Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 23)

Hi all,

Just joining into the conversation.  This will be my 2nd IM, after finishing IMLP last year.  Last year my focus was solely on finishing, so looking to improve my time a bit this time around.

My training plan starts up next week, so looking forward to getting back into training for IM in July and adding to the discussions here.  LP is a great place and I can't wait to get back.

SuperMarto  I booked at the Best Western.

Here is the link.

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/NY/Saranac-Lake-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-Mountain-Lake-Inn/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=33116

How did it go?

Welcome BigOrange7131!  We've got a good group on this thread with plenty of helpful tips.  Though we haven't sunk to the depths -- yet -- of dozens of posts on which gearing is best or the weirdness that is taper...we'll get there.  Last year at Lake Placid was my first IM too and this forum helped make it great. 

For everyone -- Does anyone have experience with vertical jumps in their training?  I have been doing them onto a box that I built from plywood.  Most mornings I do three sets of 10 jumps before leaving for work.They are certainly hard for me -- and Patrick (lurking here somewhere since I know he is registered for IMLP) -- first brought them to my awareness last spring.  He swears by them to help build his power for climbing.  What is your take?  Is there a particular way I should incorporate them into training?  i.e. do dozens and dozens of them but only on run days, do a few each day, do them on non bike/run days etc.

I have been working with a personal trainer. I asked him specifically for exercises that would help me strengthen my legs for biking. We do a large range of exercises, but every session always has some sort of jumping in it to help build power in your legs.

Try doing some burpees.  These things are tough. It is kind of a full body exercise and you get the jump at the end to help build up your legs. I am always winded after doing these. Check out this video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_TBHno0Os

Good deal!

9 mile run this afternoon.  Legs felt pretty shot from hard riding the last couple days.  Only a swim tomorrow so it's almost a rest day for them.

Theres a beta version to create your own workout, look for a tab in the upper right side "Custom", click on that, then a new popup appears, where you click on create workout in the center.

It's pretty easy to create your own workout and it's based off of your ability to generate and sustain power.  The numbers on the left side of the chart are % of your power output, so when you select an interval and make it 70%, thats 70% effort to keep your power up to the graph at that interval - if you make it 100%, it's almost an All Out effort to keep your output there for that entire interval - it's amazing how it works, but it works really well.

You can cut and paste the link in an email of any workout and send it to your coach.

Screen looks like this:

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On the trainer? Not much happening here outdoors. We didn't get slammed by the snow, but it's extremely icy and windy. Already got a call from my training buddy who went running, she made it two blocks and fell twice before giving up. 12 miles on the treadmill, 1 hour trainer. Netflix, anyone?

Good Morning IM LP team  I need some information if you don't mind. I have volunteered for the race this year with the hopes of signing up for 2014 - can't wait btw but I have a question. I am coming to the race with a couple of friends but I have some other members in my tri club that are wondering what the demand for this race is and if they don't volunteer will they have a fighting chance to sign up on line for 2014 if they don't vol this year?

Thanks.

KC

I think registration was open for a few hours last year.  I don't think there was any issues if you were ready to go when online opened up.  I know in the past, it has filled up quicker....so who knows.

A crummy day for training in northern Illinois....COLD, COLD RAIN.  Luckily, my plan called for a long ride instead of a long run.  I went back-to-back long rides this weekend...so I got 4.5 of saddle time in between Saturday and Sunday.  

Hope everyone in the NE is doing OK and staying warm!  

Don't count the days...MAKE THE DAYS COUNT!!!  

(but if you are counting the days...there's 167 to go!) 

Totals for the week...I did miss 1.5 workouts due to a 24 hour bug. Managed to get halfway through a trainer ride before I threw in the towel. Add 2 hours of shoveling this morning.

Total Time: 6:47:00
Swim 2:09:37 - 8250yards
Bike 2:29:45
Run 2:07:37 - 12.7mi

S :40

B 5:45

R 1:45

Tot 8:10

Like a couple others, lost my long run to 5 or 6 hours of snow shoveling.  I am still feeling it; we got around 30 in here.  Swim was lost to work; it's going to happen.  Three hour Trainer Road ride today (Cartago, highly recommend it for a ride that long), but am definitely feeling it now.

Hopefully everyone is warm, safe and healthy!

Howdy peeps ...

I've been laying low for about a week and missed all of last week's training due to this nasty cold that wants to keep hanging on. I was convinced, with the coughing that wouldn't break up, that I had gotten whooping cough, but the Dr. is pretty certain it's just a nasty virus that has been spreading.

I have contact with many college students each day and usually find it hard to avoid these particularly nasty bugs.

Anyway ... training resumes today with a post-work swim. Looking forward to being back in the groove again. I leave for a 5 day trip to Mexico next Wednesday, so the plan is going to be primarily running for those days. I'll get in as much swim/bike as I can ahead of that.