Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 34)

Bed?  What's that? I think it's a big square thing filled with springs, has blankets and pillows, usually substitutes for Chaplin's scratching post if I am in it more than 5 hours, and dreams of a 15:50 or better IMAZ finish...

Sure....  the more the merrier...  just bring your own boxing gloves!!!

Lori...  "Crying??!?  Are you crying? There's not crying in Triathlon?!??"

bryancd - 2009-10-26 11:18 AM

phatknot - 2009-10-26 1:04 PM i may have misread your point.

basically for those that care, his jist appears to be: if you are tired, you are supposed to be, so stick with the plan as best as possible and itll pay off on raceday.

my jist is: if you are potentially facing injury during a workout that is negatively affected by fatigue or some other factor (e.g., illness), quit now. dont risk a dns, dnf or a painful completed race.

both valid points and not necessarily opposing ones, so lets move on to other things unless you want the final word to clear up what i just wrote.

No, that's pretty much correct. We are all training in a state of fatigue. Even with recovery days, we are never really fully recovering at this point. That's what a taper is for. There is a big difference between training when you are tired, which we all are doing, to training with an injury or aggrevating an injury or if you are sick. I would hope one would understand the distinction and act accordingly and approriatley. BUT, assuming you don't have the flu or are developing any kind of overuse injuruy, it is important to apply the appropriate amount of stress on yourself to acclimate your body for the event. That's training 101 and becomes even more improtant during the peak phase of training. Here's a great general blanket statement I will make. Training right now in general should feel like it sucks, that you are sick and tired of it, you can't imagine being able to run a marathon off your long rides, and you question why you signed up in the first place. Geuss what? That means you are ready.

I am SO F******G ready...  I am feeling all of that and more right now Bryan...  I am excited and stoked and driving everybody at work NUTS..  I am surprised that HR hasn't handed me a cup to pee in to see what I am on... I am high on triathlon...  I am high on the fact hat I have lost 15 pounds and looking like a lean, mean, triathlon machine..  I can swim, bike, and run farther than I ever have in my life..  I will be 50 years young 5 weeks after this race and at 134, I am at a weight I haven't seen since high school.. I talk to people who roll their eyes and think I am nuts because I can ride 100 miles on a Saturday and run a 1/2 marathon on a Sunday.. I am also a woman on the edge...  Because just like Bryan said, some of us have pushed ourselves farther than we have ever thought we could.. "To go where no man has gone before".. Sorry Capt Kirk....

Who in their right mind would look forward to an 8+ hour training day, other than us?  We shrug our shoulders at that.. A year ago I would have thought you were ALL nuts..  But this is what we do if we want to succeed and become an Ironman..  This is what I have learned over this past 8 months..  We are on the home stretch boys and girls... We are here and we are ready... Can I get an Amen?

Lori....

I have never tried this yet as I consider peeing on myself relevent when I am on someone else's waverunner at Lake Havasu or had wayy too much to drink of the adult beverage variety...  But, I'll try some things once...  If I am standing on my pedals for more than a minute, you'll know what I am doing....  Maybe I should have a sign attached to my bike that says "Keep back 100 feet" or "Caution Wet road ahead"...

Just thinkin.......

Uh-Oh, the womens field just got more competitive! LOL. Welcome Brittany! Just glad I'm not in your AG  

Nope, you get a pass... you dont have to read thru 40 pages of this thread, just ask away!

recovery week is over... 1:20 swim today, 4:30 bike tomorrow and 15 mile run on Sunday... And yes, welcome young lady... I can't do anything about who's in my AG as all the women will be fast.... Since 50 is only 5 weeks later, ya think they would put me in the 50-54 AG, just to give me a glimmer of hope that I am not last?  I will be inking BT on my calf so when you run by the one that likes my avatar, from OC Tri club, PLEASE don't knock me down... 

But remember..... DFL is better than DNF any day!

Lori.....   "Stay Hard... Mack Bolan"