Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 18)

New pavement -- yum!  

Thanks to all you locals for the course updates.  I hope to get a chance to ride the loop in late July.  Can't wait!

Here are some detours they posted on the website when they close 92 for the repaving

http://ironmanwisconsin.com/course/traffic-impact/

I would not park here the day of the race.  Transition opens at 5:45am and many of SBRs athletes will be parking in that lot. 

A few friends are coming up from Chicago this weekend to ride Sat. AM. We are leaving from Cross Plains doing part of the stick and then bypassing most of Verona.  This is the route:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/107349497

Thinking about the IM Foundation spot for IMWI....where is everyones long ride? And total bike time right now?

my longs are around 4 hours right now... I've been putting in a few longer though...  total bike time/week for me is around 6 hours...

Rode the course for the first time this weekend. Thanks for those that gave the heads up on the local tri in fireman's park, I was able to get out there for my first loop just before the race started, and by the time I came around at 9 for my second loop, it looked like most people were headed out on the run with just a few people coming back on the bike in the opposite direction (got a few confused looks from those people). 

All in all I really enjoyed the course, challenging, but not brutal. The long slow climb on old sulk sucked a bit, but after two times through, I think I have a pretty good idea of how I will handle it during the race. Anyway, it's nice to finally understand all of the street references that I've been hearing for ages - people weren't kidding about stagecoach, that road sucks! And the long sweeping descent on Garfoot is gnarly. 

Speaking of which, I thought I had gone off course when I first got to the bottom of Garfoot and hit that fine gravel. Is that what everyone has been referring to when they say "chip seal?" I was super cautious going through the first time, but felt a little more confident on it the second time through and maintained a decent speed. Is there a ton of carnage on that part of the course during the race? or do they put down carpet runners or something? Or is it really not as unstable as it seems?

This Friday will be my first trip up to ride the course, so I don't know what Garfoot looks like right now.  But a chip and seal is where they put down a layer or tar and cover it with a loose rock.  They'll let traffic drive on it for a week or two to let the rock get embedded in the tar, then sweep away whatever loose rock is left.  So if they did chip and seal, the good news is that the loose gravel should soon be gone.  Unfortunately, it's still not going to be a good road to ride on, very rough and bumpy. 

how did everyone's june go?  My training is starting to come along.  I am feeling good about my run and okay on my bike and run.  Hit most of my workouts this month with the exception of when my husband was away from home and I was pulling double duty at home.  Knock on wood, I managed to stay healthy all month.

Half Ironman is coming up next weekend then the big build starts.

June totals

Looking Good!

My June was pretty ugly.  I had my HIM on June 10 so there's a week of taper and a week of recovery in there.

I'm finally starting to feel confident about the race and am looking forward to Sep 9th!  I felt a lot of progress in June, despite having a new baby right in the middle of the month.  I have an amazing supportive wife

Nice job cjr222.  Looks like you and I are about the same for June....

June's totals:
Bike: 27h 06m 26s - 444.51 Mi
Run: 16h 09m 13s - 97.6 Mi
Swim: 9h 05m 44s - 25450 Yd

My June was horrible.  Too many injuries and vacation days.  

Was hoping to get out to Madison this weekend and ride a couple loops.  I like the suggestion of Rocket Bike Sports and I will probably park there.  My question to fellow IMWI-training-peeps, is whether there is anywhere (other than Lake Monona/Mendota) to grab a quick post-ride shower or at least a good rinse.  Something about making the two hour commute back home in damp cycling shorts that doesn't quite appeal to me!

Injuries and a fall off the bike made my numbers a little messed up.

It is hard to run or swim with broken ribs.

Did not run as much as I would have liked to due to some foot tendonidus. Hope that the worst of it is over.

June's Totals:

Swim = 3.6 hours / 13,250 yards

Bike = 11.5 hours / 262.7 miles

Run = 5.2 hours / 36.5 miles

CrossFit = 8.5 hours / 15 WODs

I've been following a CrossFit Endurance training plan and I'm feeling great !  Can't wait to race day...

Training Blog here = http://ironmandre.blogspot.com/

See you in a few weeks !