Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 17)

No, it's not official - but a local who has been attending the planing meetings, has stated on another website, that they are working on obtaining the permits... so it sounds like it is in the works.

Thank you very much for this, that was the best 1:07 I had on the trainer all winter. I plugged the laptop up to my wide screen and let it rip. Thanks Idaho

Hi there.  Just found this thread here!!!!  I am doing CdA this year!  First IM race.  Getting excited and gearing up.  Was following a great 36 week plan until unplanned neck surgery took place in December.  I am healing (although slowly) and back to training.  I have to ditch the plan I was using (I can't catch up!!) and switching to Fink's plan with a bit of modification since I am already up to a 50 mile ride and 10 mile run.  I am in the Seattle area and we have been blessed the past few days with some amazing weather just in time for a glorious ride around Lake Washington.  Don't think I have EVER been able to use the term "glorious ride" in February here!!!!

I see many people are still talking accomodations.  Has it been brought up that in Spokane the same weekend is the largest basketball tournement on the westcoast, Hoopfest?  Thousands of people flock to the area and Hotel rooms are few and far between so find a place now!!

Happy training everyone!!

That's right, except they claim it is the largest three-on-three tournament on the planet... and it really is huge.  They have 460 courts and with 30,000 players and their friends and families, downtown Spokane is packed and the majority of it is blocked off for the weekend. 

Opt for Post Falls or Hayden if you can't find room in Cd'A and don't want to deal with the crowds in downtown Spokane.

Hoopfest is definitely a ginormous event; however, this year it's the weekend after IMCDA so that will take some pressure off for accomodations.  And speaking of...I have a friend who may have a room available in his home for cheap.  10 minutes from downtown, quiet neighborhood, very good guy.  Anyone interested let me know.

Thanks for the update!

Patrick E

If you ever get the computrainer map let me know please. I am also looking for it and will let you know if I find one. Guess the old one is a nice ride to have now

I'm guessing the Elevation gain on the bike is 2306 per lap rather than total. 

Thanks for posting the video!  

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Thanks for posting this up. Great video to watch while you train. Great music choices as well. Kudos to whoever put it together. I had a bit of hard time telling elevation/grade but it looks like your either going slightly up or down the entire time.

Any one have any suggestions for what to do when training with a cast on your hand?  I broke my thumb this week and have to be in a cast for the next 6-8 weeks.  I'm not concerned about running, but swimming and biking pose problems.  I'm in week 12 of a 30 week training plan and the workouts are really starting to ramp up.  I am hoping someone has some great advice out there.

mb1530, does your bike have tri bars or normal road bars?  I would think you could rest on the pads if tri, if not, I would take some foam, maybe memory foam, and wrap the tops of your bars and rest your forearms on that.

Swimming, would be tough, if you could seal your arm real well you could at least get in some kickboard workouts?

Maybe you can tie some bands around your arms and do some out of water swim exercises. High volume.

http://swim.isport.com/swimming-guides/resistance-band-exercises-for-swimming