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 2015-09-24 10:52 AM in reply to: lanzodt |
Regular  273  |  Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official ThreadOriginally posted by lanzodt Just curious if any one else does a full wardrobe change at transitions. I've been dragging my feet at buying a tri suit and at this point don't really thinks it's necessary. I have a wetsuit for the swim, bike shorts and jersey for the bike and running shorts and a shirt for the run. I did the full bike distance so I know I'm comfortable in the shorts and fairly certain my run gear will be fine too. Recommendations? Is there a place to change at transitions? I'll do the same as Scott, but you'll see plenty of people out there who change in T1 and/or T2. So as long as you're comfortable getting buck nekkid in a very crowded T1 tent, go for it. There's no modesty in triathlon! |
| 2015-09-24 12:38 PM in reply to: mbwallis |
Elite 3683    Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by mbwallis Originally posted by lanzodt Just curious if any one else does a full wardrobe change at transitions. I've been dragging my feet at buying a tri suit and at this point don't really thinks it's necessary. I have a wetsuit for the swim, bike shorts and jersey for the bike and running shorts and a shirt for the run. I did the full bike distance so I know I'm comfortable in the shorts and fairly certain my run gear will be fine too. Recommendations? Is there a place to change at transitions? I'll do the same as Scott, but you'll see plenty of people out there who change in T1 and/or T2. So as long as you're comfortable getting buck nekkid in a very crowded T1 tent, go for it. There's no modesty in triathlon! I'm planning to wear the same outfit for the whole race. Wetsuit over aero suit, but I will have shorts and a shirt in T2 bag, just to have that option. |
| 2015-09-25 6:43 AM in reply to: d00d |
Master 3486 Fort Wayne | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by d00d Do any of you ride with a power meter? What % of FTP (IF) do you plan to ride at? What's your targeted TSS? How about VI? I've been doing my long rides at an IF of high 70s and low 80s, but plan to back that down to 72-75 for the race. I'm targeting a TSS of 270-280, which should allow for a decent run. Depending on how I approach the climbs, those numbers may fluctuate a little, but should be close. I'd just like to state that no one should attempt to follow what I've written above, unless you've trained that way. Beginners should targetr an IF of mid to high 60s, or even less. I'm just curious as to how those of you that have trained with power will ride at IMKY. Come on, give away your strategies/secrets! :P I will be riding power for the race. I'll let my coach make the final determination for what I'll ride but it will likely be targeted at 75% (+/-). I have no idea about the IF, I don't spend a lot of time determining that number. As mentioned already the number will probably fluctuate some but that's a general number for me. Truth be told, in most of the race my coach has given me power numbers I have exceeded his target but NOT by much. I did Steelhead 70.3 in August with a target of 240 watts and hit a NP of 245 and seemed to have a fairly strong run off the bike. |
| 2015-09-25 9:45 AM in reply to: DirkP |
Regular 273 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by DirkP I will be riding power for the race. I'll let my coach make the final determination for what I'll ride but it will likely be targeted at 75% (+/-). I have no idea about the IF, I don't spend a lot of time determining that number. As mentioned already the number will probably fluctuate some but that's a general number for me. Truth be told, in most of the race my coach has given me power numbers I have exceeded his target but NOT by much. I did Steelhead 70.3 in August with a target of 240 watts and hit a NP of 245 and seemed to have a fairly strong run off the bike. Assuming your target of 75% means you'll target an NP that is 75% of your FTP, then that is also your IF (IF=0.75). IF is just NP/FTP. |
| 2015-09-25 10:15 AM in reply to: mbwallis |
Master 1793 Essex Jct, VT | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread According to weather.com louisville is getting some much needed rain today. Hooray! |
| 2015-09-25 2:43 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 43 Rochester, New York | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Not sure why my post ended up here...edited out dupe. Edited by jyoungiv 2015-09-25 2:44 PM |
| 2015-09-25 6:23 PM in reply to: jyoungiv |
Master 3486 Fort Wayne | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread I just got my workout schedule for the final 2 weeks of training and man am I excited to see it!! I have been hitting the regimen hard and heavy for almost 12 full months to try to achieve my goals and I'm about to see what the day holds. I looked at the hours I'll be putting in beginning next week and then the final week leading into the race, 15.5 hours of light duty work, other than a swim and long Friday, begins on Monday. The final week has be hitting only 5 hours before race day. I'll be so ready to see Monday Oct 5th on the workout schedule!!
What does everyone else's final 2 weeks look like? Is the excitement beginning to peak? |
| 2015-09-26 5:56 AM in reply to: #5062637 |
| 7 Columbus, Ohio | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread I was hit with food poisoning on Thursday and still in recovery mode. Havent been able to train for a few days because of it. Hopefully it doesnt have a negative impact on my taper.... |
| 2015-09-26 10:18 AM in reply to: 0 |
Master 1793 Essex Jct, VT | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Edited by rsmoylan 2015-09-26 10:19 AM |
| 2015-09-26 10:20 AM in reply to: mshumak3 |
Master 1793 Essex Jct, VT | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by mshumak3 I was hit with food poisoning on Thursday and still in recovery mode. Havent been able to train for a few days because of it. Hopefully it doesnt have a negative impact on my taper.... Assuming the rest of your training has been good, the extra rest will probably help you. Hope you feel better. |
| 2015-09-26 11:42 AM in reply to: rsmoylan |
| Veteran 478 Hoosier heartland | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Training was going well up until the last several days. I have shingles!!! A couple of weeks ago, I had a pain in my right back area and thought perhaps I had a sore muscle or even a kidney stone. The pain didn't make a whole lot of sense. My skin was very sore and painful to touch. It was when I saw the classic rash on my back several days ago that I realized I got shingles! Well that's just sh*tty timing! I guess with all the training, working, mothering, and life in general, stress and probably a lower immunity system caused this unwanted nuisance!! I've been dealing with it, but I sure as hell am not going to back out of this race!!! My confidence has been shaken and I'm feeling pretty crappy about the situation. With all the things to worry about, shingles was not what I was expecting to be my potential downfall. Hopefully, things will clear up by race day. This is my first full IM and I really want to complete this journey. |
| 2015-09-27 6:37 PM in reply to: mshumak3 |
Regular 273 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by mshumak3 I was hit with food poisoning on Thursday and still in recovery mode. Havent been able to train for a few days because of it. Hopefully it doesnt have a negative impact on my taper.... Shouldn't be a problem. I caught a stomach bug last weekend and it wiped out Sun/Mon/Tue training. But I felt great the rest of the week, and I think the little rest helped. |
| 2015-09-27 6:39 PM in reply to: cggale |
Regular 273 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by cggale Training was going well up until the last several days. I have shingles!!! A couple of weeks ago, I had a pain in my right back area and thought perhaps I had a sore muscle or even a kidney stone. The pain didn't make a whole lot of sense. My skin was very sore and painful to touch. It was when I saw the classic rash on my back several days ago that I realized I got shingles! Well that's just sh*tty timing! I guess with all the training, working, mothering, and life in general, stress and probably a lower immunity system caused this unwanted nuisance!! I've been dealing with it, but I sure as hell am not going to back out of this race!!! My confidence has been shaken and I'm feeling pretty crappy about the situation. With all the things to worry about, shingles was not what I was expecting to be my potential downfall. Hopefully, things will clear up by race day. This is my first full IM and I really want to complete this journey. Very sorry to hear this. My wife got shingles about 6 weeks ago and I was nervous I'd get it. But my wife got on the Valtrex rather quickly, and her case wasn't too bad. Traces of the rash lasted a while, but she was feeling normal again in well under two weeks. I hope yours clears up soon. |
| 2015-09-28 7:51 AM in reply to: mbwallis |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Crappy week of training for me... All the rain (in NC) caused me to put off my last longish brick. Not worth the risk of riding out in that crap two weeks before the race, IMO. As we're officially in taper now, just want to mention that we're not going to gain any fitness from now until IMKY. What we do in these two weeks could impact the race, however. Get some rest, what what you eat, increase intensity, and decrease volume. Happy taper!  |
| 2015-09-28 12:32 PM in reply to: d00d |
Regular 273 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread I started off my real taper off in style...I registered for 2016 IM Chattanooga today. As for IMLou, I decided to swap out my 11-25 for an 11-28. On a couple of my last long rides, I hit some hills in a headwind and bottomed out my gearing. So I convinced myself I MIGHT want that 28 on race day, to help save the legs. I figured it wouldn't really hurt to have it, just in case. I feel ready for the challenge, and just want race day to get here. |
| 2015-09-28 8:28 PM in reply to: cggale |
Master 3486 Fort Wayne | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by cggale Training was going well up until the last several days. I have shingles!!! I'm hoping things are already beginning to clear up a bit and you're able to get back to some semblance of training/taper. As Dood mentioned, you're not going to be making any fitness gains at this point so don't let the stress of lack of training now impact your mindset. The hay's in the barn now, just recover and be as ready to race as you can be. |
| 2015-09-29 11:28 AM in reply to: 0 |
Expert 1128 Fort Riley, Kansas | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Training went well this training cycle, I'm as ready as I'm going to be. This is my 3rd time doing Ironman Louisville but the first time I had hills to train so I am anxious to see the difference in my bike splits. Temperature being under 100 degrees should help too Edited by jillian_o 2015-09-29 11:30 AM |
| 2015-09-29 6:13 PM in reply to: DirkP |
| Veteran 478 Hoosier heartland | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by DirkP Originally posted by cggale Training was going well up until the last several days. I have shingles!!! I'm hoping things are already beginning to clear up a bit and you're able to get back to some semblance of training/taper. As Dood mentioned, you're not going to be making any fitness gains at this point so don't let the stress of lack of training now impact your mindset. The hay's in the barn now, just recover and be as ready to race as you can be. Ha, I have to keep reminding myself this. I finally got to see my Dr. and am on the appropriate medication. The pain is slowly easing up, but man, shingles pain is no effing joke. I'm taking one more rest day off today and resuming my taper training (lol) tomorrow. I will feel a lot better about this race once I'm feeling back to normal. I'm glad I at least got in my long stuff!!! On a good note, it's been raining in Louisville, so the algae is probably not going to be an issue come race day.  |
| 2015-09-30 12:24 PM in reply to: cggale |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by cggale Originally posted by DirkP Originally posted by cggale Training was going well up until the last several days. I have shingles!!! I'm hoping things are already beginning to clear up a bit and you're able to get back to some semblance of training/taper. As Dood mentioned, you're not going to be making any fitness gains at this point so don't let the stress of lack of training now impact your mindset. The hay's in the barn now, just recover and be as ready to race as you can be. Ha, I have to keep reminding myself this. I finally got to see my Dr. and am on the appropriate medication. The pain is slowly easing up, but man, shingles pain is no effing joke. I'm taking one more rest day off today and resuming my taper training (lol) tomorrow. I will feel a lot better about this race once I'm feeling back to normal. I'm glad I at least got in my long stuff!!! On a good note, it's been raining in Louisville, so the algae is probably not going to be an issue come race day. glad to hear you're recovering! I guess the best time to have to recover is during taper. 2 for 1, no? ugh, the rain has been non stop...the last 3 rides i've done outside have all been in the rain. i'm sick of it...isn't there a cold front coming in that's going to affect the east coast? it could make for a chilly day at IMKY. |
| 2015-10-01 10:35 AM in reply to: d00d |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Hey IMKY-ers! I'm just following along on the ride, being inspired by all of you. Not racing or spectating or anything. Anyway, I've been hearing about this algae in the river...anybody have any thoughts on it? |
| 2015-10-01 10:48 AM in reply to: Atlantia |
Master 1793 Essex Jct, VT | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by Atlantia Hey IMKY-ers! I'm just following along on the ride, being inspired by all of you. Not racing or spectating or anything. Anyway, I've been hearing about this algae in the river...anybody have any thoughts on it? No one really knows right now. IM is watching it and won't decide anything until next week. With the expected rain and lower temps the chances are good that it will resolve. So we are all kind of keeping our fingers crossed. |
| 2015-10-02 7:59 AM in reply to: rsmoylan |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread i'm not a weather watcher, especially this far out, but the extended forecast (intellicast) for IMKY is available, as of today. Looks like cooler temps and rain for the next few days, which should flush a good portion of that crap down the river. btw, just got the obligatory pre-IM bug, but am happy to say that this one didn't happen the day before the big event, unlike last year. happy tapering. |
| 2015-10-02 10:34 AM in reply to: d00d |
Master 1793 Essex Jct, VT | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by d00d i'm not a weather watcher, especially this far out, but the extended forecast (intellicast) for IMKY is available, as of today. Looks like cooler temps and rain for the next few days, which should flush a good portion of that crap down the river. btw, just got the obligatory pre-IM bug, but am happy to say that this one didn't happen the day before the big event, unlike last year. happy tapering. Hope that moves out quickly for you. I caught it about 10 days ago and all is resolved thankfully. Just had to do peak volume with a bit of a sore throat and congestion. Thankfully it is gone now. Rest, plenty of fluids and rest. Feel better. |
| 2015-10-02 1:33 PM in reply to: rsmoylan |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread BT COFFEE MEET UP! What does everyone think about meeting up for coffee on Saturday morning (10/10) at 10 a.m.? Quick search shows a local Louisville coffee shop, Heine Brothers, at 516 W. Main St. - about half a mile from the Great Lawn and all of the activity. Practice swim is from 8-10 a.m. so everyone could do that if they were planning on it. SOUND GOOD? |
| 2015-10-02 2:37 PM in reply to: lisac957 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread Originally posted by lisac957 BT COFFEE MEET UP! What does everyone think about meeting up for coffee on Saturday morning (10/10) at 10 a.m.? Quick search shows a local Louisville coffee shop, Heine Brothers, at 516 W. Main St. - about half a mile from the Great Lawn and all of the activity. Practice swim is from 8-10 a.m. so everyone could do that if they were planning on it. SOUND GOOD? Sounds good on the BT coffee meet. Aren't those underpants runs mostly a weiner fest? |
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