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 2010-10-17 2:57 PM in reply to: #3155410 |
Veteran  217  United States Military Academy |  Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Threadmarkdills38 - 2010-10-15 9:14 PM Just called tribike transport and I can do 1 way for $150 and I don't have to take anything apart. Bargin in my book. So what is everyone doing this weekend as far as workouts go? Should be getting close to peak training here. Mark, Those are some big rides you are doing. Is the wind as hard on you as it is on me down here is the Springs? I have been destroyed by the wind on my last 2 big rides. Only two more big rides of ~ 100 miles for me. Chris Edited by cordova78 2010-10-17 2:57 PM |
| 2010-10-17 4:48 PM in reply to: #3156609 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread cordova78 - 2010-10-17 12:57 PM markdills38 - 2010-10-15 9:14 PM Just called tribike transport and I can do 1 way for $150 and I don't have to take anything apart. Bargin in my book. So what is everyone doing this weekend as far as workouts go? Should be getting close to peak training here. Mark, Those are some big rides you are doing. Is the wind as hard on you as it is on me down here is the Springs? I have been destroyed by the wind on my last 2 big rides. Only two more big rides of ~ 100 miles for me. Chris Hey Chris, Yes the winds have been bad the last 2 weekends. Yesterday was not bad at all. Keep up the big rides. Ok got in 140 miles in 7 hours, no run off the bike I was tired and just done. Today I ran 21 miles in 2:48 So it was a good weekend. Hope everyone had a good weekend of training. |
| 2010-10-17 4:58 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Member 68 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Yup, the carp are there to nibble on you now. I hear they are releasing the sharks on Nov 10th to give them time to get used to the water before we get there  Training is going well but do to COLD and WIND I spent 5 1/2 on the trainer yesterday....OUCH Did a 6 mile run afterward outside. Today was a 1 1/2 bike indoors and a 2 1/2 hour run. Run was good but was really feeling it around 10 - 12 miles before I got my second wind. 2 more big weekends before taper. I am hoping for some warmer weather or my rides over the next 2 weeks. BTW, I am using TriBikeTransport as well. This will be my first time using them so I am hoping for the best. Seen a lot of good reviews so I am pretty comfortable. I just hate giving up my bike so far in advance. Although I will only miss a couple of shorter rides and one 2 hour ride. Good luck to everyone!! |
| 2010-10-18 7:30 AM in reply to: #3152829 |
Expert 1099 Bedford, NH | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Boston Beginner - 2010-10-14 4:47 PM For the folks who are traveling by plane, are you shipping your bike, bringing it with you, or using some bike transportation company? I want to use Tri Bike Transport, but I have to drop my bike off on the 10th. I used them before and they are great. I don't have any big rides during that time and I can always borrow a bike for some short rides. I think the pros of doing it out weigh the cons. I was just curious to see what other people are doing. I'm going Jet Blue and bringing mine with me on the plane for $50 each way. Whether the expense of buying a shipping case is worth it or not really depends on how often you'll end up using it. If you only think you'll need to ship your bike once or twice, using Tri Bike Transport probably makes more sense. |
| 2010-10-18 4:21 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
| Folsom, CA (Sacramento Area) | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread My wife is thinking about volunteering while I race and it got me looking at the different volunteering position and came across to this one: "MORNING CLOTHES: Help athletes in the morning to put their dry morning clothes into the correct box. Once the athletes are in the water, you will help sort all the bags and put them in order to be ready for pick up in the evening. Some volunteers will be needed to assist in the evening when the athletes come back to pick up their bags" Is this available to ALL athletes or is this just for Pro's? I never heard of this option? I figure I would just be responsible for my own morning clothes |
| 2010-10-18 8:30 PM in reply to: #3158885 |
Master 1619 Hingham, Ma | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread MrSolis - 2010-10-18 5:21 PM My wife is thinking about volunteering while I race and it got me looking at the different volunteering position and came across to this one: "MORNING CLOTHES: Help athletes in the morning to put their dry morning clothes into the correct box. Once the athletes are in the water, you will help sort all the bags and put them in order to be ready for pick up in the evening. Some volunteers will be needed to assist in the evening when the athletes come back to pick up their bags" Is this available to ALL athletes or is this just for Pro's? I never heard of this option? I figure I would just be responsible for my own morning clothes I believe for all athletes. They had the same thing at Syracuse 70.3. |
| 2010-10-18 9:11 PM in reply to: #3127771 |
Veteran 349 Ironman Arizona via Surf City, USA | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread killie42 - 2010-10-01 6:40 AM I'm planning on signing up for the race next year, if possible. What training plans are all of you using? Do you have coaches? It'll be my first IM, so, I'd appreciate any insight. Thanks. I had a coach for my first IM.. He set up my plan.. Reasonable at $125/month... If you are interested his name is Ken Snowden and can be found at www.endurancecoaching.com Lori |
| 2010-10-18 10:53 PM in reply to: #3159275 |
| Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Boston Beginner - 2010-10-18 6:30 PM MrSolis - 2010-10-18 5:21 PM My wife is thinking about volunteering while I race and it got me looking at the different volunteering position and came across to this one: "MORNING CLOTHES: Help athletes in the morning to put their dry morning clothes into the correct box. Once the athletes are in the water, you will help sort all the bags and put them in order to be ready for pick up in the evening. Some volunteers will be needed to assist in the evening when the athletes come back to pick up their bags" Is this available to ALL athletes or is this just for Pro's? I never heard of this option? I figure I would just be responsible for my own morning clothes I believe for all athletes. They had the same thing at Syracuse 70.3. Yes, all athletes at IMAZ, you get a morning clothes bag. Very convenient |
| 2010-10-19 10:31 AM in reply to: #3150480 |
Expert 1224 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread azstaterick - 2010-10-13 2:45 PM Tempe Town Lake is closed for swimming outside of events. Sorry. On a positive note, there is water in the lake now. There will be an "Ironman Perform" practice swim per email from one of the race coordinators. It it scheduled for Saturday 11/20 between 9am-11am. This will be in the athlete guide when we get a little closer. |
| 2010-10-20 11:39 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Expert 1224 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Chrissie to race IMAZ!! http://lavamagazine.com/news/chrissie%27s-back-in-the-game#axzz12xNebv6S |
| 2010-10-21 10:58 AM in reply to: #3164106 |
Member 68 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Great, another person to pass me LOL Can't wait to see her blow by on the bike. She is an amazing athlete! BTW, Where is our 2010 Athlete Guide?? The site says it would be posted about 2 months in advance and we are now down to 30 days. Happy training to all you racers out there. Taper is just around the corner. Mark |
| 2010-10-21 12:07 PM in reply to: #3159275 |
| Member 19 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread For those of you who had done this race before, what set of wheels would you recommend? Will a rear disk be too agressive? I'm not sure how windy it gets. My first full IM!!! |
| 2010-10-21 12:20 PM in reply to: #3159275 |
| Member 19 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Edited by david0509 2010-10-21 12:21 PM |
| 2010-10-22 8:37 AM in reply to: #2527415 |
Master 1619 Hingham, Ma | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread T-30 days. Anyone else have a big weekend coming up? I have 4k swim, 112 bike/3m bike run brick tomorrow. My biggest training day yet. Did I mention it's about 50 degrees up here. Should be around 40 when I get on my bike. I am looking forward to the AZ heat. Have a good weekend. |
| 2010-10-22 6:03 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Veteran 217 United States Military Academy | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread big weekend for me also. 2500 swim/110 bike brick on saturday followed by 18 mile run on sunday.....fun stuff!!! |
| 2010-10-22 6:31 PM in reply to: #3167936 |
Veteran 156 Denver | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread I did the Denver RNR marathon last weekend as my training run for the weekend....this weekend, 80 miles bike/6 run on Sunday, but a little pool action tomorrow (probably about 2700-3000 yards first thing AM) |
| 2010-10-23 10:46 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Expert 1224 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread "Ironman Arizona will welcome a who’s who of triathlon with three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington highlighting the professional field. Other confirmed pros include Samantha McGlone, Chris Lieto, Linsey Corbin, Rasmus Henning and Matt Reed."---from triathlete.com |
| 2010-10-24 9:28 AM in reply to: #3168933 |
Veteran 217 United States Military Academy | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread elliot85 - 2010-10-23 9:46 PM "Ironman Arizona will welcome a who’s who of triathlon with three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington highlighting the professional field. Other confirmed pros include Samantha McGlone, Chris Lieto, Linsey Corbin, Rasmus Henning and Matt Reed."---from triathlete.com That is awesome. This is turning out to be a great race to participate in so you can see the pros "on the field". |
| 2010-10-24 10:07 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Member 36 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Yep the disc will be fine, raced IMAZ twice with a disc no problems.  |
| 2010-10-25 1:42 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Master 1547 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread I think I need to adjust my expectations for this years race. I had some unplanned time off due to a stress fracture and my run training suffered. So far 14miles is my longest run. I plan to get at least 2 16 mile runs in during the next 14 days. we are getting close to race day.... |
| 2010-10-25 4:30 PM in reply to: #3169697 |
| Member 19 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Thannks Pebble - No wind issuess? So looking forward to the race! |
| 2010-10-25 5:19 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Veteran 165 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread As Ironman Arizona approaches, I can't help but reminisce about where I was in my training this time last year. In fact I can remember doing a 6 hour ride on Halloween last year. There was still snow on the ground and I ended up riding the cherry creek bike path back and forth because that's all that was plowed. The point is, I really enjoyed the training, and anxiously awaited the day I would become an Ironman. I get bummed out when I think about not doing it again this year. I've accomplished quite a bit this year with a 27 min PR at Boulder 70.3 and six days later completing the Leadville 100 MTB race in under 12 hours. But it's not the same as my first Ironman. Here are the things I can remember about the Ironman that make me want to do it again:
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| 2010-10-25 5:34 PM in reply to: #2527415 |
Master 1619 Hingham, Ma | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread So who is going to be our water tester tomorrow when the lake re-opens? We want a full report. |
| 2010-10-25 5:49 PM in reply to: #3171469 |
Expert 1224 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Boston Beginner - 2010-10-25 3:34 PM So who is going to be our water tester tomorrow when the lake re-opens? We want a full report. I've been running the IMAZ course quite a bit lately so I've been running along the lake. It's full and some of the boats are back in the small marina. There is quite a bit of debris floating around (especially on the sides) but I'm sure all this will be cleaned up. They won't let people swim in it unless there is a race going on. I'm doing the 4000m OWS in it 11/6 and I'll be sure to give everyone an update on here. I can already sense the IM buzz around town. The Ironman road closure signs have been put up... and there was even an IM truck parked near Tempe Beach park this morning! I see a ton more people training here now that the weather is cooler. I don't think it even reached 90 this weekend (I had to wear arm warmers for Saturday's ride). 27 days... |
| 2010-10-25 5:51 PM in reply to: #3171482 |
Elite 2645 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread elliot85 - 2010-10-25 3:49 PM Boston Beginner - 2010-10-25 3:34 PM So who is going to be our water tester tomorrow when the lake re-opens? We want a full report. I've been running the IMAZ course quite a bit lately so I've been running along the lake. It's full and some of the boats are back in the small marina. There is quite a bit of debris floating around (especially on the sides) but I'm sure all this will be cleaned up. They won't let people swim in it unless there is a race going on. I'm doing the 4000m OWS in it 11/6 and I'll be sure to give everyone an update on here. You know they won't "clean up" any floating debris. It's going to be like the trash compactor scene from Star Wars. "What a wonderful smell you've discovered..." |
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