Ford Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 32)

I hope everyone's training is going well.  I am back at it after being sick for 2 weeks with no training at all. I think mentally it has affected me more than anything, but like on race day you have to adapt and keep moving forward.

FYI -  I live in Madison and this is my 3rd time doing IMOOOOO,  so if there is anything I can answer or help with please PM me or ask on here. I never mind helping anyone out.

For those of you who are doing IMOOOO for the first time, it is an experience of a lifetime, as the volunteers and spectators make this such a fabulous day and the course is fun.

Sunshine and Flowers

Nicole

I'm recovering OK but I am tired. I admit it. 

And I would say that when I hit it I was like... come on already I am done with hills! But then again that is just me and I suck at hills

I have a coach too.  Looked ahead to next week on Trainiing peaks, with no sign of taper there.   Whatever.  He says it I do it.  I trust the process.

I just wanted to stop in and say good luck and finish strong on your last couple weeks of training. As mentioned above this part is the hardest portion of the traning, just get the work done, trust your plan, and of course get the rest needed.

I am not racing this year, but volunteering instead. I will be lending out my services as well since my family lives in Madison and will be staying with my parents. If anyone needs anything, questions, recommendations, etc, just let me know.

Finally if any of your are driving from out of town, and have yet to ride the course, I would be happy to give a ride of the course for all of you maybe on Friday?

I come from a swimming background and I know that many coaches will taper each member of their team differently based on how they are feeling.  Personally, I do better with more taper.  Less intensity, and a slow progression down in time.  Easier bikes and runs.  I do tend to get foot/knee issues late in my training programs for long events -- 1/2 irons and marathons, so I actually have bailed out of workouts and even one marathon not run at all the week of the event.  I still felt refreshed and performed well.  I am definitely a MOPer though too.  I'm not out to set land records - just feel good about my race. 

As long as you show up rested, and don't rest too long, I'm not sure there is much difference in how you taper.  I used a 2-week taper for IMWI last year, it worked well, and I'll do the same this year.  Check my logs for details.  

If you're doing a lot of running, you might want to taper in that sport a bit earlier for obvious reasons.  I wouldn't do much intensity on the run during taper, as the injury risk doesn't seem worthwhile.  Besides, we'll be running painfully slow during the race.

With regard to tapering, I am fortunate to have a friend who is a Tri coach and 4 time Kona qualifier, he is heading back again this year.  In short he said it all depends  His first question was what volume per week I was doing and based taper off that.  Some pros will hit high volume weeks of 26+ hours and will actually taper down up to a month prior to an event.  Keep in mind a pros taper week/weeks could equal many of our peak training weeks.  My peak weeks will be anywhere from 15-18 hours and I will be tapering about 11-14 days prior to the event. 

I think it comes down to how much work you have to recover from coupled with each individuals ability to recover.  

Best of luck to everyone leading into the last month of training and tapering.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone meeting their goals come race day!

Well put.

One month to go . . .  

had a fabulous 2.5 hour run tonight minus the lady who ran a stop sign and almost took me out. I live in the country, and assume that people do not see me and are not going to come to a complete stop at the stop signs.

I know we all run and bike on the defensive side, and it keeps us 'safe'.  

Road kill + Manure made me thankful it was not a hot and humid day here in Madison.

On a lighter side, I would think the same herd of cattle I run by all the time would not stamped away from me like I am some wild banshee.

not full insomnia, but I'm certainly not sleeping as well as I usually do the past few nights!  Last big weekend and then I start pulling back (well, 6 hr ride sat, 4.5 hr ride the following, so it's all relative I guess!)

I also don't sleep as well after a difficult day of training as I do following lighter days.  I tend to wake up several times during the night after a big day.  Thankfully, I usually fall back to sleep before too long after waking.

I'm so glad to hear this!  I have not been sleeping well this week at all and it is starting to annoy me!  The humidity is gone. We have the windows open.  I'm TIRED!  But I wake up all of the time in the night.  I don't get much sleep to begin with!!  Hopefully it ends soon!