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 2010-04-29 7:59 AM in reply to: #2415722 |
Veteran  561   Arden Hills, MN |  Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official ThreadWe decided to switch up our training plans and purchased an Endurance Nation plan. Any one have any experience with their plans? I really like the idea of more intensity on the bike versus simply putting in lots of "easy/moderate" hours. |
| 2010-04-29 9:04 AM in reply to: #2824567 |
Member 292 Marshfield Wi | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread My biggest challenge is getting in long bike rides. Plan for May is: Swim 16,000 yds Bike 350 miles Run 120 miles |
| 2010-04-29 10:59 PM in reply to: #2825129 |
Regular 72 Central MN | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread I'm really not sure what to expect, but based off of April's totals: Swim: 25,000 yds Bike: 400 miles Run: 100 miles |
| 2010-04-30 3:30 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread Assuming the weather isn't bad, I'm heading up to Madison on May 8th to ride 2 loops with a Vision Quest group. Starting in Verona at 8am, should get 80 or so miles in. Shoot me a PM if you are interested in joining and I'll send you the info. |
| 2010-05-04 2:00 PM in reply to: #2829247 |
Member 61 | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread I'm planning on joining the VQ ride on saturday (hoping the weather is not stormy and 50 degrees). |
| 2010-05-04 8:32 PM in reply to: #2836430 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread ARides - 2010-05-04 2:00 PM I'm planning on joining the VQ ride on saturday (hoping the weather is not stormy and 50 degrees). Cool. See you there. |
| 2010-05-04 10:27 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread |
| 2010-05-04 10:47 PM in reply to: #2817956 |
| Extreme Veteran 476 WI | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread Force - 2010-04-26 4:50 PM mattb1 - 2010-04-24 8:54 AM Gregkl - 2010-04-23 9:06 PM I have a 50/34 with a 12-25 cassette. You folks think I will have problems on the course? Should I get a different cassette? You should be fine. You are running a compact crankset. You have essentially the same gearing as those of us running a standard crankset (53/39) with a 12/27 cassette. If you are a weak cyclist you may want to look at a new rear cassette or going to a triple. Not a weak cyclist here, but went with the 12/27 on a compact 50/34 crank last year and was happy I had it. I just swapped out my 12/25 for a 12/27 after riding a few hilly weekends, once on the IM loop. Now I can spin the hills in aero ... at a better, more efficient cadence. I'm one to attack the hills, then get dog-tired at the top; now I can continue riding with much more left over in the tank with the 12/27 - it almost forces me to be more efficient and strengthen my legs. I have a 50/34 crank. I've been told I could go through the course on a 12/25, but that it's a personal choice (based on strength of cycling and running after it). |
| 2010-05-04 10:55 PM in reply to: #2829247 |
| Extreme Veteran 476 WI | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread mattb1 - 2010-04-30 3:30 PM Assuming the weather isn't bad, I'm heading up to Madison on May 8th to ride 2 loops with a Vision Quest group. Starting in Verona at 8am, should get 80 or so miles in. Shoot me a PM if you are interested in joining and I'll send you the info. Have fun on the ride. Two Saturday's ago it was 52 and dropped to 50 after 3 hours of riding, it was cloudy, foggy, misty, and slightly windy. Not a great day for a ride, but still very good for interesting scenery, wet hill climbing, dodging fallen branches, and overall character building. It should be fun with a group. |
| 2010-05-07 8:47 AM in reply to: #2415722 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread If you are heading up for the ride tomorrow, bring warm clothes to ride in. Looks like there is supposed to be some rain\snow mix tonight. At 8am tomorrow it looks like it will be cloudy, but only 40. Might swap out my infinit for some hot chocolate. |
| 2010-05-07 9:24 AM in reply to: #2415722 |
Expert 2355 Madison, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread What happened to this warm spring we were supposed to get? I hope this is not an indication of another cool summer like last year |
| 2010-05-08 9:33 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread Holy cow was that a tough ride today. We started out at 8am with a feel like temp of 27, with wind gusts up to 35 MPH and a mixture of rain and snow flurries. I have never been so cold in my life. The hills weren't too bad, but the wind and cold was unbelievable. I hope we don't have wind like that on race day or it will make for a tough ride. |
| 2010-05-09 7:33 AM in reply to: #2846517 |
Veteran 561 Arden Hills, MN | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread mattb1 - 2010-05-08 9:33 PM Holy cow was that a tough ride today. We started out at 8am with a feel like temp of 27, with wind gusts up to 35 MPH and a mixture of rain and snow flurries. I have never been so cold in my life. The hills weren't too bad, but the wind and cold was unbelievable. I hope we don't have wind like that on race day or it will make for a tough ride. You're one brave soul! I opted for the trainer yesterday. Today looks good though so we're venturing out for a 2 hour ride later this morning. |
| 2010-05-09 7:56 AM in reply to: #2846517 |
Veteran 292 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread mattb1 - 2010-05-08 9:33 PM Holy cow was that a tough ride today. We started out at 8am with a feel like temp of 27, with wind gusts up to 35 MPH and a mixture of rain and snow flurries. I have never been so cold in my life. The hills weren't too bad, but the wind and cold was unbelievable. I hope we don't have wind like that on race day or it will make for a tough ride. BURRRR. It took 45 minutes at least until after the ride was complete for feeling in 3 of my toes to come back! If it's like this on race day, more than the bike will be tough! |
| 2010-05-09 8:34 AM in reply to: #2846739 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread LB22 - 2010-05-09 7:56 AM mattb1 - 2010-05-08 9:33 PM Holy cow was that a tough ride today. We started out at 8am with a feel like temp of 27, with wind gusts up to 35 MPH and a mixture of rain and snow flurries. I have never been so cold in my life. The hills weren't too bad, but the wind and cold was unbelievable. I hope we don't have wind like that on race day or it will make for a tough ride. BURRRR. It took 45 minutes at least until after the ride was complete for feeling in 3 of my toes to come back! If it's like this on race day, more than the bike will be tough! I hear ya. I don't think I got feeling back in my toes or fingers until I got to Beloit on the drive back. I had the heat blasting and the seat warmers cranked in the car. |
| 2010-05-12 2:48 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread Sounds like some peeps are already starting to think about making some visits to the course for some pre-race recon. Many of you have probably already seen it, but back in 2008 Ron (owner of BT), scoobysdad and myself did some video work of the venue that may help with orientation for you folks that haven't seen it. Holy cow...the video has been viewed a total of 6,172 times since it was posted..and just 34 times in the past 7 days....I didn't think people even knew this was still in the video library. Enjoy. |
| 2010-05-12 3:11 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Master 2010 Falls Church, VA | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread Birkie, that was awesome! thank you for posting that was very helpful. |
| 2010-05-17 10:30 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
| Extreme Veteran 476 WI | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread ** crickets chirping ** Is everyone tired from training?  I am certainly needing my rest days.Did a 3 hr ride on the IM loop on Saturday with the new 12/27 cassette and it went very well. I also got shorter crank arms, by 2.5mm, which seemed to help a back issue. How is everyone's training going? |
| 2010-05-18 5:25 AM in reply to: #2864815 |
Extreme Veteran 572 | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread dar89 - 2010-05-17 10:30 PM ** crickets chirping ** Is everyone tired from training? I am certainly needing my rest days.Did a 3 hr ride on the IM loop on Saturday with the new 12/27 cassette and it went very well. I also got shorter crank arms, by 2.5mm, which seemed to help a back issue. How is everyone's training going? I will try to get in posting mode soon. Just coming off IMFL 70.3 this past Sunday so now it is time to focus on IMWI. Got a 6:33 in some insane conditions so I am pretty happy with the effort. It was a great race to figure out what I need to do over the next 4 months for IMWI. Happy training everyone. |
| 2010-05-18 5:35 AM in reply to: #2415722 |
Extreme Veteran 460 | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread I am just starting my 4th week of training, so it is going well for me. I do need to get a new saddle this week, as the stock seat on my bike is NOT comfortable. Will get my bike fit tweaked while I am there. |
| 2010-05-18 7:40 AM in reply to: #2843473 |
Master 1411 Lexington, KY | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread chasingkona - 2010-05-07 10:24 AM What happened to this warm spring we were supposed to get? I hope this is not an indication of another cool summer like last year x2! |
| 2010-05-18 8:21 AM in reply to: #2864815 |
Veteran 561 Arden Hills, MN | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread dar89 - 2010-05-17 10:30 PM ** crickets chirping ** Is everyone tired from training? I am certainly needing my rest days.Did a 3 hr ride on the IM loop on Saturday with the new 12/27 cassette and it went very well. I also got shorter crank arms, by 2.5mm, which seemed to help a back issue. How is everyone's training going? How is the training going? Well, good and bad! The good: we had a great ride this past saturday. Pushed hard for a little over 3 hours and then had a quick 30 minute run. The weather was perfect so it was a great training day. The bad: I've somehow managed to inflame my IT Band from biking. Doesn't bother me at all on the run. The 3 hour ride was fine on Saturday but I was supposed to do another 2 hours on Sunday but had to cut it short due to the pain. Thankfully this week is a recovery week so hopefully a little rest and lots of ice and foam rolling will do the trick... Edited by DB 2010-05-18 8:39 AM |
| 2010-05-18 12:00 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Regular 72 Central MN | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread I'm with DB - great ride on Sunday - but with my last long run, I've rekindled an old calf injury. Hopefully only one week of no running. I'm a bit worried given the Apple duathlon in 10 days, and Liberty half IM on June 12th. Nice to see the weather changing and thanks to Birkie for the inspirational/instructional video. |
| 2010-05-18 12:17 PM in reply to: #2415722 |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread Training over here is going great! Last weekend was big for me, with a 9-mile run/2400yd swim Saturday and a 4-hour ride Sunday. Gearing up for Kansas 70.3 in a few weeks. Really enjoying this stuff so far...  |
| 2010-05-18 6:47 PM in reply to: #2864967 |
Master 1222 Lafayette, IN | Subject: RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread trainergirlmick - 2010-05-18 5:35 AM I am just starting my 4th week of training, so it is going well for me. I do need to get a new saddle this week, as the stock seat on my bike is NOT comfortable. Will get my bike fit tweaked while I am there. What saddle are you looking at? I ride a Specialized Team Toupe and it was comfortable until I got re-fitted into a more tri type position on my roadie. Now I am not so sure. I will give it one more long ride this weekend since the pain may have been from forgetting to put on the BodyGlide on last Saturdays 50 miler! I did talk to John Cobb tonight and he suggested the V-Flow Plus. Edited by Gregkl 2010-05-18 6:47 PM |
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