Ironman 70.3 Boise : Official Thread (Page 15)

See, I NEVER have good stories like that!  When I broke my other foot, I have no idea what I did to it.  I just know it hurt for a good 10 days (and going skiing, snowmobiling, and running) before I finally relented and went to the doctor.  I just need to start making up cool stories.

so yep, my heel is broken.  At this point, I may do an AquaBike.  Don't know yet.  My doctor's nurse called me at the end of business hours to let me know the MRI results, but she didn't know how long I was down, what my exercise limitations were (swim or bike?) or even if I should wear a boot.  WTF?  Needless to say, I'm taking my own copy of my MRI to a different doctor so I can get a real treatment plan.

And I'm wearing the damn boot that I had to get from when I broke my other foot in 2008. 

LAME

that sucks. sorry to hear the bad news.  You should see what the problems would be beyond the pain if you decide to do the run.  You could always try to do it maybe???? Since you have a high pain tolerance.

on another note.  another person that is in the race but not on the forum here said the water is about 50+/- a couple of degrees.  A guy posted to her post on facebook that his boat temp said 50 in some spots and 53 in other spots. guess the guy is out skiing at Lucky Peak already.  Soooo temp prolly going to be 53??? Maybe 55???

I laughed out loud this morning when I checked the weather forcast.  I guess I'll have to change my source......

Saturday   Jun 9

Partly Cloudy Hi:82°Lo:57°

Partly Cloudy. High 82F and low 57F. Winds W at 16 mph. Air Quality:NA, UV Index:NA

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I hope everyone is having a good taper.  I've been bad and got a little lazy since it started, but I have not had two days ina row without training since December.  I'm due for some lazy days of recoup.  I don't know about you folks, but I'm getting excited.  I start the drive out from Michigan Tuesday after work.   

Hi gang,

I only discovered this thread a couple weeks ago, doi, and daughter had the plaque so too busy to mess around. Hope everyone's training is going well, oh man so sorry Erin to see your post, totally sucks, ughhh!! Have you made a decision on the race? I'm having some continuous pain in my right quad and hoping I don't do a death march myself, I'm already very undertrained for the run as I've struggled most of off season with various achilles issues, then switched to Chi and now this, frustrating. 

I swam LP last nite, got in the water about 6 and sure it was cold but not nearly as bad as last year. I did 2 loops if you can call it that, just went down to 2nd buoy twice and back and spoke with a few other athletes there and my Garmin showed I was in water 28min, my feet were not numb, nor my face, I call that a win win. Oh, a friend of mine texted me at some point that afternoon and said he was told temp was 56 degrees, that sounds about right, should get warmer hopefully.

Are any of you meeting up at some point there? I wasn't able to read the early threads but if you are I'd luv to "meet" some BT'ers!

Hang in there, no crazy workouts, put the mojo in the bank for raceday! Whoot! Whoot!

Patsy

You were probably out swimming with some of my friends down there. Thanks for the update on the temps.  I wonder if she thought it was colder as I had said above. But good to hear that the water is better.

Another friend of mine also said that it was warmer than what her and I swam at CDA last week so it is a relief to hear her say that it is warmer than CDA.

Time to start final gear prep.  Got new tires and tubes to put on this weekend.  Replace tape on hoods.  Clean chain, cassette, rings.  Lube chain.  Grease pedals.  Take for a few test rides to make sure shifters are dialed in.  Make sure screws on cleats are tight.  Make sure I got CO2, tubes, tools, etc. in seat bag. 

Any other gear type prep you do prior to race?

I put new chain, tires, and tubes on this last weekend.  Plan on going out this weekend on my bike with hope of not getting flats on my new tires/tubes (now I will).  I also greased pedals, adjusted derailleurs, oiled chain, adjusted brakes.  I should really of put new cables on as well but didn't have the extra cash to do so since my bike computer so I had to buy a new one.  Perhaps money would of been better spent on cables? I rely on cadence and HR though since I don't have a power meter

Question though: How many CO2 cartridges should I take? I was thinking just 1 but maybe that isn't smart? I was only planning on taking 1 extra tube with me.  

I've been writing out my list of things needed for each transition and also for how I am going to plan my morning out.  

Hey, all!

Erin -- I'm so, so sorry.  Echo everyone else:  Come join us for a dip and a bike if you're able -- but not at the expense of further injury.  :-)

Should get my rented race day wheels (808 Firecrest tubulars) via fedex tomorrow.  Taking Sasha (my ride) to the local tri shop on Tuesday for cassette swap and last-minute adjustments.  Also going to brave Lucky Peak on Sunday for a quick test swim.  Will report back with temp and my experience. 

Getting pretty excited for race week, y'all!

Good call on the shoes. I'll check mine tonight.  

Hmmm good question on that one. I think I have a one shot fill for mine.  

Funny of you to mention the car.  I too will be getting the tires rotated tomorrow and after that will change the oil.  I have a 7 hour drive this next Thursday that I am not looking forward to.

On another note about the dress rehearsal, I guess that is something I should practice this weekend. I only worry about ripping my wetsuit when taking it off. Any good suggestions? 

What about rolling it up and stuffing it in the bag? I'll probably get a big bag to practice shoving my swim gear in it.  

Anyone doing running start and throw shoes on the bike? I am not sure how I will handle that.

I typically race with 2-3 CO2 cartridges and 1-2 tubes.  (same was what I have in my bag normally).

I'd also suggest bringing some cheapie flip-flops to wear while waiting for the swim.  That asphalt parking lot sucks.  An extra pair of goggles is good too.

I always carry 2 12 gram CO2's and 2 tubes.  You could probably get by with one 16 gram if you have an air dispenser that seals good between uses.

I'm in a very early wave because I'm old but was thinking it might be an advantage to start later and let a few others pick up those "goat heads".

Work is definately suffering.