Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 36)

Mcluvin22 - 2010-01-16 9:04 AMThank you for the tips. I usually incorporate swim golf in my drill (to help improve length of stride) throughout the week and consistently have a score of 75-78. Sometimes I get lucky and score around 73 but it's rare. I usually take around 33 strokes per 50 yds, out of curiosity how many strokes do faster swimmers take per 50?

trigirlswim - 2010-01-19 1:10 PM

1. Is this your first IM? yes
2. Have you done LP before? no
3. What are your goals for the 2010 race? well to finish strong and with a smile I hope !
4. Do you have any specific questions that you wish addressed about LP (the race, training etc)

I asked this in another dscussion group and it seeed like they were all a little advanced and told me to just go up to Placid and ride you will latch onto a group and be fine.
Well I don't really want that kind of anxiety and if I am going up to Lake Placid for theweekend I would want some things planned out.  checked into about 4-5 of the camps online and they range from free- the Epic Camp with no support at all and just folow the leader, to very expensive over 700 dollars and that is well out of my price range.  There is one the firemanironman camp tht afew people mentioned that was very good and only 149.00 for the whole weeked of support and also two diners included and with proffesionals like Karen Smyers and others give classes and lectures...I don't know this seems good to me but I am only going up oncebefore the race and want to make the right choice. Any help would be appreciated
Thanks H

greyguy - 2010-01-19 10:37 AM 1. Is this your first IM? yes 2. Have you done LP before? no 3. What are your goals for the 2010 race? To finish and not get divorced before the race 4. Do you have any specific questions that you wish addressed about LP (the race, training etc) Yes -- I was up there last year as a volunteer (Run #1 near Lisa G's) and took some time to ride the bike. I came away with a very healthy respect for the course....especially the stretch from Jay to Wilmington and then the final 10 miles that everyone talks about. The other thing, though, is the Keene descent. Not to sound like a baby, but I rode it on two different days with nobody around and found the speed a little scary. I can imagine it being even more uncomfortable on race day with people screaming by me at 50 mph! I currently ride a Cervelo Dual and have been seriously thinking about an upgrade for LP. My question is this: for this specific bike course do you still think a tri bike provides an advantage? While flying down Keene I was lamenting my front end and wishing I was on a road bike that would provide more stability and control. A similar thought crossed my mind while doing the final climb back into LP....although at that time I was just wishing for a slightly lighter bike of any kind. So for this specific race the issue is whether to go to a road bike or upgrade to a higher end carbon tri bike. Any thoughts?

Livestrong191 - 2010-01-19 11:56 AM Ask Jenn (with 2N`s) they forming some sort of BT get together for IMLP and Plzzz do not spell Jenn(with 2N`s wrong) her user name is gospennstate on here.

gopennstate - 2010-01-19 12:06 PM

Ha... Ha... Ha...    gps also works. 

 

trigirlswim - 2010-01-18 11:10 PM

1. Is this your first IM? yes
2. Have you done LP before? no
3. What are your goals for the 2010 race? well to finish strong and with a smile I hope !
4. Do you have any specific questions that you wish addressed about LP (the race, training etc)

I asked this in another dscussion group and it seeed like they were all a little advanced and told me to just go up to Placid and ride you will latch onto a group and be fine.
Well I don't really want that kind of anxiety and if I am going up to Lake Placid for theweekend I would want some things planned out.  checked into about 4-5 of the camps online and they range from free- the Epic Camp with no support at all and just folow the leader, to very expensive over 700 dollars and that is well out of my price range.  There is one the firemanironman camp tht afew people mentioned that was very good and only 149.00 for the whole weeked of support and also two diners included and with proffesionals like Karen Smyers and others give classes and lectures...I don't know this seems good to me but I am only going up oncebefore the race and want to make the right choice. Any help would be appreciated
Thanks H

Kevlujohn - 2010-01-19 4:22 PM 1. Is this your first IM? yes
2. Have you done LP before? no
3. What are your goals for the 2010 race? Finish Happy!!!
4. Do you have any specific questions that you wish addressed about LP (the race, training etc)

I have a few friends looking to come up to watch and cheer on their IM virgin friend...anyone know if there are any available rooms anywhere?

greyguy - 2010-01-20 1:51 PM BTW, I have been reading this thread for a while and have found it very helpful to me as a first timer. My name is Brian and I am a 42 year old living on Long Island with my wife and three kids. Work is as lawyer in NYC and commute + family + job = need for maximum training efficiency....so many thanks to the veterans for sharing the knowledge!

KWin - 2010-01-20 9:01 AM Hey greyguy and Jackie,

I will be on a road bike this year--can't afford to buy another bike. I'm sure some people use road bikes because they're more comfortable on them, but I would be a hefty percentage of the road bikers at the race are like me and are just riding what they have because of the expense of getting a tri bike. I am going to go to a bike fitter and see how much we can modify it to make the aero position more comfortable on it, though.

Kelly

swishyskirt - 2010-01-18 9:08 PM

Anyone here do IMLP on the BT Ironman plan (the free one)? I might tweak things here or there, but I guess I'd just like someone to say "Yeah! That's a great plan and if you stick to it and do the work, you'll totally cross the finishline!"

Currently, I'm trying to do extra bike workouts so I have a stronger base on that going into the spring, since my biking sucks. (As does my swimming, but I know you can gain far more on time/energy by being a better cyclist than being a better swimmer).

swishyskirt - 2010-01-20 5:41 PM This got lost at the bottom of page 40-something, so I am reposting, in between the discussion of seat height and supported LP rides.