Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 4)

So does anyone have a trainer, specific program they are using? I am using the free one off of trifuel. 36 week program. I have looked it over many times and I think it looks pretty good although somewhat generic.

I've followed a friends half program and it worked out really great for me. I was only hoping for under 5:30 and got 5:11 so I think that although might not be specific, but if followed it will get you where you want to be. Or at least for myself.

Thoughts ideas?  

I took a look at that 36 week plan and it looks good, and complicated, to me.  I bet it works well for most people.  I know myself, and if it's too complicated, I wont follow it.  I am positive I wouldn't follow that plan and I hope it knocks it out of the park for you!  

I am following the "Super Simple 20 Week Ironman Training Plan" that has been in Triathlete magazine off and on many times throughout the years.  It can be found here.  

I'm going to do the 30-week plan in Don Fink's "Be Iron Fit" book for the bike and run and join a master's swim class.  There are three plans to choose from, "competitive", "intermediate" or "just finish".  Workouts are based on time instead of distance and are designed to be time efficient for busy people - which I always seem to be.

Not a fast swimmer but I feel comfortable and semi strong in the water...my first loop going easy was 41 minutes my second fighting much harder to hold a good line and move forward 51 minutes.

There's a thread in the main page today talking about CDA, and someone posted this video. For those of you that have done this is it better to start to the right side or left (as you enter the water)? I really don't mind contact, but why swim in the middle of that when you can swim to the outside/inside at avoid some of it?

I'd wager a bet the time spent swimming a slightly longer course, if you are on the outside, is less than the time treading water, or fighting through the middle of that mess.

If you start after the mob you won't get the benefit of a strong draft to that first turn buoy.

I started about 3/4 of the way back, slightly to the right of center, and was practically pulled the first 900

It was an awesome experience,  on the beach there is not a lot of space left. right or middle.

You more then likely will get bumped no matter where you start.

I haven't really decided where to start on the swim yet. I'm MOP swimmer for the most part. I'm able to hold my own and let others know that my space is not their space. But I agree with staying about part 3/4 of the way in so you can draft the whole way. When I did Lake Stevens I stayed next to the buoys and would draft off of whoever was in front of me and jump onto the next person. It was a really great way to swim easily yet swim fast.

I still think I will start with that trifuel 36 week program. I have till like January to change it up if I am finding that I don't like it or it doesn't work for me. But I tend to like a very detailed program as my HIM program was very detailed and it paid off for myself.

Hey folks,

Going for my second IM. I have started my training already and mostly will be focused on building my run base. So here is the first question. Has anyone transformed from a 50ish min swimmer to a 3.30 ish IM runner in 10 month ? Any advice is appreciated.

Also, does any one has an experience racing in IMLou and CdA? What are the differences, what would you focus the most on cource, weater wise

Nick

That looks nuts.  Jumping into 59 degree water and getting beat up for 2.4 miles?  Who'd do something so stupid? 

My plan was to start out wide to the buoys and I thought I started our pretty far to the right on the beach, about 2/3 the way back from the water.  However, about 1/2 way to the turn buoy I noticed the crowd has pushed me almost against the buoy line.  Short of waiting until (almost) everyone else has left the beach and then entering the water, I'm not sure how I could have avoided the proverbial washing machine.

I haven't seen an answer on here yet, does anyone know how full CDA '13 is as-of today?

Strongly considering a second time next year. Would've done '12 but was deployed to Afghanistan.

When I signed up two weeks ago it was a little over 80% full.  I didn't see the percent full but someone that signed up the same time as me said they saw it.  My guess would be around 85%-90% full, but again, that is just a guess.

CDA will be my first full. A buddy of mine and I are doing it. He lives up in Minnesota and I am from Miami. Anyone on this thread in these areas?

Looking forward to the race!

Thanks! To be honest, swim is the least of my concerns . What about a bike course, is the new one hillier than the old one, faster?

@Nick I never rode the old one.... most people thought it was going to be easier and faster because it had a lot less turns...however the bike  times were slower for most.

advice... practice climbing...the second out on the bike loop was the toughest part of the race for me.