Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 29)

RunningJayhawk - 2009-10-22 11:38 AMI think I need to start backing away from this thread....whenever I open it my heart actually starts pounding.Overall, feeling pretty good. I know my place in the race (BOP) and I'm comfortable with that now (I used to get really worked up knowing that I'm a late night finisher). So I'm doing everything I can to not obsess over cutoff times and such. I've done the math with the bike cutoff times and I'm fairly confident that I'll be fine...staying out of my head is proving to be my biggest challenge.I've got my last huge weekend coming up. A 21 mile run. 2 hour straight swim. 120 mile bike + 90 minute t-run. I'm hoping I make it out alive. It should be the final confidence builder I need.

Destroyer - 2009-10-22 12:25 PM I feel my IT Band starting to act up :-(  
Been stretching it and icing it over the last two days and will continue to do that, but I had to cut a 2 hour ride this morning down to 30 minutes because I started to feel pressure in my knee and didn't want to push anything. 

Poor timing because I have my two longest workouts in the next couple days.   A three hour run scheduled for tomorrow and a 6 hour ride on Sunday.  I'm hoping to still do them as scheduled and then enjoy a reco week and taper to keep things easy and let the pain melt away. 

velasqu7 - 2009-10-22 11:37 AM
   Also, do some leg extension and or one leg squats to strengthen your leg muscles..   Probably too late for IM,  but what really worked for me was to start running pose method..

Cheers and good luck...

toddg - 2009-10-22 12:50 PM

Leg extensions really should be avoided. Puts a lot of stress on the knee joint in a way it wasn't designed for.

3sportthing - 2009-10-22 1:48 PM Holy @#$%, 30 more days?  I better start training.  Anyone have a 30 days from couch potato to Ironman plan? 
Seriously though, anyone else getting excited?  I know it's getting close because every time I think about it (which is all the time), I can feel my heart race a bit.  I actually found myself perspiring a little when I was describing the mass swim start to a colleague.    This will be my first Ironman and I'm nervous and excited at the same time.  I have no idea how long it will take me or what the day will bring.  My goal is to just finish by hell or high water!
Anyway,  I hope everyone's training is going well.

Joe[/QUOTE

DITTO Joe... Hey, maybe we can share glow sticks?  We can use different colors...  a running strobe light!

3sportthing - 2009-10-22 9:44 PM Glow sticks?  Great idea!  I'll be sure to pack some.   BTW, if anyone is interested here is the sunrise and sunset times for Tempe:

November 22   sunrise: 7:06 AM  sunset: 5:22 PM

velasqu7 - 2009-10-22 10:59 PM

Oh yeah!!   the ironman people will give you some glowing sticks and or necklaces...    They did in Fl and CDA,   I am sure it is standard practice..    Just make sure you ditch the damn glowstick before you get to the finish line..  Otherwise the damn thing will ruin your finish photo.   Those things will glow so much when the photographer snaps your pic,   so toss it.   Otherwise you will be  a flash with legs crossing the finish line.  


Luis 

toddg - 2009-10-23 11:27 AM

Thanks for the reminder....I think I need a finish line checklist to start going over at mile 26.

aquarunner - 2009-10-23 6:43 PM I'm going to be there as well to show support. Let me know if anyone will be getting together before the race. Good luck to all racing