Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 26)

Me too!  Well....either PR or DNS.  Hows that for options?!  :-)

~Mike

DNS is not an option, fixed that for ya.  No need to thank me.  Positive thoughts, MIKE!!  POSITIVE!!!

Thanks for keeping me out of the ditch friend!

~Mike

150 Days PEEPS!!!!!

It's on like Donkey Kong!

My advice is enjoy the whole journey. I can remember back before my first ( also my first year of tris so it was all new to me) and how in a one year timeframe so much changed , and my perception of things changed. I went for my first century ride and it took about 5 attempts to finally hit the number but then I went on to ride probably another 8-10 of them and now 100 miles doesn't seem near as daunting as before.

Also all the nerves, the questions, the anticipation, enjoy it all. It will be a long summer of training but I look back and have nothing but wonderful memories of that first year of tackling the beast.

Now i am trying to figure out how to tackle it but at a much faster pace so the day gets over quicker

Question for the vets, does anyone know the total climbing for the bike course? Just curious so I can compare my training rides elevation gain.

Thanks for the numbers, hope that 23.8% grade doesn't last too long

 A bit different than what I have.  This is from my Garmin 305 from last years race:

I know a guy that worked for SEMGROUP before they went under that was being paid $20,000 extra a year for doing triathlons! Yeah he had it made! Well until the company fell apart.

Got the green light today from the doctor to train.  I've got a herniated C7 disc in my neck and have done NOTHING for 9 weeks.  I still have pain (in my arm) from the herniated disc but I'll find out shortly if s/b/r is gonna make things worse.  If it does, I'll have to stop training and/or have surgery.  So basically I got the go-ahead to "force the issue" with this disc.  I'll be hitting the gym tonight to see how it goes.

~Mike