Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 146)

I like your math

- I swam 2.4 miles 38.5 times
- I rode 112 miles 21.1 times

- I ran a marathon 22.6 times  

I.AM.READY!!!!!!

lol - I wish! I am definitely undertrained compared to what I would have been if I were healthy sooner. However, swim is ok, I feel pretty decent about the bike and I can run a handful of miles.  I should have enough to walk to the finish, which is all I can hope for this time around, so I guess you could say I'm not undertrained for that - hopefully!  

Pacing - Patience - Perseverance

Pacing - They don't issue any awards at T2.

Patience - Its 26.2 miles. Nobody wins it in the first loop.

Perseverance - From Mile 15 on is where it happens. ("It" being when you can make it really hurt and cut a lot of time out of the field.)

The above advice was given to me by a two time Kona age grouper.  Great advice whether you are in it to finish, PR, or Kona Qualify.

As my homie Dre from the next town over would say:  "Today was a good day."

First:   My honey badger dont care shirt came in the mail.

Second:  picked up my race wheels

Third:  Got all the supplies me and my three kids will need for the 1400 mile one-way drive up.

Fourth:  Totalled all my times up for the year and saw that I have indeed worked my a$$ off and am ready for whatever the day throws at me.

 This is all based on me not having a plan, and just going with what made sense and felt good.

Swim:  79,850 yards

Bike:  2,210 miles

Run:  692 miles

And here's the machine with her borrowed wheels:

Best wishes for your drive! You're a brave man to be doing that solo, especially before a race, but I'm sure you will all have great stories and memories from it.

And that's a sweet looking ride!

Brad

Thanks man....I've done the solo thing a few times, and fortunately I'll be caravaning the second and third leg of the trip with my parents, so I'm sure one or two of them will ride in their car. 

good call ^^^

Hope the Slayer is ready:

2011 totals
Bike:	 204h 44m 06s  - 4052.22 Mi
Run:	 132h 59m 13s  - 993.6 Mi
Swim:  61h 39m 04s  - 181112 Yd

 5ea runs of 20+ long run miles

 8ea 4500 yard+ straight swims

 8ea rides of 100+ long ride miles  

Sweet, another QR Lucero brother! I will be sporting the HED tri spoke on the front with the disc on the rear though

I have no room for smack talk since my training has been crap outside of the last 9 weeks but I would like to be 1 second faster than Todd, 11:59:58

Awesome.  Highest delta wins. 

In all seriousness your training looks strong and you should have a great day, best of luck to you.

Real Name: Rebecca

Bib # 420

Portland, OR

Goal: First IM, so just finish and have fun!

Quick test ride with my race setup today = flat.  Hopefully that's out of my system now.

On the bright side I was pretty darn quick changing it.

Call me Ishmael Jim. My parents still call me Jimmy, though I'm 43 y/o.

A new job and required travel, plus some other issues cut heavily into planned training last couple of months. As this is my first go at 140.6, my primary goal is to finish. Going by some 70.3 results, I think I should be able to do this with some time to spare if I race and pace smart, and have no mechanical or significant weather issues. My wife just gave me the good news again (this will be our third child) about 10 days ago, so this might be it for the foreseeable future as far as IM distance goes, unless I can get one in this fall. Probably be able to do some half’s that aren’t too far from home base, but IM training hours commitment will be too much.

Hope see many smiling faces Friday morning at the swim.