Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 34)

FWIW - I was out riding the course on Saturday.  As I was heading past CDA park I saw 3 guys heading to the swim start with wetsuits.  I do not know how long they stayed in but with 5 weeks to go this is a good sign. 

spathrw - 2010-05-24 1:08 PM

runnergirl - 2010-05-24 12:17 PM

jodavis21 - 2010-05-24 11:28 AM

runnergirl - 2010-05-24 7:57 AM

It's supposed to storm again this evening so my only option maybe to run 17 on the treadmill, which sounds extremely painful.  My max was 15 miles last year when I trained for IM Cozumel and that got pretty boring.  I would hate to repeat that but I guess it's better than nothing??

Uggh.. I feel your pain.  I was on travel last week in your neck of the woods last week and did 19 miles on the treadmill one night and 17 the next.  I hope to never see a treadmill again.

Wow- I am speechless. 

I'm still debating if I need to "make it up" this evening.  I did upload a new playlist to my iPOD so I have plenty of new songs to keep me occupied and help pass time

On a better note- I have my 12/27 cassette ordered and should get it installed later this week so I can test it out on my long ride this weekend.

Also switched to Cobb V Flow Max plus saddle (or something like that) since I was having MAJOR issues with my old road saddle.  Can't wait to ride- hoping for more comfortable/faster riding since I'll be able to ride in aero now.


Also had a CDA race dream last night- it was before the swim.  That's my 2nd CDA swim/race start race I've had recently....it seems to recurring and always pre-swim. 

My cassette is a 12-26. I talked to my bike shop guy about switching over to 12-27 and he said it wasn't worth the $70 plus $20 install fee to get one more tooth and a slightly better gear ratio for my bailout gear. Anyone have any thoughts on that advice? He also said my rig and components won't accomodate anything beyond a 12-27 9-speed without having to change out other components and that wouuld drive cost up significantly.

I didn't go with a compact crank- it would have been way to expensive having to swap everything out.

I hear so many conflicting stories on gearing to use- some insist on a compact crank, others use their normal gearing, some use a 12/27... I think it all depends on your climbing ability and what you're comfortable with.  And how much money you truly want to spend. 

I will be (not just b/c of the potential tack issue) carrying one spare tube and a small patch repair kit but plan to also throw an extra tube in my special needs bag for the bike as well....  hopefully this will be enough for flats.

On a side note for nutrition I have found that I really agree with uncrustables (PBJ's) in my work outs, for me at least it seems to be a good mix of carbs and protein....just thought I would throw that out for people still working on nutrition....  

This week and next are big weeks for the wife and I and then a three week taper.      Almost there guys!!!   Good Luck!!

Not sure on the tire deal, I don't... not sure I have seen one but I am sure some people will......but as you know the tire is a little bulkier and harder to transport.

As for the special needs bag, YES, they are available at 8 or 9 am the next day, but it is a cluster f*&k to find it....  In 2008 they just through them all into 3-4 big boxes and you had to dig through to get yours......  I found mine in 2008 but it probably took me 15-20 minutes...

Exellent info regarding the SN bags.  I was wondering about that myself.

Regarding training, this week and last have been my biggest ever.  I'm SO looking foward to the upcoming recovery week.

I have newfound respect for those that have gone through this before and know better.