Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 25)

This is pretty good news.  My current training ride has mainly 4% grades (but they aren't NEARLY as long) with a couple 10+% in there.  

I read in the 2011 thread that the majority of the hills are around 5%.  Still true?

X2 ^^^^^

I would love to see the whole course on a Gramin file. Luckily for me i have a hill very simliar to that at 1.3 @7.1% that i do repeats on. Doing it once is not a big deal. Doing it 7-8 x's is a killer. havent really gotten more than that yet as just getting there is a 15mile ride.

Anyhow, what is total elevation for course as well? I have seen numbers close to 5000ft for the full course

I have it on my Garmin.  Let me see if I can figure out how to do it and I'll send it to you.

How would it be?!! Hope you guys have a good ride.

Tough weekend for me....I was in the Belews Lake international and was gonna run an easy hour after to take care of my long run.

It didn't go as planned good swim for me, and then the first race hard effort on the new bike left me with real tight Hamstrings...I am not sure if it is fit or me not being used to being aero going hard on a tri bike or both?...well it was going to be an easy run when I started feeling better and started to open up a bit at mile 3...race volunteer stepped right in front of me to give someone water and I plowed her down, when I tried to stop I could feel left hammy lock up and after I got up I couldn't run.....Called it a day....I think getting a massage and icing was the right call just tough to get my first DNF....I mean I coulda walked in those last 3 miles but what was the point.

So I am just resting today on sore hamstrings nothing to serious , but worried about missing the run....I do have a big week coming up so If that is good I should be ok.

Sorry to hear about your race. That is no way to start the season. Mend up soon.

has anyone ridden the full course yet that they would care to share on Gramin or Strava? I keep seeing bits and peices but not the full bike course. I am trying to figure out toal elevation expectations

Hello, everyone.  Less than ten weeks to IMCdA!  I hope that y'all are getting excited!

In looking through the thread, it seems like most folks are talking about the bike course.  I, for one, am VERY excited about it.  I have different question, though . . .

Has anyone heard about on-course nutrition?  On the CdA web site (on the Rules and Regulations page), there is a logo proclaiming that there will be Gu on course.  But then on the Gu web site, it doesn't list CdA as one of their official events.  I also thought that WTC had some sort of agreement with Powerbar. 

Anyone know anything more definitive?  It's time to start nailing down the nutrition strategy!  

Kristine25- How did your first Century go?  I completed my first on Saturday, too.  I was with friends for the first 40 miles and then on my own.  Looking forward to my second century this weekend only this time it is a fully supported Century Ride.  I'm so glad there will be people out on the course with me this time but being out there alone was good mental training.

Just need to get through this week and then I get a recovery week before the last build block.  So far, so good!

Thanks! Don't be scared but I am now Strava Stalking you!! lol

Anywhoo. So from what I see and what you are saying it does not seem to be too much elevation (for me comapared to what I ride) but you are exposed to wind for a large part of it. Would that be accurate?

Question for those of you with young children.  I was thinking of having my family join up with me on Saturday because I didn't know how hectic the week (i.e. Thursday on) would be leading up to the race, and ideally I will be 'relaxing'.  If you had the choice would you have them show up closer to race day or a few days before?

Thanks

I have older children but I just served as Race Sherpa for a friend doing IMAZ last November.  She has a 4 year old and would definitely say that having the family arrive on Saturday would be preferable to earlier. It gave her a chance to travel on her own and get all of the pre-race activities (check-in, practice swims, naps)  done without worrying about what anyone else was doing or needed at the time.  She had her husband and daughter stay in a different hotel room for the night before and after the race.  Just seemed to simplify her race weekend and minimize potential stress.  

That being said, I'm traveling with my family and we'll all stay in a house on Hayden Lake for the week.  I will definitely choose a bedroom far away from everyone else the night before the race. It's all about limiting stress for me that week.  

pmruns:

Thanks for asking about my century.  Honestly, it could not have gone better.  Ended up with 104.84 and I felt great.  The course I rode is actually tougher than CdA I think.  I didn't think I was pushing it at all and ended up averaging 15mph.  Hoping for about 16 at CdA so I think it might be feasable.  But OMG where my girly parts sore!!!!!  Feeling better today.  I ran 3 miles after the century and that went pretty good too.  Huge confidence builder for me for sure!!!  Glad yours went good too!  Its definilty easier with more people around!!

pmruns,

Thanks for the reply.  Unless I can find something a little more spread out I'll stick to the plan of having them arrive on Saturday.  However, that IronKids fun run on Thursday looks like it would be a lot of fun for them.