my HIM was 4-5 weeks before the plan called for.  All I did was take the few easy days the plan called for before the race and moved them before my HIM.  I also pulled out all the speedwork the following week.  That's it - no restructuring of the plan - and it seemed to work for me.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Thanks PatrickE & docfish - I tend to get carried away with planning (I am an accountant after all).

RunScott, we'll have to have a CdA group meetup at Galveston!

remember, this Ironman stuff is more mental than physical.  don't let some of the minor details in a training plan consume you.  if you put in the time and training (no matter what plan), you will be an IRONMAN!!!!

Ditto!!!!  I wish they had some news on the new bike course.

Nothing on the site that I can see on an updated course.

Is anyone else ansy like I am about the race?  This is my first IM, maybe that's it?  It's only 6 months away!

I am!  It feels like all I think about.

I already have nervous butterflies.  I'm going to need a shot of whiskey before the swim start!

Good to hear I am not the only one!  I think my family, friends and coworkers have already had enough from me about this, and I suspect it will get worse.

There is an "IM CDA 2012" thread, over on ST, where a couple knowledgeable locals say the bike course change is a done deal.

They are also talking about the possibility 2012 may be the last year in Cd'A if they don't reach an agreement with WTC this spring...  which would really tick me off because I'm targeting 2013 as my first IM here in my hometown.

Thanks, going to go read after I get a little work done.  Also, if it's true, it makes me happy I bumped my first IM to 2012 from my originally planned 2013 go.