Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 29)

Regarding nutrition:  we were told Powerbar stuff (gels and little bars) and regular gatorade (plus the regular coke, cookies, etc. on the run)

Brandi

I stayed in the motel part of the Cedar in 2007.  A friend camped, and folks were in the RV part.  Here's what I can say:  The hotel ain't luxury.  Think small rooms with wood panelling and green shag carpet.  But it was completely adequate.  The RV area seemed as good as any for what I know about RV lots.  It was pull through, tho you have to watch for branches.  The swimming pool was small and unheated, but that made it refreshing.

The people there were super friendly.  The management and the local residents were all really nice.  The bike goes right past the front door 4x (each direction, 2 loops), and the run goes past the side and back 4x.  All roads at the Cedar are closed (if family wants to drive on race day, they need to park about a block away the night before).

The best part:  Since the race is going on and they have nothing else to do, the management and local all set up chairs, drink beers, and cheer all day long.  And since they know you from staying there, they cheer extra loud when you go by.  Built in drunken loud fans... I loved it.

Since i know i just finished up my last workout for the month here are my April totals

Swim 21000.00 yards
bike 270 miles
run 71.3 miles

I'm done too.  Headed up to Redlands, CA today for the Breathless Agony Century tomorrow.

Totals for April:

Swim           13hrs 15min       34,300 yards
Bike             57hrs 37min       828 miles (65,000 ft. of climbing,whew)
Run              23hrs 07min       152 miles

April was a pretty good month considering I had to build in some taper and recovery time for the two half-marathons.  I was happy with both outcomes considering how challenging they were.  It was a brutal month on the bike with all of the wind.  There were days in which I couldn't decide which was the lesser of the two evils, the wind or the bike trainer...  It made for some slow training which in some ways was probably good. 

Swim:  35,700 Yards (11.38 hours) (long swim = 3,250 yards)
Bike:  503.2 Miles (29.08 hours) (long ride = 100.3 miles)
Run:  102.5 Miles (13.57 hours) (long run = 20 miles)

I imagine most of you are going long this weekend.  Have fun and be safe!  I have a 112 mile ride planned in the morning with an 8 mile run following.  The unfortunate part is the forecast.  Wind predicted in the 20-25MPH range with 30% chance of rain and a high of 52.  Where is Spring???

Jodavis21, your numbers are insane!  Great work....  

Wow!  I am going to have to combine March and April to look any good in this crowd 8).  It has been snowing all week here.  Hopefully we can get through the weekend without any more of that.  We may hit mid 50's with that good ole 20-25 mph wind to make it feel oh so much colder on the bike. 

Edited by Baowolf 2010-04-30 6:22 PM

Had a good month here, too:

April's totals:
Bike:	40h 10m 53s  - 605.44 Mi
Run:	19h 05m 30s  - 118.18 Mi
Swim:	11h 20m  - 38500 Yd

 

Got in a 108-mile ride on the course last weekend, and planning on another century tomorrow. Long run so far is 15 miles, done 2-3 times. Long swim was 4100 yards last weekend. And today I got in my first OWS in water about 57-ish degrees (brrrr). 

Bike: 26h 26m 15s - 465.6 Mi
Run: 12h 26m 52s - 89.95 Mi
Swim: 9h 42m 46s - 24075 M

Some numbers are fantastic! I always feel like I need to do more after seeing some of the monster totals.

Ok, so not the greatest numbers:

Swim: 2 hours.
Bike: 8 hours.
Run: 15 hours, 207 miles.

Hoping to make up for it with a monster May.  Got my first century in today, so added almost 6 hours in the saddle (woo!), but definitely need to get going on the swim.

Good news is that I think I'm pretty much recovered from the marathon.  Got in 8 miles last night at a pretty good clip and felt no pain.

Got a little sprint du tomorrow that I'm just training through.  Will probably go for a 10-mile run or OWS in the afternoon.


Good job everyone!  I feel like I have my work cut out for me to catch up!

April's totals:
Bike:	26h 14m 45s  - 440.04 Mi
Run:	5h 58m 24s  - 34.65 Mi
Swim:	14h 03m 30s  - 31200 Yd

Alrighty well that's all I got.  Hopefully it is enough of a base to build on crazy fast in May.  I am able to walk, bike and swim.... on the calf, so we see how it goes.  In 3 more weeks I can start run/walk to try to get the mary functional to at least make time cutoffs.  I am more confident that I can finish before they turn off the clock now. 

Glad to hear things are progressing.  I hope your recovery continues to go well.

Great job everyone! Here are my totals: Swim 21,300 yards - 9h, bike 414 miles - 36h, run 79 miles - 15h. Longest ride 80 miles. Plan on really ramping it up in May. Hope the weather improves!

Nice ride/run yesterday Mr. April is done and excited for May.

April's totals:

Bike: 43h 31m 37s - 680.95 Mi
Run: 19h 02m 30s - 129.52 Mi
Swim: 14h 12m 26s - 33016.99 M
Strength: 1h 29m

Starting to get excited and still trying to work out the nutrition details.

Here are my April numbers...right on plan.  Did White Lake Half (NC) yesterday and set a PR - 4:58:57
(6th AG out of 96).  I'm stoked!  Great work everyone else.  

Bike:	29h 20m 19s  - 527.7 Mi
Run:	17h 23m 53s  - 122.44 Mi
Swim:	9h 40m  - 27750 Yd

Wow, I knew you were fast, but sub 4:30 per mile is crazy fast (207 miles in 15 hours)!  Do you have rocket launchers attached to your shoes? 

I don't think we got a race report on Boston.  How did it go?  Also, did you stay near the finish line?  I am trying to get my plans ready to go for next year.  Any specific recomendations?

trilund - good catch.  One of my 8 milers was entered as 87.  I guess I'll have to settle for 128 miles for the month.  That makes a bit more sense.

I posted a Boston race report on the general forum.  I finally figured out that the personal reports can be publicly posted to the forum, so I didn't want to jack this thread talking about it.  If you're interested, you can check out my report here.

And yeah...I did stay near the start again this year.  There are at least 4 hotels in Milford (about 10 minutes from Hopkinton).  I stayed at the Courtyard Marriott and a friend was across the street at the Comfort Inn.  I would just check to be sure that wherever you stay has a shuttle to the start (ours did, Comfort didn't and I know the Holiday Inn Express did).

The only challenge is getting back after the race.  Last year, we took the train and then a cab.  This year, I had family staying in Boston, so they met us at the finish and took us back to our hotel.  Some people like staying in the city so they can experience the buzz of the weekend.  I'm a bit more into minimizing the activity around a race, so I try to stay away from all of the hubbub.

Felt a bit sluggish at the Du today, but I guess that should be expected after a 100+ mile ride the day before.

Hope everyone had a great training weekend!

I am back working at it - Battling keeping the main thing the main thing, my bike crash and subsequent rib issues, Boston Marathon and recovery but I am back. I had a strong brick today.

Bike: 17h 41m 19s - 343.97 Mi
Run: 18h 27m 10s - 141.87 Mi
Swim: 5h 49m 11s - 19050 M

just knocked out my first century plus 120 miles in 8:35 there was a nasty headwind/cross wind all day it seemed.

This may have already been mentioned but I'm too lazy to go back through the entire thread.  Can anyone tell me what the total feet of climbing for one loop of the bike course?   Thanks!

April was a good month for me:

Bike = 29:04 with my longest ride just over 100 miles.
Run = 15:09
Swim = 9:31

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Here are my numbers for the month.  I feel pretty good about them.  I did skip a 40 miler on the bike to get a slight taper for Bloomsday (12k in Spokane) AKA the largest timed road race in the world.  Was anyone else out there for Bloomsday?  I hate to be that guy but I'm so pumped about my time I can't help but tell everyone I know.  I ran a 42:40 and felt great at the finish.

April's totals:
Bike:	30h 36m 02s  - 603.69 Mi
Run:	14h 17m 34s  - 120.56 Mi
Swim:	14h 51m 41s  - 40500 Yd

Nice numbers for the month - and great 12k time.  No problem being that guy, but it just opens you up to having people say, "if you felt great at the finish you weren't pushing hard enough" haha!