Ironman USA Lake Placid (Page 14)

Welcome to BT and thanks in advance for volunteering!!! Let us know which run station you're at and we'll say hi as we come by!

 I currently live in Clifton Park, NY but until a little over a year ago I lived in Keeseville so Lake Placid was pretty close by.

 I'm going to be at the Town Garage Aid station. The current plan is to work until 6:30 but that may change. I would've liked to work a later shift but I talked both my parents into volunteering with me and they want to have dinner and then hang out at the finish line for awhile so we'll see... 

Don't worry about sayin Hi. I just hope I do a good job for you guys. I plan to do IMLP in a few years so I it's a learning experience for me to be there (and to read all your race reports!)

Nicole

 ps. aquinn-Desparados was one of my favorite restaurants up there. In fact I made a few trips to LP especially to eat there (no good Mexican in Plattsburgh)

In one part of my brain all of the training is a blur, the other part remembers the 4:30 am alarms, the freezing runs in February, the 3 hour trainer sessions in March, the 54 degree water at Harriman in May, not to mention the crazy expenses...

Yeah, I'm considering it :0

So should we try and meet for lunch on Monday at aquinn's restruant?-Desparados Do you by chance have an area for a possible big group?

Also do we want to try and grab a table at the athlete dinner and try to sit together?

I don't think my whole family will come but maybe my husband. IMLP the food was awful and for $20 no my kids will have something else. If I had reached my goal of losing 100 pounds as I'd have them come in the chance I might be one of the final biggest loser participants..dang got to 97 pretty close. 

maaaaybe…  or a different one…??  

I've heard that name before in NJ-area races.  Listen to his advice- he's very fast. 

Personally, I don't think the food at either "free" meal we get is worth it to pay the additional money for others to attend.  I can see your husband coming, but I think your kids may be a bit bored if they came.  Plus, do you really want to expose your kids to this crazy crew

I'll likely be attending both dinners, and lunch at Desperadoes on Monday sounds great too.

The food at either of the dinners is not likely to be all that great, but the energy and atmosphere (especially Friday night) was worth it to me. My wife wants me to get her a ticket for Friday night again, even though the food was mediocre, just so she can be a part of the "pep rally" type atmosphere. My kids will be with the in-laws, since they would be pretty bored at the dinners.  Mike Riley gets everyone pumped up, and since it's Friday night, people aren't as nervous as they might be Saturday. 

OK- Bad news-- Despos (as the locals call it) is only open for lunch Tuesday- Saturday.....so Monday lunch is sadly not going to work (not that I could be there at that time anyhow-- I have to go work and I don't work there ) Y'all need a new plan.

I wasn't planning on the dinner or the meeting.  Sounds like one big cluster-f to me and I'm SURE the food sux.

Pretty sure they are not going to take attendance I may get caught up the IM mania and attend but I'm sure I've heard it all before.