Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 37)
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dream Chaser - 2010-01-21 8:18 AM 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. ![]() 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). I haven't done an Ironman yet... but I am using the BT Beginner HIM plan now (loosely), and then will segway into the BT Intermediate Plan on, I think, the second week in March. And I will follow that 20 week plan closely. All I have to say is: They better freaking work! I've used BT IM plans for both my races (neither was IMLP) and I felt very comforable going into each race and completing each race. I think I did the intermediate and the advanced. I'll be loading up the advanced plan again in March. My fitness was perfect (for what I wanted to accomplish) my only problem has been with locking down my nutrition which is still a work in progress. |
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![]() 4 days to the Six month COUNTDOWN!! Yikes! Only 6 months people!! I'm freeeeaking out here!! Crap!! |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dream Chaser - 2010-01-21 10:32 AM 4 days to the Six month COUNTDOWN!! Yikes! Only 6 months people!! I'm freeeeaking out here!! Crap!!
Dude calm down! You’re scaring people. What's with that pic? |
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![]() Dude calm down! You’re scaring people. What's with that pic? Pic... oh, that's my training partner, Frank. Frank is a six-foot bunny rabbit. He's harmless, really.
Edited by Dream Chaser 2010-01-21 9:59 AM |
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![]() Transition Question: I was just reading an Ironman RR and it dawned on me -- how do we Transition? Meaning, do we have transition bags with our numbers on them? We go into the change tent and take our helmet and sunglasses out of a bag and then put our wetsuits back into the same bag? How does that work for T1 and T2? |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Don't sweat it. It is an extremely organized event. They strip off your wetsuit at the waters edge and then you carry it with you and run on a carpet up to the transition area which are tents is inside the oval. Same place the bikes are located. Before you go into the tents, you run through the bag area and someone either gets your bag for you or you pick it yourself. Each bag gets a race number sticker. Then into the tent. You get what you need for the bike and stick your swim stuff back into the same bag. The tent can be a little hectic (especially if it is raining and muddy) but everyone is so jacked up it is electric. Out you go to get your bike and one of the volunteers takes your bag with swim stuff and hangs it back on the racks for you to pick up after the race. Pretty much the same thing happens on the run except this time you pick up your run bag. Don't sweat it too much as you set them up the day before and everyone has an assigned spot on the racks by race number. It's all good. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() You have bags for each transition, which are labeled/color coded and then hung up in an area right next to the changing tents under your race number. Volunteers direct you to your bag, though they're in numerical order. You grab your appropriate bag, bring it into the tent, do your T1 thang, whatever that may be (change, food, meds, whatever), leave your previously used items with the volunteer, they package it all up again and hang it back up at your number. T2, rinse and repeat, except you obviously grab the second bag. I thought it was pretty amazing. Pics attached (the bags hung up neatly, the craziness of sorting them and rehanging them, and them hung up neatly again--what a system!). (Transition3.jpg) (Transition1.jpg) (Transition2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Transition3.jpg (81KB - 21 downloads) Transition1.jpg (67KB - 22 downloads) Transition2.jpg (79KB - 11 downloads) |
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![]() Wow. Cool. Thanks for the informative answers. Do we leave our helmets on our bikes, or are they in the bags? |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I think if the helmets were in the bag we would see the ends of aero helmets sticking out, so I guess everyone swam with their helmets on. lol haha |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dream Chaser - 2010-01-21 12:37 PM Helmets, shoes, everything in the bag. You may get your bike yourself or a volunteer may have it ready at the end of the row for you. Wow. Cool. Thanks for the informative answers. Do we leave our helmets on our bikes, or are they in the bags? |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dream Chaser Calm down! No freaking out, it's just exciting. Your training looks to be coming along very nicely so you have nothing to freak out about! |
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![]() jackjack - 2010-01-21 1:04 PM Dream Chaser Calm down! No freaking out, it's just exciting. Your training looks to be coming along very nicely so you have nothing to freak out about! Okay. Sorry if those pics scared anyone. Just from a silly movie. It's easy to 'freak out' cause I work at home, alone, with nobody to talk me down from the ledge. I mean, I have a dog but his english is a little sketchy. |
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![]() Mcluvin22 - 2010-01-21 12:59 PM I think if the helmets were in the bag we would see the ends of aero helmets sticking out, so I guess everyone swam with their helmets on. lol haha That was my wonder/concern. My aero helmet is kind of flimsy in the pointed area and I'm hoping it'll be fine in the bag. Breathe just breathe. I think I'm gonna get outside for a bit and go for a run. I need it!
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dream Chaser - 2010-01-21 1:11 PM My aero helmet is kind of flimsy in the pointed area and I'm hoping it'll be fine in the bag. Breathe just breathe.
Sounds like something you and the wife need to figure out on your own, mmm? |
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![]() thelunchbox - 2010-01-21 1:26 PM Dream Chaser - 2010-01-21 1:11 PM My aero helmet is kind of flimsy in the pointed area and I'm hoping it'll be fine in the bag. Breathe just breathe. Sounds like something you and the wife need to figure out on your own, mmm? Get your mind out of the gutter Doofenshmirtz. Edited by Dream Chaser 2010-01-21 12:36 PM |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I agree relax put on a boyband tape or Cd and chill ![]() |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() DC is just fine....hes just havin' some fun...right DC...right?!?!? anyway, whats crazy when you think about it, is we all signed up 6 months ago, and there is 6 months to go. I dont know about all of you, but the next 6 months seems like its gonna take a lot longer than the previous 6.... time to get trainin'!! |
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![]() Cusetri is right. I'm just jokin'. Drank a little too much coffee this morning. Went for a run and listened to some Kings of Leon and Tiesto; no boy bands on the Ipod |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() cusetri - 2010-01-21 2:21 PM DC is just fine....hes just havin' some fun...right DC...right?!?!? anyway, whats crazy when you think about it, is we all signed up 6 months ago, and there is 6 months to go. I dont know about all of you, but the next 6 months seems like its gonna take a lot longer than the previous 6.... time to get trainin'!! No I think the next six months will go quicker than you think. My days will be consumed by; train, eat, work, sleep, eat, work, train, eat, train and sleep or in close enough order. Oh yeah, we will probable experience a few more DC freak outs and some others even my own. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() tasr - 2010-01-21 3:55 PM cusetri - 2010-01-21 2:21 PM DC is just fine....hes just havin' some fun...right DC...right?!?!? anyway, whats crazy when you think about it, is we all signed up 6 months ago, and there is 6 months to go. I dont know about all of you, but the next 6 months seems like its gonna take a lot longer than the previous 6.... time to get trainin'!! No I think the next six months will go quicker than you think. My days will be consumed by; train, eat, work, sleep, eat, work, train, eat, train and sleep or in close enough order. Oh yeah, we will probable experience a few more DC freak outs and some others even my own. yes, I agree Tasr 100%.... what I meant to say, although rather poorly, was although it feels like the next 6 months is going to drag by, we will surely look back and wonder where the heck the time went, just as I am wondering now where the time has gone since I hit submit and forked over $550 to WTC!! |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() swishyskirt, Thanks for posting those pictures. They say a lot. One thing I would like to point out. IMLP is notorious for wet weather. The transition bags will be placed there the day before. My advice is place items like, socks, gloves, shirts, Garmins or what even you want to remind dry in zip lock bags then place them in the transition bags. Same goes for the special needs bags. |
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![]() tasr - 2010-01-21 3:55 PM cusetri - 2010-01-21 2:21 PM DC is just fine....hes just havin' some fun...right DC...right?!?!? anyway, whats crazy when you think about it, is we all signed up 6 months ago, and there is 6 months to go. I dont know about all of you, but the next 6 months seems like its gonna take a lot longer than the previous 6.... time to get trainin'!! No I think the next six months will go quicker than you think. My days will be consumed by; train, eat, work, sleep, eat, work, train, eat, train and sleep or in close enough order. Oh yeah, we will probable experience a few more DC freak outs and some others even my own. I can guarantee at least one or two more DC freakouts! |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Thanks everyone for the awesome detailed info about transition, etc. I'm like you Dream Chaser, I love to visualize and mentally go through every tiny aspect of a race, and get frustrated when I don't have enough info to do that, so thank you for asking the questions and thanks everyone else for answering them. Keep the details coming! The more I know, the calmer it helps me feel. I try to avoid looking at the calendar and counting how much time is left, especially since I've been sick the past week and my training has suffered accordingly. I agree with tasr, it's gonna go FAST from now on. I want to enjoy every second of it--I'm finally training for an Ironman and that is an amazing, cool new experience. Woohoo! Good luck everyone! Kelly |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() tasr - 2010-01-21 4:06 PM swishyskirt, Thanks for posting those pictures. They say a lot. One thing I would like to point out. IMLP is notorious for wet weather. The transition bags will be placed there the day before. My advice is place items like, socks, gloves, shirts, Garmins or what even you want to remind dry in zip lock bags then place them in the transition bags. Same goes for the special needs bags. One more thing to add to this. Even though you drop off your transition bags & bike the day before the race, you can access everything race morning. And x2 to the Zip-lock bags. It may rain overnight as well as during the race. Special needs you do not drop off until race morning. It is down past the swim start. I hung up my morning clothes bag with all my stuff in it, walked to SN to drop my bags with only my wetsuit, cap & goggles. It was kind of a far walk on the road with bare feet. This year I will either walk up & drop my SN bags before I put my shoes in my morning clothes bag, or I will buy a cheap pair of flip flops and ditch them at the swim start. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I will buy a cheap pair of flip flops and ditch them at the swim start. Old Navy cheappppppppp flip flops. |
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