Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 137)

1786. Classy, yet unpretentious.

And another vote for zinc lozenges. I just got the cheaper store brand, and they helped me quite a bit. Feel better.

I've been taking 1 Airborne 2x a day for the last week to boost the immune system.  It always seems to do the trick when I feeling something coming on.  Throast has been scratchy last few days but could be due to allergies.

I think I've discovered part of the taper madness.  The time that passes that you could possibly get sick or hurt yourself is part of the torture...

The last two days I have no energy WTF!! I bonked on my swim which is my best event. I went to bed a 1800 last night and
got up around 5 so far I feel much better. I did an hour trainer ride and 2mile brick.  So far I feel like my energy
tank is back up.  The Cobra I ate the other night must have bit me and that’s why I was such a tired HB.

Inside of 240 hrs til the gun goes off, time to cram in some last minute training

I think it would be fun to see a summary of splits vs goal from this group.   

You guys think it's ok to zip-tie /velcro my bicycle pump to my gear bag for tri-bike?  It won't fit inside otherwise.

Thanks!

#2553!  I guess you will be able to recognize me as the old geezer running without a cane.  At least my beard won't be frosted-over and I don't think I will need to wear my balaclava :D

I may not be traveling the longest distance...but I am driving from Maine with my family, bringing our camper.  Do  I get get a double IM designation for that?   

I just used luggage tags, inside and out on the gear bag.

x2 -- I can't remember the source but I always strive not to take Zinc and C too close together. I do take them both when feeling punk, but I space them out by a few hours to try to get the benefits of both. I started feeling a cold coming on last week and did my homeopathic/placebo remedies (Zinc, C, triple Green Vibrance in my smoothies) and seem to have conquered. But I am being super aware of any oddities in my body right now so I can try to fend them off. 

SLEEP, everyone!!! That is probably the nicest thing we can do for ourselves right now!!!

You won't have any regrets once you get out on the hills in Hayden

so this morning i set out for a 10k tempo and i set the garmin challenger to race me at 8 mins pace and he keeps gaining on me. by the end of 2 miles the dude has like close to 2 mins on me and is gaining every step and im working my buttocks off, breathing hard, high HR etc.  I am thinking this taper sucks and it must be to blame for my slowness. will i ever get my speed back etc?

then it occurs to me to switch into regular mode where i learn that I am running sub 7s and was in the positive distance instead of the negative, so i wasnt really going slower but faster. oooops, time to slow down.

the tempo ends up being at 7 mins flat pace and i learn another good pre-race lesson. i do like that challenger thing but better read the thing right on race day. it helps me keep on pace and motivated to stay at a certain pace (for me close to 8-8:30 mins per mile). i also spent a fair bit of time making my garmin and joule all perfect for the day and reviewing my packing list for the 12th time. I know.... HBDC, but I figured I'd share.

Get well everyone!  It's good timing to get sick now, I guess, rather than next week.  We don't want to hear about any Chrissie Wellington-like situations on race day!

Taper has been driving me sufficiently crazy.  So far I've:

1. Had the urge to do a 20 mile run, "just to see how it feels"

2. Reviewed all my race gear and started second-guessing all of it, from the bike wheels, to the tri top, to my running shoes

3. Started second-guessing my nutrition plan, even though I never had a problem with it in training ("am I really going to want to eat nothing but Powerbars and gels the whole day?!")

4. Completely disassembled my bike to clean it, thus needing to bring it back in to the LBS because it started shifting funny afterwards

Oy.

I did that about 2 weeks ago.  Good timing too because on a 75 mile ride one of the idlers on the derauleir locked up solid.  Had to do some emergency tinkering on the road to get home.  Good to have that happen BEFORE the race.