Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 144)

My ritual is to hydrate and eat heavy on Thurs and Fri.  I treat the day before the race as a normal day.  I don't overload on liquids or food.  I plan on eating chicken, pasta, bread.   

"ChickenAfternoon Smoothies"

I prefer something a little more conventional. Say strawberry?

I know you corrected. Just couldn't stop myself.  

I never miss a chance to get lambchops the night before a race. Call me superstitious but it works for me to get a classy dinner the night before. I booked up a dinner at the CDA resort place. 40$ entrees, good red wine list, etc.

Don't carbo load is my view, because then you are bound to carbo unload the next day. Hydrate well and get a bit of sodium in. I also wake up at 2am and jam down as close to 1000 cals as possible via banana, 2x muscle milks, a power bar, etc.

15step - 2011-06-20 8:24 AM

achen2iron - 2011-06-20 11:07 AM

ironeric2010 - 2011-06-20 3:28 AM

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!

Don't have a map but if you go to the flag pole between the city park (Ironman Central) and the resort and look towards the float plane dock you will see a metal moose. That is where we are meeting.

I thought it was Friday morning? I will still be flying out on Thursday

I believe some folks are meeting both Thursday and Friday so you should be ok.

Unfortunately, I won't be there until Friday afternoon so I'll miss the swims.  I'll just have to look for the HB stuff at the Friday dinner to meet up with you fine folks.

My name is Sean BTW...

...and I have been a total slacker logging workouts the last few weeks.  Huge holes in my log and at this point I just don't feel like going back to fill in the blanks.

I dont typically sun screen over my numbers, just close to it. 

Would someone please tell me where I pick up my wife's welcome dinner ticket?  Cant find it anywhere.  I do have the receipts but no other info. I'm also assuming the tent is in City Park?

 Silly question for a dinner, but do you plan to eat there? I'm not sure that I want to be eating a lot of mass made spaghetti or whatever they are serving that close to before race day.  I was thinking about having a small dinner before and then see how it looks.  What are you plans?

Thanks for the newbie help.

My name is Todd.  Is finish time my goal time?  I'm hoping for 11:59:59 or faster. 

I asked a local for some restaurant suggestions. Listed below is what she provided.

Caruso’s Deli      Cda

Cia Mambo in Hayden lake has good Italian

Scratch  downtown Cda has good seafood

Cedars Floating Restruant     Cda     Great Fillets

Fleur de Sel at the Highlands Spa in Post falls has great French

If you want Fancy – Go to Beverleys at the Cda Resort!

Oval office   in Post falls good too!   But might need reservations!

Otherwise there is a lot of little restraunts on Sherman Ave – Downtown Cda!   The wine cellar is cool!

This looks COOL!!!  I just signed up!

I did the same (have a friend who lives there and this is what she provided)

hudson's hamburgers (since 1906ish? burgers and pie is about all they make)

wine cellar (nice dinner)

scratch (nice lunch and dinner)

moontime (awesome local's place, good food, good beers)

capone's (a sports bar that has amazing fish and chips and was featured on the "diners, drive-in, and dives" tv show)

the breakfast nook (obviously only for breakfast)

Other different restaurant options

Eddies at Arrow Point. Boat shuttle leaves from Resort. Great views of the lake.

White House Grill in Post Falls. Mediterranean food with lots of garlic.

Moon Dollars in Post Falls. Great Burgers

The Porch in Hayden. (Same management as Moon Time)

New restaurant in Riverstone near Bardenay called Ugly Fish. (Only eaten there once. Had good sushi.)

Bistro on Spruce is good. (Midtown just south of freeway.)

Spray-on sunscreen works well for this.

Name is  Eric...

I would like to break 11:00.  Realistically more like 11:30

Anyone total up their training log yet?  Someone told me to spend an hour or so totaling my 30 week plan and study the work I've put into this race.  It's freaking mind blowing.  I did the 30 week Ironfit Competitive Plan with some tweaks here and there. 

The person who told me to do this said it will pay dividends on race day when you start to get unsure about your fitness or are in a temporary dark place.  She said to remind yourself how many multiples of the distance you covered during training.  I know it's not exactly the same with a bunch of smaller distances being totaled up, but still I see her point.       

Think about it.

- I swam 2.4 miles 62.47 times

- I rode 112 miles 33.02 times

- I ran a marathon 42.67 times   

- Will all of this allow me to put together a solid 2.4, 112, and 26.2 in one day?  We will soon find out.