Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 13)

Hey guys I will be doing IM CdA '11 as well.  This will be IM #4 for me and I am looking forward to training and racing in a beautiful venue in the Pacific NW.

If you guys have general training questions I would be happy to answer them for you here (within reason of course).

Here are my "keys to training for an IM" :

http://brettdanielstriathlete.com/2010/08/12/ironman-racing-a-philosophy/

Good luck to all of you!

Goals and race plans? 
This will be my first IM, so my first goal is to finish.  I will put some numbers to try and achieve at a later point in time.  I need to see how my training is progressing before I can realistically look at what they will be. 
My first training goal is to get lean.  I am 5'3 and my body shape has changed quite a bit in the last 2 years, but I still have a ways to go.  I started p90X this week to make that happen.  Has anyone used it?  What are your thoughts with your results?  So far I really like the pace and the variety of the program. 
The only race I'm thinking about is a marathon in October.  Anything else would be after June 26th there aren't many tri's in Michigan before then. 

leopard8996 - 2010-09-01 3:07 PM I'm with PhatKnot on the finishing and having a satisfying day. For me (and this will be my 3rd IM) my goal is to get to the starting line. Once I'm at the starting line the day will be what it is and I decided a long time ago that if I could get to the starting line well trained and ready to race that everything else would be icing on the cake and you know what? It has been. I'm a BOP athlete but lining up to race next to super elite athletes is something that is totally awesome and to know that I was fully confident when I started that I had what it took to finish was a great accomplishment. Of course making the cut-offs and finishing before midnight is important but I didn't want to kill myself during the day to do that just in case I could be putting myself at risk for major illness or injury because as IMKY illustrated, you just never know what the day will bring.... I finished both races with plenty of time to spare and in my 2nd IM I almost DNF'd during the swim but went on to cut almost an hour off my overall time from the prior year so focus on starting and then enjoy the day

Thank you for your post, re: get to the starting line. I think we so often forget that a lot can happen in training and in life. To arrive at the starting line, trained, rested, healthy and ready is an admirable goal and that is my first goal. Do I want to finish? OF COURSE, I do. I also want to be as competitive as possible in my AG. Ultimately, I'd like to finish strong (as possible) and with a smile and no major hurts or owies. I'm sure I'll have some time goals a couple of months out. 

Good question, I used the BTer 20wk training plan for my 70.3. They have a beginner full ironman that looks good and makes it pretty much a no brainer on what you should be doing.  The plan is also 20 weeks long so you can load your plan to start exactly 20 wks out from IMCDA.  The first 8 wks are pretty much the base period then remainder is your build phase and finally peak week.  Prior to my 20 wk training plan I spent learning how to do triathlons and spent most of my time becoming proficient in biking and swimming, so basically I did a pre base period prior to starting my actual training plan.   For example if you’re a week swimmer go find a class to become a better swimmer so when you start your  20 wk training program your able to actually do a swim workout .

I use the CEP running socks, which was based on my small group of friends who are experienced tri-athletes and all love the CEP socks.

HAPPY TRAINING!