Ford Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 25)

Fred Doucette - 2011-07-14 2:26 PM Rob, where are you getting this '6 week's thing?

2 week taper (I don't do any training during taper that doesn't feel good on the legs!)

Really? 6 weeks?  Wish I wouldn't have read that one!

Last year they did tell us we could not swim inside the buoys, but it was never enforced.  Being a slower swimmer, I started on the line, but pretty far back.  There were many people to my left the entire time including during the turns.

Ditto.  You guys are freaking me out a little bit.

I'm glad to hear about the swim, though, and that the fast guys freak out with the scrum too.  That makes me (solidly MOP) feel better.

This is GREAT advice and I rarely hear it!!!  

Is it broken? That's exactly what happened to me 5 weeks before IMWI in 2009. My toe got huge and bruised and deformed and I could not put it into a shoe! I wore flip flops for most of the rest of the summer and had to cut the side out of my running shoe after about 3 weeks so I could do something that resembled running. (shuffling).

I got up in the middle of the night to go pee and I jammed my toe into a doorjamb. I heard it CRACK, and it was, in fact, broken. Hurt like hell.

Are you doing Racine or Door County this weekend, Hayes?

That's how I got in this year and last year.  I forget when it starts, but as soon as it opened, I submitted my info online and managed to get a spot.  But I've heard others say they tried the same thing and didn't get in.  Perhaps I got lucky?  Not sure.

First ride on my Tri bike in 3 weeks with my new rims, I train on my road bike, and got 2 Flats riding the course today only 1 Spare tube = 1 stranded biker

ahhhhhhh never fear Uphill Grind bike shop to the rescue ?608-431-0068 better than AAA. Michael  delivered a tube and tire to me on the course even put it on for me. They are located in Cross Plains, so if you ever need anything they are there for you !  You do not have to be a local either.

Thank you for posting this!  I'd been meaning to get contact info for a good LBS near Madison, and now I can check it off my list!

Steve

It opens on Tuesday morning after the race at 9am I believe.

They allow the other racers and volunteers to sign up Monday, online the next day.

Not racing this year, but I have been worried about all of you during this week and for the rest of this week with the extreme heat index conditions.

Please play it safe and hydrate well.

Pretty sure Active.com went live at noon last year.  I had friends who made it in and some who didn't.  You can stand in line on Monday in the non-volunteer section.  Every one of those people got in the last two years.

It's been crazy hot here in the mid-west these past several days.  I did my longest ride to date on Sunday, 89 miles.  We started with 4 in the group but only finished with 2.  It was really hot!  Thank God for salt tablets.