Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 35)

And no Lake Placid training forum would be fully complete without this poster....  And just think.  Your chances of being the actual person the crocodile eats is 1 out of 2800.  Decent odds.

I would think it would be motivational to get my swim times down

I did not get any official email today but I did buy 20 gallons of alligator repellent.

Correction- I got my official email about 10 minutes ago....

Just saw it in my email and checked the main site.  The water temp is really supposed to be upper 60's to low 70's!?  oh man that sounds soo good, can't wait to test it out when i finally get there.

@SEADOCHA - I noticed a plateau a while ago a little after training started in swimming.  but i stuck w/ the plans fink had provided and improvements were noticed.  It may not seem like it sometimes but improvements are being made.  Are your pace times accurate?

Yep, I got my email, too!

SO exciting

Got mine and it definitely pumped me up for my swim workout! less than 23 weeks!

This is one of the biggest challenges of Triathlon.  TRUST ME, you are so not alone. 

Another huge challenge is putting your favorite discipline on the back-burner and training your limiters.  Brutal.   

Ahh, the advantage of all three disciplines being a limiter, nothing has to move to the back burner. 

I was about to comment that I have two major, super duper limiters...but Sluggo312 beat me to it.  I'm not sure which is more limiting -- being really slow in two disciplines or moderately slow in three.  Ahh, the existential questions of triathlon training.

Since I was slow on the last comment...I'll kick off what is inevitable for the thread today.  I skipped my trainer ride last night because I'm planning to go out with the roadies again tomorrow.  No doubt, they will kick me around something good and I'll come home on fumes, but it should be fun to ride outside and to ride with a group since I do most of my training alone.  What do you have planned this weekend?

don't get in line with the VOLS. You need to sign up before the race for next year, or at least I  think that's when. But if you get in line with the VOLS you will be put into another line to wait. There we a few people in that line last year when we were waiting.

thanks for the chuckle

As gassed as you may feel, when you finish the ride.  Jump off the bike and put on your running shoes and shout out, "OKAY.  Who's ready for a quick 10k run?  3-miles out and back.  No biggie.  Who's in?  Huh??"  That'll put the peloton purists in their place and separate the boy roadies from the real men triathletes.   Yeeeeeeah.   

*** if applicable, insert "girl roadie" and "woman triathlete".

This weekend closes out a recovery week.  1 hour run today, 2 hour bike tomorrow, and a 1 hour run on Sunday all easy Z2.  If the weather holds out I'll get out on the road for the 2 hour bike, if the rain comes I'll end up at a 90 minute spin class and then just stay on the bike an extra 1/2 hour after class. 

It's not on the training schedule but I might also go to a 2 hour spin class late Sunday afternoon, I've heard that it's a killer class that my gym is only doing for 10 weeks (6 weeks left) to get cyclists in shape for spring rides.

I'm excited for my scheduled weekend workouts.  Anyone else really look forward to them?

Saturday ride looks like a small group heading around and through Harriman State Park with some good climbs.  I'm aiming for a 2.5 hr ride w a short run.

Sunday too, is a hilly run through Harriman for 90 min and a short 30 min spin on the trainer.

One of the many benefits of being a teacher...I actually have off from work this week.  I'm expecting some great training.

Roll safe...

Ditto on the workout schedule sans spin class, hopefully can ride outside, last week was brutal 2.5 hr trainer ride.  I'll be fitting in a massage this weekend as well. ;-)

I always look fwd to my weekend work outs as well! I love the feeling of being able to train as long as you want and relax as long as you want with out having to get to dreaded work!

Saturday - 11 mile run plus swim. It's suppose to be sunny and 40's so I might get the bike out on the road

Sunday 3 hr trainer ride watching Warrior!

I will be up there with a buddy that weekend to train as well you are free to jump on the more the merrier

I had to take yesterday and today off due to the the STOMACH BUG!!

Tonight I am sleeping at my church with 25 screaming teeanagers (Thats A Triathlon)

Tommorow back on track 2 hour trainer rider

Sunday Hour run 

Hopefully back to normal

School vacation this week so hopeful so rest as well!!