Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 143)

I'm no expert, but I am staying at a Holiday Inn Express in Coeur D'Alene.  I would focus on getting better first and slowly easing back in before the race.  It's too late to do anything to create fitness at this point, but keeping the legs moving does help.  I would not do more than 6-7 hours next week.       

Well, I'm an IM rookie, but I've done many marathons and have been in the situation of being sick the week or two before a race.  Whether or not you've done proper training up to the two weeks before an endurance event, the last two weeks of training are more about keeping yourself loose than adding any fitness.  Some of my best races have been when I've done almost nothing in the last two weeks.  Since you're coming off being sick, not only is it ok for you to do less than you originally planned, it's the best thing for you.  Do just enough to loosen up if you're stiff from being sick, do some good stretching and rest.  Your fitness is still there.  Don't try to cram in anything hard just to verify you're still fit - that will hurt you more than help you.

Just my two cents.

Brad

There have been some occasional references on here about things people put in their special needs bags.  Now that I'm starting to actually pack stuff, it has me wondering what you vets have found to be useful and what you have found to be useless in special needs.  In particular, what are some of the unusual things you've added that most of us newbies wouldn't think of?

Thanks,
Brad 

I'll also add: no swimming until you get healthy and get your head cleared.  You don't want to be hopping on a flight with a lingering sinus infection.  It can be a very miserable / painful experience.

Take it easy, stay indoors - do some light stretching and get lots of rest until you're better.  It's frustrating but that'll put you in the best shape for the race.

I plan to carry on my transition bag with my super important stuff.

Other than fluids greater than 3 oz, is there anything I can't carry on a plane?  Helmet is ok right?  

Good call.  It was packed.  Anything else? 

Co2 can go in suit case, right? 

I seem to recall it's also a hefty fine if you get caught.

OK, help me out on this.  What site are you guys going to??  Is it available for Chord-ah-lane this year?

Best bang for your buck would be the Northern section of the course from Lakeview Dr/Honeysuckle intersection, up through Hayden Lake Rd/Dodd Rd/Rimrock Rd/Ohio Match Rd and back out.  That'll get you mentally prepped for the hills, turns and general level of effort that's gonna be required (x2) on race day, based on your bike fitness and bike/run goals.  Also, as has been stated before - Coeur D'Alene will EAT you alive if you go out on loop 1 of the bike and burn all your matches.  Play conservative on the first loop and let it rip a little harder on loop 2 if you feel up to it.  It also helps to remember on race day that despite how challenging miles 20-40 are, you'll be (relatively) sailing for the 16 miles back into downtown (unless there is an uncharacteristically brutal headwind) - keep that in mind when your quads feel like sausages that are about to split out of their casings as you grind your way back up out of the turnaround on Ohio Match for what seems like forever...  Good luck everyone!

Amen!  And as anyone that has done CdA before knows, that run down Sherman is epically awesome, from the minute you make that last left-hander, all the way down.  Soak it in...it's one of the things that makes CdA such an awesome race.  

See y'all on the other side.  I hit the road Tuesday morning - should be pulling into CdA on Wednesday around noon.....

Can somebody post an address/map of where we're meeting for swims?  Plan is still 8a.m. Thursday morning?

I'm flying out tomorrow...pretty pumped!

Racedaytracker.com  Yess, CdA is loaded.  It's a slick site and I filled up my text and email boxes with family and friends.