Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 17)

Name: Brian Kelley

Ironman Resume:  First attempt at the IM distance but will have 2 HIM under my belt before LP comes.  Cycling background with more running past 3 years.

Why did you choose IMLP?:  It was either LP or ??Coeur d'Alene for my first, but after more research LP had more history.  Wanted my support to have a good time while I myself am having a good time on the course.

What are your goals for IMLP?:  To finish and skip the med tent, arms held high.  Temp goals that I'm sure will change through training though are:  S: 90min;  B: 6.5 hours; R: 5 hours.

What are you most looking forward to?:  The training involved, long days are the fun days.  Also spending time in the ocean swimming.  To me this can be the most relaxing experience, and meeting everyone while hearing how their training is going on BT as well.

James - I will second Bobby's invitation - Really glad to hear that you are back in the game as well! For those that don't know, Tasr pretty much OWNS the LP course. He is a veteran that knows his stuff. He was one of the folks from the 2010 group (along with Dream Chaser, KathyG, Fred, Josh, Cuse, gopennstate [great to see you back in the game as well, Jenn], etc, etc, ) that got me completely fired up to do 2011 race. Sweet!

SEADOCHA - I ride 808 front/1080 rear and have never experience any problems. I race at 157 lbs and despite my track record of crashes, I believe I have pretty good bike handling skills. I have only rode the LP loop twice (during race day last year) so only have limited experience of the course, but that day there was really only one spot on the Keene descent where it opens up and had a little gusting wind, but really was no problem. There really is no reason on the LP course not to go as deep as you are able. That said, my wife is about your size and rode my wheel combo a few times and then decided to go with a 404/808 firecrest setup. She does feel much more comfortable with 404 front in crosswinds (the rear really does not make a big difference in handling in my own experience). The 404/808 firecrests are supposedly just as fast as my 2009 808/1080 wheels, AND they are clinchers with which she is much more familiar, so that makes good sense to me as well on all fronts.

I am not familiar with that particular plan either, but I concur - stick with the plan, or it is not really a plan. I came back to long course tri after working on my run for a while and I thought the same thing. I found the LSD stuff frustrating at first - to stay in the prescribed zones I often had to walk up hills even! Pretty soon that was not the case, and I have gotten faster and faster within those "easy" zones. Am I as fast as I used to be in a 10k? No way! I am not even sure I can run an open marathon as fast as I used to. But I do know if I pace the bike well in an IM, I can run under 4 hours, and I am still getting faster, and I am not beat up all the time.

Also, don't underestimate the amount of fitness you build while biking and swimming. They both build your engine without clobbering the drive train. For me I have found swimming to be the best for this.

Truuuuuuuuuuust the Plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan....

Name
Rusty

Ironman Resume
I have been racing triathlons consistently now for 20 years, but have only one other IM on my resume. That was Lake Placid last year, 2011.

Why did you choose IMLP?
I selected the Lake Placid event last year in large part due to schedule; I teach and will have the opportunity to be off for about four months prior to the race next year. School will start back up 2 weeks after Lake Placid - I figured I would never get a better schedule alignment than that. My wife (also a long-time racer) was so taken with the event last year she signed up the day after and then INSISTED that I sign up again. She then convinced 4 of closest friends (also life-long racers) to jump in as well. If you meet her in LP, I advise you to stay away. She is VERY persuasive....

We are having a ball training together.

What are your goals for IMLP?

1. Show up healthy and uninjured on race day.
2. Finish in 17 hour or less.
3. Don't crash on the bike - this would be no small victory for me.
4. If I do crash, dust myself off and finish, still in 17 hours or less.
5. Pace the bike well enough to run the entire marathon.
6. Smile as often as possible during the race, and thank as many volunteers as possible. (sorry in advance, but maybe not you, James - I may be too busy on the swim....)
7. If all goes as planned between now and then, I will be physically and mentally trained to go sub-eleven. Time goals in endurance events are tough however, because there are so many things out of your control on race day. I saw lots of folks last year in complete melt-down that I am sure had very, very good plans. I want to stay focused no matter what comes my way on race day, stay inside of myself, and execute the best race possible given the expected unexpected.

What are you most looking forward to?
The moments between treading water and the first few swim strokes are pretty awesome, but if I can only pick one thing that I am most looking forward to it is seeing my wife cross the finish line. Unless of course she finishes before me. Then I will just have to enjoy the video replay. I would be OK with that as well (see goal #2).

Hi Iron Friends,

Name
Dale

Ironman Resume

This will be my first Ironman race. I began training for a 50Mile road race for my 50th birthday early in 2011 but injured my leg and began biking more as cross training. This led to the idea of attempting a triathalon. I began swimming in July 2011 and increased my max distance from 50M to 1 mile and felt I was ready. A broken rib from cleanup of 'Irene' limited me a bit but I was reasonably ready on race day...Unfortunately, the 70.3 IM Poconos cancelled the swim. Of course, itwas the right decision but I'm left with a 4:52 combined bike/run time with no swim. The only appropriate thing to do was sign up for Ironman at the full distance, right?

I still  have yet to do a triathalon so I'm now signed up for the Rev3 in CT in June-another HIM distance.

Why did you choose IMLP?

It was the closest, earliest one available. I live in CT.

What are your goals for IMLP?

1. Show up healthy and uninjured on race day.
2. Do not die or get DQ'd in the swim..
3. Finish in less than 17 hours.
4. Finish in less than 12 hours

 I plan to achieve all goals.

What are you most looking forward to?

Hearing those words...."you are an ironman"

Hi Dale.  I've done Rev3 Quassy twice and it's the hardest 70.3 I've done.  Just a beast of a course.  Target Training had a training ride on the course last year 2 or 3 weeks before the event.  I HIGHLY recommend pre-riding the course ahead of time.  Seeing as you are from CT you probably know what you're up against.  The Lake Placid bike course was not bad at all after riding the Rev3 Bike course.

easy peasy

First week of Ironn Fit went well need more sleep!!!

Only 6 hours of scheduled training and I did another 5 1/2 hours of downhill skiing witht little ones!!

thanks, Rusty.

Did you do or hear about the Poconos 70.3 race this past October? I did that one and it seemed a bit hilly and was hoping someone here had done both that and IMLP so a comparison could be made...still searching...

I appreciate the tip about pre-riding the Rev3 course. I may or may not be able to do it exactly on my own, but will definitely plan to check it out ahead of time. I'll try to pay attention to any mass pre-ride information here on BT.

Dale

Usually load one of the IM courses.  Gonna order the 3D Lake Placid one soon to get me through the winter.  I'll drag out the ole trainer soon to start doing some short intervals too.  Just moved, so I'm still setting the home gym back up.....but since I'm starting from scratch, it has lots of potential.

How bout you?  any crazy fun/hard stuff you really like?

So far so good, trucking along, uhh I mean biking along, or was that running along,  what ever it is I'm doing all three along.

This is my third year riding a CT.  1st year was mainly 3D courses and building some 3D courses.  2^nd year building 3D courses and lots of power intervals.  This year is a late start riding the CT but once I get going will be lots of power interval work and pain. 

edited for double post by the rookie...

tasr

I appreciate the reply. I will be outside logging 'Time in the saddle' in the spring on long rides but I will not likely spend more than 2 hrs on the trainer over the winter. Do you have any favored simulation hill rides? Do you use your own modified workouts or Spnnervals etc?

I'm planning to be on the bike/trainer 3x/week until the weather turns safe here in CT. 2 one hour rides and one 2 hr ride. Plan to mix it up and have ordered the LP course on video as well as a few other cd's.

Any other race specific suggestions are welcome from you or anyone.

Dale