IMCDA Are you ready? (Page 16)

Reading alot of IMCDA training logs.  Seems like eveybody (well not everybody) but a number of us are having strains, pulls and naggy injuries from training....

Everybody should be pretty much at the best condition level they can achieve.  Now is the time to maintain that,  without injury/sickness/burnout/ect.ect.  

Be Careful out there.

My right knee and glutes hurts

EVERYTHING hurts!  Heck, I'm pretty sure even my pain has pain. 

Thanks for the post Virgingirl....I've been on the rollercoaster the last week or so, and especially this morning.  After reading so many of my friends' training logs and seeing them do "nice easy runs" at 9:xx/mile and a low HR, I was beside myself during today's run watching my HR go up to high zone 4 and my pace go down into the 12s and even 13 for one mile.  Obviously, I am getting tired and the heat and humidity is having an effect, but sometimes you can't help freaking out a bit.

In the end, I need to remember that last January I was over 300 lbs and completely sedentary.  Now I am 215 and less than a month away from Ironman.  So, while I may not be anything exceptional compared to others, I am so far removed from the "old me" that I have reason to be proud...no matter what happens on race day.

 Keep training smart folks...we're almost there!

Hear, Hear.  I had a slow long run today with my stupid achey hamstring.  Lots of negative thoughts were racing through my mind.....BUT no way am I going to miss out on this event.

Have to keep thinking of the positives.  Chris Sadowski carried his bike 6 +miles in socking feet.  Dad Hoyt pushes  a 3 wheeler with his son...

I'm pumped for this.  Can't wait to see what the final chapter brings.

hello all-

As promised...OWS this morning in Hayden Lake.  Wind was blowing and it is a bit more protected than Lake CDA.  Anyway....air temp was 42 when I stepped from my truck so I was cold before I got in the water.  Water was probably high 50's!  I asked a fisherman, but his temp gauge was kaput on his boat.  He did look at me like I was crazy though!!  Some weirdo in a black wetsuit and hoodie at 6am!!

Swim was bearable and did not get too cold.  The exercise warms you up greater than you would think.  Forehead did get "ice cream" headache where hood let some skin show!

Looking forward to meeting everyone!!!  I would like to organize a get together on Monday night if everyone is game!  Let me know by way of PM.

Just had another thought....

I am amazed at how careful I am trying to be!  After this time training I can ill afford to do something dumb and hurt myself!!  In the same vein....be careful out there as you can never predict what the "others" might do to you.  I almot was hit by a lady in her Tahoe when I was running on Wed morning.  She was not paying attention and drove onto the shoulder!!

Take care everyone!!!

No it's not normal. I can't believe you only want one cheeseburger.

Here is my lunch after my long brick Saturday. Happycow called and said "you have been out for 9 hours, I was worried" I said I just finished, now I can't decide between a burrito and a hamburger. She said " Buy them both, eat half of each, then in an hour when you are hungry again, eat the rest... That's why you married me" I love that woman.

BTW the burrito is a carne asada and the burger is a 1/2 pound cheese burger with 1/4 pound of Gyros... I couldn't finish them both.

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OK, well if this is the "true confessions" thread, I might as well chime in.  We are at the beach for the weekend, and after a stressful and depressing week (see my logs) I am an eating machine...it doesn't help that my wife bought "fun foods" for the kids.  Reese's, ice cream, pringles, sugary cereals, donuts....I've got the stomach ache from hell.

Looks like I'll be 5 pounds heavier for IMCDA instead of losing a few pounds as I hoped.  Have to get back to some serious nutrition after I get home tomorrow afternoon.

Guys and gals, I am in serious trouble.  Took the new wetsuit out for my first OWS today.  Schedule had it for 40 minutes...I went 11:43 and had to be helped out of the water, completely dizzy and disoriented.  Water temp was warm, so it isn't a "cold water in the ears" issues.   Water was also smooth as glass, so it isn't a motion sickness issue (although I am very prone to motion sickness).  The same thing happened to me at my tri in March (different wetsuit that didn't fit) but I assumed that the dizziness was due to cold water and/or a wetsuit that clearly didn't fit.  Now I have a wetsuit that fits perfectly, and am swimming in warm water, and can't make it 400 yards without being completely punch drunk and ready to vomit. 

I am at a complete loss as to what to do now...4 weeks to CDA and I'm wishing I could swim with no wetsuit...not even sure that is an option due to water temps. 

This is bad.  Need to figure out a solution asap.

Hang in there OldAg.  It'll work out somehow.

Ok, Butterflies are starting to take off in the gut....What's wrong with my hamstring?  Can I start my taper with 26 days to go?  Darn goggles are crap, should I get the same kind new pair or try something new?

Will it stop raining and warm up so I can do some OWS!  Should I get a new pair of shoes and break them in.  Or go with the ones right now that have 175 miles...Wash them to make them look new?

Need to schedule bike for a tune up.  But what if I ride my bike alot after tune up and get it out of whack?    Jeez, I hope nobody around me is sick or carrying cold viruses.

Got to remember, this is my first one, I'm not going there to race the pros.  But to finish.   And to have fun.  SwimBikeRun my own race.

Have a great Memorial Day everyone.

Keep at the swimming with the wetsuit.  Water temp will be in the 60's for IMCDA.  You might consider a wetsuit with short legs and arms or no arms at all.  I talked to a lady who suffered from apparently the same thing and she bought a wetsuit that was not as tight (read too big) and it helped. 

You can always swim without (3 or 4 did last year), but you will have to be careful and take T1 and bike beginning very gingerly!

I was checking out the IMCDA website and looking at the Transition area.  I couldn't read the discriptions of places at all.  

Virgingirl brought up another one my what to do?  Socks?   Walk with bikeshoes, wear socks?....Which socks to wear.  Thin or thick soled...

Time to go to the pool.  9:00 AM.  Can't waste this day.