IMCDA Are you ready? (Page 22)

OWS in Lake CDA this afternoon and it wasn't bad at all.  You can read more about it in my training log but it really was pretty comfortable after the first couple minutes.  Another 2 weeks and it'll be just fine!

Inside Triathlon (june issue) has a couple articles about how to train for IMCDA or something like that.  I got ticked off, since it does me no good with 13 days to go.

Also just recieved Triathlete magazine, and they have the 4 page ad (?) for IMCDA in the last half of Magazine.  Has one aerial picture of swim.   Wholly Moley it looks like a long long way to swim.

With all the rain, no need to worry about Forest fire smoke in the air.  At least for June.

CDA is a 2 loop swim.  Picture was only 1.2 miles.  Sorry.

I swam today in my local Tri Pond.  (Lake Padden).  Cool at first , but once you get going, the body heats up inside and the cool water actually felt good.   Even had a few gulps of water (by accident).

Just need to get some anti fog stuff for the goggles.

Swim start from 2004.  If you are worried about the mass beach start you may want to wait until June 26th to veiw this. 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7623484738648296970

Blueraider_Mike - 2006-06-12 2:42 PM After watching the start, specifically the last 20 seconds. Its comforting to know that I will not be the worst swimmer there on the 25th.,

Funny...I had the same reaction to the video! 

Here's a link to the current 15-day forecast.  Can't say I'd put a lot of faith in it but at least it's a starting point.  It would be nice if it was in the mid to upper-70's for race day but low 80's isn't bad either.

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&traveler=0&zipcode=99223&metric=0

Swim start 2004....at 5am it was overcast and windy and about 6:20am skies cleared and "ta-da"... a total chamber of commerce day!

Here is a locals weather forecast (15 years here).....

We can always count on the weather being pleasant (sunny) starting on the same day every year......JULY 5th.  Any day before then is suspect.  Be prepared....won't be cold, cold (though I did see snow on July 4th, 1992) but it could be anything from hot 90's to high 60's. 

Our local weatherman is quoted in today's CDA Press as saying..."by June 25th, day of Ironman, we should see more sun than showers and the beginning of a warming trend".  Keep in mind this guy said it would be thunderstorms yesterday and it could not have been nicer!

There you have it!

Did you see the guy towards the end of the swim start "breaststroking"...it looked like he was expending no energy and just getting pulled along by the wash!!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was going to mention that , but it's already late at night.   I'm doing another swim tomorrow in the Lake.  (day off) have to take advantage of my current motivation.

Remember everyone.  To trim you fingernails and toenails.  (Don't want to scrape me plus it would suck to have a torn nail that is snagging everything and bloody for 140 miles.

Don't cha just get tired of non Tri people asking you if you are READY?  Or "do you think you'll finish?"

My LTS owner gave me the best pat on the back (something like that) . We were chatting about training and injuries and she said she had no doubt that I would finish with no problems.  (my caveat) as long as I don't go STUPID and try to match other peoples pace.

Funny that you mention it Spence.  Here is a conversation from just a couple days ago:

Friend:  "So, when is the running thing you've been training for?"

Me:  "Two weeks"

Friend: "How long is it again?"

Me: "2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run"

Friend:  "So, do you think you can actually do it?"