IMCDA Are you ready? (Page 17)

Pretty close James...pretty darn close.

Despite a rough few days, I am excited about the challenge ahead.  Not yet sure how I am going to resolve some of the new swim issues I'm having, but I will.  Looks like my wetsuit and I will be getting very well acquainted in the next 3 weeks.

Decent short run/drill wortkout tonight got me in good spirits. 

This is our last week of hard training folks...everyone make it count, but train safe!

Hey Everyone-

Hang in there!  When things get tough remember the time you have put in and concentrate on the basics.  My heartrate redlined during the swim at Onionman and I just pulled up, caught my breath then concentrated on making 20 good breaths and just swimming long and pretty.  It really helped! 

We have all done the work so let us all keep looking to the positive.  We know it will be tough, but know you are prepared.  Stay focused and have a great week!

I agree with Boglecda,

Just relax and enjoy this time. All of the hard part is behind us. There is nothing that is going to happen in the next few weeks that will change your race (except eating week old raw seafood on the 24th). Don't stress out now. When we get to CDA, enjoy everything IM has to offer. You will only have one first IM, so sit back and have fun!

Thanks for ruining my plans, Tom.  I had already set my sights on some nice raw Tilapia that I was going to start curing on my back patio this weekend.   Geez....some people have to go and spoil all the fun. 

Imagine how cool it would be to actually have a GOOD excuse for nausea and dizziness!!!!!

Yeh, because doing an IM is not a good enough excuse to be nausous and dizzy.

Speaking of nausea -- I could use a little unprofessional medical advice.  Last Sunday I did a 90 mile ride followed by a short run.  The weather was in the high 60s, I fueled (Hammer Perpetuem, Endurolytes, Bannana), I hydrated (about 96 ounces of water over 5 hours), and I rolled along at a pretty good clip -- feeling pretty good.  I finished the run, ate an apple, some lowfat turkey and a can of mandarin oranges (I love these things -- buy 'em by the box at Costco) and next thing I know I'm hugging the porcelain and I have a migrane (which I generally get when my allergies act up -- though I really didn't sense that allergies were involved, except that that's what triggers my migranes).  I spent most of the rest of the day and night trying to calm my stomache sufficiently to absorb some migrane medicine, but, of course, taking medicine only more time with the porcelain. 

So my questions are, where did this nausea come from?  The apple?  The turkey? 

Also, does anyone have advice for how to handle nausea if it happens during the race? 

And finally, does anyone take allergy medicine before or during training?  (Allegra?  Advil Cold and Sinus?)  How does that work for you?  I've been trying to limit my medicine intake -- especially on days when I go long.

Thanks.  Steve.

OK, finally have almost all of my arrangements made.  Hotel...check.  Flight....check.  Rental car.....check. Post Race massage...check.  Bike shipping...uh oh!

Trying to decide between buying a hard-shell bike case and checking the bike on the plane with me, buying the same case and shipping the bike ahead to my hotel, or just having my LBS pack it (cardboard bike box) and ship it, thus saving the $200+ on the bike case.  Final option would be Tri Bike Transport, but I'd have to drive 4+ hours to the shop that they pick up at.

Guess I need to figure this one out pretty quickly! 

You can ship it to Inside Out Sports at the expo.  I  did that for last year's Floriday Half and it was very convenient.  I just used a cardboard box and some bubble wrap. 

http://www.insideoutsports.com/category.aspx?eventid=36&x=54&y=15

This probably should be a new thread but since this one is already so crazy here it goes;

For those of you who have ridden the course what kind of gearing are you planning on using and what kind of bike split are you expecting?

Gearing...???  What's that?? 

Never ridden the course, so this response is useless to you, but I thought I'd throw in a little humor today.  I'll be riding in whatever gear allows me to keep pedaling and hopefully with a manageable HR. 

They better not be like they are here!  I don't see any 6-8 mile 7-12% climbs on the course.  If they are there someone shoot me.

I'm using a compact right now (50,34) question is do I use the 11-23 or 12-25.  Thinking about 12-25 so I'm never tempted to go into the 50X11.  The 11-23 gives me nice gears in the middle of my cogset to keep the chain nice and straight. 

You guys are killing me.  I refuse to believe people doing an Ironman don't know what gears they have.  I'll just assume you have all changed flats before.