Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 31)

I am on a recovery week, 55 mile bike/20 min run on Sat, 11 mile run/3600 yds swimming.  I also have Monday off, normally a rest day but, if the lake is 50, or better, I am going to get in an easy OWS while my wife enjoys the 80+ outside temps when most people are at work!

112 mile ride tomorrow on the full course then a 20 minute run afterward.  Sunday will be an easy 6 mile run.

what time are you Riding at. I was going to go with a moring group that was going at 7 am but had to take my bike to the LBS and cant not get it till 10 tomarrow moring. I was going to ride the course twice and run 7 mile after.

Nice work out there.  Sorry I missed your earlier post, would have been good to ride with you.  Lots of riders out there today.

Uh, make this a zero weekend - I came down with something on Friday afternoon and have slept 28 of the last 36 hours.  Hoping the extra rest will be beneficial and not detrimental this close to the race.

Wow that is an awesome day of training. I wish I could do that. I have only done one century in my life and that was 2011 IMSG. That is really amazing!

I had an ok day on Sat. I did a route called the Redrock Loop. It has some hills that range from 6%-11%. The loop is about 17 miles long, and of course there are some nice descents. I ended up with a 1:45 total trip from my home and back. Then did a 10 mile run. Run time was 1 hour 45 mins. My feet are really sore.

Hope I can catch up with you all.

For what it's worth, I'll be riding 404's front and back just because of the winds.  There are a couple of descents on the course where the wind can swirl some and it can be pretty dicey.  The other factor is there will be vehicle traffic fairly close to you on some of the route, including semi's going highway speed and the wind off them can be nasty too.  I've had some days out on the course where the descents have definitely been white knucklers, others have been no problem.  Just in case though I'm sticking with the 404's. 

Good to hear!  Might it be in the 60s by race day?  Dare to dream...

Just another perspective - I did CdA last year, and IM Western Australia last December, using a 808+disc on both.  IMWA had much stronger wind, and you'd get it from different aspects all the time due to the H-shaped bike course.  I don't regret using the disc on either one, though.

But it's a different decision for each person based on your comfort level.  The highway traffic is also something I didn't have to deal with on the old bike course.  But based on wind alone, I'd go with a disc at CdA every time.

You're a better man than I am!  I'm waiting for 56.

Absolutely what each rider is comfortable with.  On the old course there wasn't a problem with higher profile wheels (I rode 808's on it) but the new course this year has significantly longer and faster descents with, imho, trickier, more swirling winds at times.  Factor in the winds off the big rigs and it can get rather entertaining!  That being said, I've seen several riders out on the new course with discs and no crashes yet so ride what you're comfy with.

Yeah the biggest concern for me would be gusts.  But in strong steady wind the disc is really nice.  I don't have my power file handy but in Australia, we had extended sections with a stiff wind.  You can see where I had a tailwind, doing like 28mph on a flat at 160 watts, and then flip that around in the headwind.

Are they closing parts of the CdA course to traffic?

x2 to what Scott said.

I'm not racing CdA this year, btw... I'm doing Canada instead.  But your thread keeps me motivated

The Canada thread is a bunch of *crickets*.