Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 141)

[QUOTE]godekjames - 2012-07-24 10:15 AM If you missed Finisher gear at the IM store, limited items now available at ironmanstore.com now

I saw you a bunch of times too! Looked cute

Cornick, you definitely get the BT Bad A$$ award!!  Wow!   Doug, sorry to hear about the swim fiasco.  I too DNF'd and had a bad day.  Hats off to Morris for the 5th OA!  Way to represent BT.  And a huge Congrats to everyone else who either just made the cut-off or had a 'day of it' out there!! 

It was a lot of fun sharing this year-long journey with everyone on this thread. 

First 140.6... finished 12:49:25

What an amazing venue and huge kudos to all those Voluneers that took great care of us along the way!

Congrats to all whom participated and hope the experience was as epic as it was for me!

Congrats to all the Finishers!!! To the "bad dayers", yes, there is an Ironman waiting for the next chance to emerge......

Highlights of my day:

The sincere apology from the guy to my right as we went back into the water for the second loop. He and I had crashed, bashed, and bumped for at least 500 yds. Triathletes really are nice folk.

Scenery - like we needed any more oxygen debt, but the views were breathtaking.

Signage - if a motivational poster gets a reaction from you good or bad, it's a great poster.

Pet Therapy - my run was a walk (more on that later) so I asked spectators along the run course if I could pet their dogs. Large breeds are God's finest creatures, as you know, dog spelled backwards...

Lowlights of my day:

Not getting to swim on the "golden runway". I couldn't take any more crashing, bashing and bumping from anyone so went wide right on the second loop.

I am a FOP swimmer (59:17) and a BOP biker (7:44) so I was passed by over 1700 participents. It's humbling and sometimes downright aggravating. Something between my ears just does not allow me to "power" on the bike. If you saw the "swimmer on board" sign, that was me trying to throw some humor into my and 1700+ other folk's day. Next time I think I'll try to get a sponsorship and use my lower back as a billboard.

Devasting run ending pain in my right hip from out of nowhere. Walking a marathon is harder than it sounds.

Finish Line Lights - 14:57:16

I loved the swimmer or board sign - i may have been on of the few who passed you and said - "great sign".......   It was. 

And so was the one that said "Swet is fat crying" and "We are drunk"

Sorry to hear about the run-ending hip issue, but glad you made it to the finish line.

If it makes you feel any better, I never saw your sign - because both your swim AND bike splits were faster than mine (I'm a runner).

I loved your swimmer on board sign also. I wanted to ask your time but had no extra energy or breath to actaully speak.  Great work!  The "Be careful Brian" sign on River Road was hysterical. Only a mom...I loved the redneck aid station and all their signs too.   The people right before/after the run turnaround by the SN bags were rockin all day. Loved their energy and vibe.

Did anyone else see the guy who was unconcious on the swim right after the start? People were holding him up and screaming for assistance. I heard various stories @ the outcome but don't know anything for certain.  

Doug, sorry your day ended the way it did.  The other guy in the boat with you was a guy who trained w/ our group and it just wasn't his day either. 5x IM finisher but just couldn't get over the panic.  Hang in there and you'll make your IM dream come true!

I'm also looking for news about what happened in the swim.

I was on the right side of the pack but at some point, I was feeling that something was wrong and stoped. Everybody was screaming for help, raising arms and I started to freak out... After a little while, I realized I couldn't help from where I was and re-start swimming and try to focus on my own race but felt very awkward during 5-10 minutes...

I really hope this person is ok.

Hi all. Glad that everyone is holding up ok, for the most part.

Doug-get checked out and get well. Doctor's orders.

I was just behind the guy who was down in the water. We all stopped and waved for the kayak to get over. I heard that no one died and that the one 'serious' injury in the swim was a kick in the nose/broken nose. I did not know he was passed out/unconscious. I tried to swim over to see if I could help but knew I coulnd't do anything from the water so I just swam on after we all started again.

Finishing my race report now, and will edit it with the pictures I took. Kept a camera with me for the entire bike but forgot it on the run. It was waterproof and I was going to go to the swim start during warmup and take some pics, but that long walk down Mirror lake drive to drop off the special needs bag nixed that idea...

The long course is, well, long...I think I may do a sprint tri, haven't completed one of those yet. Or an oly-haven't done that yet, either...

Many thanks to all contributors to this thread. It was sustaining through the dark times of training and I feel as if I've made many friends that I've yet to meet, IRL.

Dale

First IM, 12:38:21 for me. 1:09:03 (11:17) 6:47:12 (7:57) 4:22:52 splits. Finished in daylight which was all I was hoping for. Congratulations everyone, and sorry for those who didn't have the day they wanted, looking forward to when you do!

Cornick.. wow. Did not know you were planning on toeing the line so seeing you on the run course was as shocking as it was inspirational. I was too stunned to say "Hi" but you may have noticed the dropped jaw.

Loved the 'Swimmer on board' sign. Speaking of signs, the race course had me cracking up all day. My favorite was probably the "We're drunk!" sign towards the end of the climb around 11:30am.

Everyone seems to have been in pain up those late climbs on the bike, but am I the only one who found the 2nd out and back on Route 9 to be oddly brutal?

What a day, going to have to get to work on my race report. Had some major gas issues all through the bike after that swim/rugby match. Nutrition was an issue as it was very difficult to take in food. Only urinated once all day, after the run turn around. Never thought running (plus aid station walking) 10-11 minute miles could be so hard. Finished very dehydrated and hyponatremic, but avoided the med tent due to a severe case of stubbornness. Took awhile but felt okay after eating and drinking a ton. SOOOO glad I stuck around until midnight, those last 15 minutes or so were crazy emotional/inspirational.

Count me in for next year!

my race report is up --goodbye for now

I attempted to add more pictures to this account. 

http://www.yogile.com/piqrusdn#41m

It says the pics will be deleted in 14 days and I have no plans to pay for a subscription.

Plus the 5 I could upload for my race report.

oops, I used the following:

michael1

If you can weed through the name-calling there are several first-hand reports in this thread:

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=4060951;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

I'd like to introduce myself to this group and congratulate all the athletes who took part in this weekend's race. I was volunteering in the gear bag area and I'm sure many of you passed me from 2:30pm on. I saw SO much amazing athleticism out there ... you all provided some true inspiration.

I also got to sign up for 2013! I'm very excited for what this next year will bring. I was able to swim and bike one loop each of the course. I see plenty of hill work in my future ... that's a beast of a bike course.

Once again, congratulations to all of you ... very well done!! 

I saw you come into the gear bag area nearly in tears and I was worried for a second. It was at that point when we were at risk of saying the wrong thing as we tried to move you all through with some enthusiasm. Then we figured out you were so happy to have made it and ready to run. We could tell the "runners" who were ready to get out there and you were definitely on that list. Great race!

It was really great to meet everyone - and congratulations to everyone whether you had the day you planned for or not - just getting to the start line is a huge accomplishment.

We are signed up for next year, but right now I am really looking forward to getting on my road bike for some real long distance riding and letting this knee finally get back to 100%.

I haven't been able to get through all of the results, but from the ones i have seen here were some really fantastic performances out there, folks - Chantell, 12:10 is flat-out killing it for your first IM, and JDMorris pretty much destroyed the field with a really incredible performance. I think Erin just getting out on the swim (and turning a pretty sweet time to boot, pun intended) is fantastic. But I too will toss my vote to Jeff - dude you are one BAMF! It was great to see you come in just before midnight.

Welcome to the group, BernardDogs (and all the other folks signed up for 2013). You will find this to be among the best groups on BT. The race itself is not so bad either...

Congratulations to everyone that started and everyone that finished the race.  It was never an asssumption of mine that I would be healthy enough to start.  Training was a (pardon my French). 

Highlights for me are easy.  They will never, ever be forgotten.

1) Entering the water with "Who Are You" rocking over the speakers and the crowd going absolutely nuts.  It was completely overwhelming. 

2) The last climb up (Moma Bear?) before Northwoods Rd.  Climbing through the thick crowd of people cheering felt like a mountain stage at TDF.  Unbelievable feeling.

3) Hugging my wife at mile 13 of the run and not letting go.  Telling her I couldnt make it, her crying, my daughter, etc.  Telling myself I have 2 miles of downhill next and to try it before stopping. 

4) Finishing in the Olympic oval with the crowd going nuts.  Rock star status - all day. 

5) Most importantly: The volunteers.  They were simply the best I have ever witnessed in 20 years of races.  Every single one of them smiled, laughed, provided anything you needed and were inspirational.  I cant articulate how much it meant at times.

No low points for me.  I had a bad race day for several reasons, some of them personal, but I finished so Im not complaining.  It was the hardest yet most rewarding day in my life since my daughter was born.  Got to run several of the hardest miles ever (18 -24) with Andy and we needed each others help.  Saw Cornick finish at 11:45 and was sooooo happy for him.  Just great and hope he is okay. 

My wife and I are going to volunteer next year as a return thank you to all of those that helped me through this year.  So Ill be somewhere for those of you returning and will be cheering you like crazy.  Cheers to everyone. 

We were both pretty dejected on that boat. I hope he is ok and that it was just a panic attack.  I don't think i have ever experienced a worse feeling than climbing off that boat and being escorted to an ambulance while all those supporters were standing there.

Yesterday I registed for Rev3 Cedar Point 70.3 on Sept 9th. I am considering switching to the full. I will be able to tell how my body responds to a long ride next wknd. If I decide to go through on this are there any thoughts on how to prep? My body is feeling pretty decent . I just have a little stiffness in the quads. I don't plan on running until next week and that will be some easy stuff (maybe). Am I crazy to be thinking this? Is anyone else feeling like they need another one or half of one.lol. 

Seadocha, I noticed that the woman who won at IMLP is racing at the US Ironman Championships next month in New York.  My recommendation based on absolutely no personal experience of working with this type of volume is to work from the ends.

That is, put a plan together with your normal taper preceding the race.  So, if it is a three week taper, work back into August from September 9.  Then, starting next week which should be the first week you do anything more than spin around for 30 minutes or so, pick a point from your last training cycle approximately 3-4 weeks pre-taper, decrease the total volume by 10-20 percent from what you were doing at that point in June and start building up again.

There are some good articles out there for free on the Internets about how to put a double peaked plan together.

Oh, and RE: Crazy.  You may or may not be crazy to think this way.  But, you are crazy to be on this forum hanging out with all of us.