EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 13)

I don't know if the bib numbers are out yet but I figured I'd ask.  Seeing that I will be spectating this race I wanted to try and get a list of names and #'s so I can cheer you on.

Figure its a lot better than " Your almost there", keep going" and etc.

THanks

OK...Weather obsessing day 1 -

I know it is what it is, but it makes me feel better to check it 8-10 times a day

I am just hoping for calm water. 

Living in North Texas, the wind is something we deal with daily. The place we do most of our riding, the Trinity Trail seems to make its own wind.  It can be a calm day in all of the DFW area, but you get to the trail and there is always a 15-20 mile hour wind.

I have come to just laugh at it and keep going.  It is not going to beat me down!!

Starting to make my lists, yes I am a bit obsessive.

High stayed the same but low got warmer.

I would like it to be a bit hotter than that no hills on the bike for people to totally blow themselves up on the bike so a good 88degree or so with high humidity should have the same effect. I don't want it above 90degrees though too hot for me...

Hope everyones training is going assume most are in taper? No taper for me just going to try and have a few days off next week to recover and hopefully get soem race in my legs I hope 8-)

eyeofthetiger2007 - 2009-06-02 11:33 AM My taper started yesterday. I am really just toning down the time and some intensity, however I am starting to get some taper blues. My coach says it is perfectly normal to feel really tired and crappy when you begin to taper because your body is finally getting the rest and recovery it needs. The feeling really sucks though

This is my first "structured" HIM training, and yeah - I feel the Taper blues already!  Seriously, WTH?  I go one week without a Long Bike and I'm instantly falling to pieces   Your coach is right - I feel tired and crappy, but oddly my muscles are not sore at all.  I feel bad for my wife kids for the next 2 weeks   

And then of course there is the post-Race blues.  I suffered bad post race blues after my first HIM in R.I. last year.  But then in the fall I did a HIM and then a Sprint a week after, and the quick race right after helped me avoid any post race blues.  So this year I did the same and scheduled a Sprint for the weekend after E-man.  And the week after that I have a 4-mile road race.  And then two weeks after that I'm doing the R.I. HIM again.  Oh shoot... but aside from volunteering at LP I don't have a race scheduled until September for after R.I....  which may set me up for some nasty post Race blues.  Shoot... gonna have to find me a race        

Lots of changes since yesterday!

I really try Rick...it's a sickness