Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 17)

Glad to have you join our group Mandy!

Yes more BT women racing LP~

Whoa. Wait. There is a 50mph hill?!?Welcome to the group, Mandy!

Only 1. But the good news is you get to ride down it twice!

Thanks for the welcome guys!

Thanks!  Yeah! BT women are going to rock LP!  Or in my case, finish in under 17 hours!

Haha...when I went up in '07 trying to decide if I wanted to sign up..went down that Keene descent I knew I wanted to do that race. I love that descent...so much fun...but in '08 it was raining so hard my eyes kept closing as a reflex from rain pelting me which I took as a sign I should brake a little to take off a bit of speed.

Hoping for better weather 7/24/11.

I've ridden that descent once, in traffic. I'll do it again with traffic. Can't wait for open road (it is closed to traffic on race day, right???)

Hope the warranty checks out. Is that a P2 you are riding? If I recall correctly, someone here on BT found a crack in his P2, sent it back to Cervelo and for a few extra bucks was able to upgrade to a P3 frame. Just sayin.....

Welcome, Mandy! Where the heck ya been? haha!

Welcome Mandy!!

Wstchstr triathlete I just wanted to tell you that your blog is excellent!

29 degrees here today (nyc) and my first time ever on a trainer! Takes a little mental fortitude, huh! My husband is psyched, though, about the fact that is keeps me off the road lessening chance of accidents. 

Happy observation: this past week I am thinking to myself something feels a little strange.  When I swim I feel like I'm gliding more, when I bike like I'm flying more, and when I run, less out of breath.  Holy cow I think this training is actually making me stronger ..I know I should enjoy it because of course i am NOT doing anywhere near the volume I will be in may and june.  I know from marathon training and these forums that I will feel kicked in may and june, right???  Anyway, one of the great things about being a newbie is that you can feel gains.  Kathe

One lane is closed on race day. Traffic will be coming up the hill as you go down the hill. It is a very fast descent, and in my opinion, the best part of the course.

As has been stated many times:

"There's no such thing as a good bike followed by a bad run." 

Haha I love this happy observation! Keep up the good work... I love it when you have a breakthrough like that and realize after a couple weeks of slugging through a new plan or approach that you are getting better and improving... awesome feeling and thoroughly motivating.


Also, Welcome to the forum Mandy!

Thank you for the warm welcome, happy to surround myself with like-minded people

Oh yes, I'm with you here

Hey all,
I did LP last year as my first IM, and had a really great time.  I hope your LP prep is on target and going well.  I'm doing a little winter cleaning and getting rid of some stuff I don't need any more, and came across my watched once IMLP spinervals DVD.

I bought it because I wasn't going to be able to get to the race venue to train, and wanted to preview the course.  I know a lot of people love Coach Troy, but honestly I can't stand his DVD series, so after I watched it once I just couldn't do it any more.

All that to say, it's good as new and works perfectly.  Comes in original packaging, minus cellophane.  $31 on Amazon today, it's your shipped for $20 if you want it.

Please EMAIL me at joshua[period]kaptur[at]fincen[period]gov if you are interested.  Please do not PM me as I am about to list a million things on the classifieds and do not want my PMs to crash.

And lest I be accused of not using the classifieds, here is some advice.  I rode a 5:28 and ran a 3:32... I did it using a compact (50/34) and 12/26 cassette.  Not once did I wish I had a larger gear, and there were several times I would have used an easier gear if I had one.  I was 6'2 and about 170 pounds on race day.  Just adding that to the discussion about gearing I suspect has already occurred in this thread.  Even if you are towards the front of the pack, there is no reason to worry about going too easy on gearing.  I believe that if you have to ask, you should be riding a compact with a granny gear.

Hey everyone!!

Well, it's taken me 2 days to read this entire thread (I'm so productive at work) and happened on this thread when I was looking for info for lodging in Lake Placid or the surrounding area. I'm not racing this year but I did register to volunteer so I can check out the course, venue, area, etc. Looking forward to reading everyone's advice, tidbits, knowledge, freak-outs, etc...LOL

I've volunteered for the female transition tent in the morning and the finish chute from 6pm to midnight because I want to see the people that I'll be in 2012! The penguins, the back-of-the-packers, etc. I even talked a friend into volunteering with me and she's already freaking out at the thought of volunteering, I tried to calm her nerves telling her "We're NOT RACING...besides, just because you volunteer it's not mandating you actually sign up to race the following year...we're checking it out!"

So I'm pretty excited just to cheer all of you on this year in my quest for IM-finisher in 2012!

Maine Mandy - ever done the Tri-for-a-Cure in Portland? I inspired my 67 year old mother to finish her first triathlon last year and she loved it! Hopefully she'll be able to register for it again this year!

Hey there,

Nope, I haven't done the Tri for a Cure....mostly because getting in is a B*tch.  And it is always too close to one of my A races...This year it would work for me to do if I could stay up until midnight to register! ha   SO awesome your mother did it! how inspiring, that is really cool!

Ryan - That video is awesome! I've seen it linked up a few times on Facebook and shared it with my friends and family because that's their general response about triathlon in general! LOL

Mandy - Yeah, basically I become my mother's "Bag " and personal Sherpa for the race and staying up until midnight to register her. I was impressed with her race this year because she made it out of the swim ahead of a couple of women from her age group. I was really proud of her. This year I'm hoping to help her run more as she walked the entire distance last year so that would be a step up for her.

Well, I got a hotel in Plattsburgh which is about an hour away? from LP but since I'm volunteering that's fine and the weekend should give me a chance to scope the area out and possibly book a hotel for 2012 or at least figure out where I want to stay.

OOPS..forgot where I was posting...had originally posted "Bag b**ch" but that last part got deleted by the administrators...sorry about that! Sometimes we get too comfortable posting online don't we?

I've been getting back into running and it feels great.  I feel faster than ever after my break.

How much do you weigh Carl?

If you google "slowtwitch lake placid watts" there are a few threads with people posting their stats.  It will never be apples to apples but if you figure your position is pretty comparable and compare one of the guys to your weight it could give you a ballpark.

Is your Mom doing it again in '11?

You could probably find a hotel cheaper. I think Plattsburgh isn't easy to get to Lake Placid....mapquest it. I believe we looked into staying there in 2007 and found it was farther drive then we expected. We stayed in some hotel near the Canada border that had a casino next door but it was cheaper than LP rates. There are lots of little towns near LP you might be find something reason and a lot closer.