Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 37)

Bike 468.0 mi 33 hrs 20 minutes
Run 35.0 mi 08 hrs 05 minutes
Swim 20700.0 yd 06hrs 03 minutes


Brian my numbers should make you feel better.

May ended up being a good month for me.  I am ending the month feeling comfortable with the individual race distances and looking forward to putting them all together in 4-weeks.  This month I have had 3 rides over 100 miles, my long runs have felt smooth, and I have had several non-stop long swims in the 2.4 mile range.  My only complant is that my long rides have been slower than I would have liked.

May Hours:

Bike = 33:29
Run = 17:09
Swim = 7:55 

Here are my numbers.  Only 1 100 mile bike and lite on the run/walk, but it is what it is.

May's totals:
Bike:	38h 14m 52s  - 627.59 Mi
Run:	20h 44m 26s  - 110.78 Mi
Swim:	14h 51m  - 38981 Yd

I agree 100%.  We are almost at the point where long training will do more harm than good.  Backing off on the volume can be a good thing, there really is such a thing as race day magic.

I know from your log that you have been swimming in Liberty Lake and that the temp was not too bad.  Do you know anyone that have hit CDA yet this year?

I don't even have the nerve to post my times!  You guys will all be wiped out from celebrating by the time I finish!

B

Edited by tribrandi 2010-06-01 6:47 PM

Actually, the later you go then the colder the beer ... jus' sayin'

Does anyone know of anyone needing a room? My sister-in-law cancelled on us and we have a room available in the house we rented. Thurs-Mon, 400 total.

Swim: 18,100 yards 7hours 38min.
Bike: 436.48 mi. 27h47m (bummed I didn't make the 500)
Run: 100.75 mi 18h27m

I was in a pretty nasty car wreck yesterday, so hopefully will be able to get back into training tomarrow. Not injured really. Just totalled the car.

Ursus - OMG.  You had me cracking up.  The sister is already taken, but yeah we're hiring (and there is a 25 yard lap pool on campus).  You don't happen to be a SW Engineer do you? 

Tell3131 - Yeah... this month was a huge test.  Fortunately, body and mind held together.. mostly.

I had 3 meltdowns due to insufficient recovery, one requiring me to terminate a run, and twice I completely ran out of juice half way through my bike and limped pathetically back home and to work. 

I actually had a bit more swimming planned, but had to cut it to get the final bike and run mileage in the last week.

Mentally, there were times I was walking the edge somewhat, but knowing it would all be over soon pulled me through.  I found myself repeating things like Ironman is about now, not just June 27th.  And how fortunate we are to be in a position to do what we do.  Carpe diem... yada yada yada.

All in all, I'm feeling a lot better about my durability for the big day - no major pains to nurse!

achen2iron - sorry to hear about the accident, but glad to hear you are okay.  Hang tough.

I can't believe IMCDA is this month!

May pretty much sucked just like January, February, March and April did for me.

The goal is to lessen the suffering at this point. My job is controlling my life, and I don't much like it.

I haven't personally been in Cda but Robin from Fitness Fanatics was out there 2 weeks ago.  She said it was cold, but bearable.  She said they were in booties and neoprene hoods.  Liberty is nice right now.  I'm sticking with that for now.

We have a room in our home with a double bed and private bath in our basement that we will rent for $100 per night for a single person or $150 per night for a couple.  We live in Coeur d Alene on the Mullan bike and running route 13 short blocks from the resort where the swim takes place.  It is within EASY walking distance of the start and finish of the race.  Please let me know, one way or another, if you still need a room or know someone who does.  If you don't need it I will advertise the room more widely.

Justin SG

And the finish line crowd is even bigger the later you finish  

Cars can be replaced ... glad that you are okay.  That said, you are due for a spate of something good to come your way pretty soon! (If I were you, I'd buy a lottery ticket with the following numbers: 4 8 15 16 23 42)

Seriously, think of it as a way that you can buy a new car that is easier to transport your bike around (which is the prevailing reason behind my last car choice).

One of my bro's doing the race was swimming in CDA this past weekend. He didn't wear anything but his wetsuit (w/sleeves) and he said it was chilly but he still swam for about 45 minutes I believe.

I've been tapering/carb-loading for the last 3-months....is this bad?

Triseattle,
I have a connecting flight through Salt Lake on Thursday AM. When are you heading up to CDA? Are you flying or driving?
If anyone is flying into Spokane Around 12-1pm local Spokane time and have an extra seat that I can get a ride to CDA to, I may need a ride. I will not have my bike - being shipped.
Thanks to anyone that can help.
I am doing race with some other buddies and flight arrival times may not be matching up very well.
Thanks ahead of time for any help.
Press on!
Bob

http://www.ironmancda.com/cdaclock.html

Check out this link.

Brandi, we have some uber athletes here from BT hitting CDA this year.  Just pace yourself, stay within yourself and just keep going, you will eventually get to that finish line.  Keep your hydration and nutrition good and your training will carry you through.  You have no training logs so we can't see how well you are doing to cheer you on.  Each person has their own individual journey with a goal of KQ or 16:59:59.  Whatever that is, it is your goal and it is well worth posting.  Remember that you are doing something that no one in their right mind,... er that no one outside the sport really knows how long it takes to do an IM, so if you say you finished in 16:50 (or whatever) and they will be wow that is awsome!  Remember to not tell them that it is a slow time and it is all good 8).  Peace.   

Don't look at the countdown watch... it will suck you in for hours... resist the temptation....

Edited by Baowolf 2010-06-02 10:46 AM

Hey all - nice numbers.  I don't know how some of you manage to find the time and energy to get it all in.  I was completely wiped after this weekend and took yesterday off from training.  It was good to get caught up with life (and some bike maintenance), but it will be back in the saddle today after work for a 40-mile tempo ride and some time in the pool.  I'm actually looking forward to the ride, but I'm sure the enthusiasm will last about a minute once my HR climbs above 150 haha.

What are everyone's thoughts about tapering?  I know my volume hasn't been as much as some, but I still figure I should back off a bit soon and start focusing on speed / intensity and swimming.

There are 3 weekends left...will it be one more hard weekend or two?  I'm planning a 20-miler on Sunday and I think I'll do one more 3-mile OWS next weekend.  I just don't know if I should do another 100+ mile ride before the race.  At some point it has to start doing more harm than good, right?

And Jon...where do I sign up!  The pool alone is enticing...we don't even have a shower here.

I would not call it a taper yet but I am begining to cut back on the long stuff now.  I have gone 100+ miles on the bike for the last 3 weekends (around 6-hours).  For the next 4 weekends my long ride plan is 4-hours, 3-hours, 2-hours, and then raceday.  I am planning a similar drop in my long run; 2.5-hours, 2-hours, 1.5-hours, raceday.  Swimming is going to be a crap shoot.  I am losing my pool this Saturday so my only option will be OWS.  I will try to swim as much as I can but the reality is that I might get a total of 4 more swims in before race day.  Next week I will start to lower the duration of the mid-week stuff.  By June 14th I will be in full blown taper mode.

This weekend's ride will be shorter with more hills.  Probably 80 miles, 7500 feet of climbing.  Run, 2 hours.   Then I'm tapering.  I will swim a bit harder/longer for the next couple of weeks.  We ship our bikes on 6/18.  We fly into CdA for some pre-race camping and anniversary (24 years!) celebrating on 6/21.

By next Monday, the hay's in the barn.

To those locals swimming out at Liberty Lake... where are you swimming at? I want to start hitting the open water but have never swam at Liberty Lake.