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 2011-02-27 5:53 PM in reply to: #3374428 |
Extreme Veteran  492   Frisco |  Subject: RE: Ironman Texasjah2212 - 2011-02-27 3:03 PM X2 on that ... wind has been brutal here the last 2 weeks. did 87 last wekeend but this weekend only did 61 .. your right more mental than anything. It just wears you down after a long stint in the saddle!hathecr - 2011-02-27 2:20 PM dodgersmom - 2011-02-27 1:27 PM You guys are scaring me I wouldn't worry. The winds typically disappear in March & stay gone 'til November.
i so hope you are spot on with this comment...i was in north dallas today and the wind beat me up. last week, i was ok with the wind...this week, notsomuch...it beat the crap out of me today...more mentally than physically, but that's almost worse! ugh. |
| 2011-02-27 6:59 PM in reply to: #2944040 |
Expert 706 Spring (Houston), TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas I rode the lower 50 miles of the course yesterday. The winds were tough, but at least the roads are nice. Much better than Grimes County. |
| 2011-02-28 10:00 AM in reply to: #3373764 |
Extreme Veteran 556 TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas dgunthert - 2011-02-26 5:09 PM dodgersmom - 2011-02-26 5:49 AM dgunthert - 2011-02-25 10:08 PM Any of you folks that are riding the course have a Garmin elevation profile you post or share with me? Dennis, are you looking for it for the CompuTrainer? If so, the 3D file is already up there. Nope, just a Garmin file so I can load it into Cycling Peaks and compare with some of the rides I do around here. I also would be interested in seeing a Garmin elevation profile (preferably using the elevation correction plug in). I think that could even be done by driving the course in a car with the Garmin. I have plans to be out there March 18th/19th. If nothing posted by then, I can post my charts. JD |
| 2011-02-28 10:02 AM in reply to: #3375357 |
Expert 630 Frisco TX (DFW area) | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas I am scheduled to ride the route this weekend at a training camp - should have the route on line by Sunday evening |
| 2011-02-28 10:32 AM in reply to: #3374581 |
Member 18 Spring/Woodlands area | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas BRUTAL! Out and back course from the Wal-Mart @ Woodlands parkway & 2978 to a couple miles shy of Richard's, following the IM course yesterday. Avg'd 18.3 outbound & 14.4 inbound! The winds picked up as the day went on and by the time we turned around the winds were in the consistent 20mph range. Very little let up and then it would gust. When you got cross w/ the wind (lolo) it was a bit interesting, I'm 180 and was blow over 3' on a couple occasions! Felt like the winds stopped forward motion coming up the hill on Fish Creek !!! WOW! What great fun ! Thank Goodness were not coming south of Fish Creek for the IM ! |
| 2011-02-28 10:54 AM in reply to: #3375429 |
Expert 1083 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas Thumpr10 - 2011-02-28 10:32 AM BRUTAL! Out and back course from the Wal-Mart @ Woodlands parkway & 2978 to a couple miles shy of Richard's, following the IM course yesterday. Avg'd 18.3 outbound & 14.4 inbound! The winds picked up as the day went on and by the time we turned around the winds were in the consistent 20mph range. Very little let up and then it would gust. When you got cross w/ the wind (lolo) it was a bit interesting, I'm 180 and was blow over 3' on a couple occasions! Felt like the winds stopped forward motion coming up the hill on Fish Creek !!! WOW! What great fun ! Thank Goodness were not coming south of Fish Creek for the IM ! You forgot to mention the airborne squirrel that blew by on Lonestar Parkway! Hardest ride I've ever done, hands down, no comparison. I was terrified and using everything I had just trying to keep my bike upright in the gusts. I'm still not convinced I wasn't actually going backwards on that last little hill when the gust hit! |
| 2011-02-28 10:57 AM in reply to: #2944040 |
Pro 4174 Keller, Texas | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas Seriously "STOP SCARING ME" |
| 2011-02-28 11:11 AM in reply to: #3375367 |
Veteran 125 Plano, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas gleser - 2011-02-28 10:02 AM I am scheduled to ride the route this weekend at a training camp - should have the route on line by Sunday evening Would love to see this! |
| 2011-02-28 11:50 AM in reply to: #3375497 |
Expert 1083 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas dodgersmom - 2011-02-28 10:57 AM Seriously "STOP SCARING ME" Ha! Sorry Marcy. Seriously though, Ron and I have ridden this road easily hundreds of times before (almost every weekend for 2+ years, I was on it the weekend it opened!) and it has never, EVER been remotely as bad as it was this weekend. It can get hot and windy at the end of a long ride but never like it was yesterday. Plus, the winds were on the way back which is not actually part of the course so we should be fine for IM  |
| 2011-02-28 1:52 PM in reply to: #2944040 |
Veteran 740 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas It'll be a fluke if there are strong winds to contend with on race day....I'm expecting a hot & humid day with lots of sunshine. |
| 2011-02-28 3:20 PM in reply to: #2944040 |
Member 20 | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas Coming down for a small camp in April. Will the race day run course be mostly on the roads or the darker gutter section off the road to the right? Concrete or Asphalt? |
| 2011-02-28 3:27 PM in reply to: #3376035 |
| Veteran 147 TEXAS | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas The run is mainly on green belt. Asphalt in places and concrete elsewhere. Do not recall too much of the run if any on streets per se. Although there is some. Am sure those that live in the Woodlands can give a better description. |
| 2011-03-01 7:25 AM in reply to: #2944040 |
Extreme Veteran 492 Frisco | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas So, how did everyones February IMTX training go? Are you still on track, or ahead of where you thought you might be at this stage of your plan? For me, I think my swim is on track, slowly getting more efficient in the pool. Run has been OK, although I was slowed down for a few days this month do to a mishap during our snow week! I definitely need to start picking up the mileage on my long runs now! I really feel like my biggest gains so far have been on the bike, which is where I have been focusing the last 2 months. High intensity trainer sessions during the week are starting to pay off! All things being considered, things are going good and I think I am on track. I hope everyone else's training is going well! |
| 2011-03-01 7:36 AM in reply to: #3376896 |
Extreme Veteran 567 Kingwood, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas
Missed some days with bronchitis and the flu. In March the bike will be about 150 miles more and the swim around 10k more. Run is pretty good. March is a key month for all of us - 80 Days until IMTX! | |
| 2011-03-01 8:10 AM in reply to: #3376916 |
Extreme Veteran 622 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas
My run is on target, but my swim and bike are behind. I'm going to hit those two hard this month. | |
| 2011-03-01 8:52 AM in reply to: #3376981 |
| Veteran 147 TEXAS | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas February: Bike--- 515.1 miles Swim-- 34,500 meters Run -- 128.5 miles no idea on hours nor do I really want to know. |
| 2011-03-01 8:52 AM in reply to: #2944040 |
Veteran 285 indian land, South Carolina Silver member | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas
Need to work a bit more on the bike, but I'm otherwise on target as far as my plan goes. |
| 2011-03-01 9:14 AM in reply to: #2944040 |
Regular 240 Cypress, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas
Swim came in short this month due to my local gyms pool being shutdown due to health inspection issues according to the Health Department. It sucked... My schedule only allows me to get my swim training in the morning, and that's the only pool I can get to and make it to work on time. Next month I will ramp it up. Rock the training everyone and stay INJURY FREE!! | |
| 2011-03-01 9:33 AM in reply to: #3377061 |
Member 56 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas Crazy how close our February numbers were Frank.....you'd think we followed simliar programs, had the same coach and attended the same training camps. I imagine I'll see you Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the training camp. Bike: 27h 17m 49s - 515.23 Mi Run: 16h 54m 03s - 128.67 Mi Swim: 8h 45m 50s - 29535.8 Yd Everything is on target. I'm looking forward to a busy March and hoping to stay injury free for the next 80 days. |
| 2011-03-01 10:30 AM in reply to: #2944040 |
Master 2238 Dallas | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas
Poor bike mileage this month but strong rides, not a whole lot of time and bad weather made it for a bad combo. Hoping to get more during March and April. | |
| 2011-03-01 11:51 AM in reply to: #2944040 |
Regular 87 San Antonio | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas February's totals: Bike: 27h 52m - 475.23 Mi Run: 10h 56m - 69.71 Mi Swim: 6h 58m - 21,700 M Run came in short this month but that will change.... |
| 2011-03-01 12:33 PM in reply to: #2944040 |
Elite 3088 Austin, TX Gold member | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas This is the time to really focus, everyone. The next 2 months make up the heart of your training. Skimp here and you'll pay for it. Now is the time to make committed effort to not missing a single workout. I got way behind myself, but have come back the last couple of weeks. So instead of putting down what I've done, I'm laying a marker down for what I'm going to do. Through the end of Thursday, March 31, here are my goals: Bike: 19 workouts - 700 miles Run: 18 workouts - 160 miles Swim: 16 workouts - 38,000 yards Put some numbers out there and let's hold each other to them. See you in a month with the results! ETA: And since it makes sense to put it here. My current weight is 169.2. Goal for the end of the month: 163.6. Edited by dgunthert 2011-03-01 12:39 PM |
| 2011-03-01 12:35 PM in reply to: #2944040 |
Veteran 266 Kingwood, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas In case anyone wants to save time on the directions for the north portion of the course they are below. I taped the below to my top tube and it made it easy. Note the Dobbins road connection is not part of the course and have to get off your bike and carry it accross the railroad at one point. easy to add milage on lonestar pkwy/2854, reccomend doing this at the beginning to warm up, we did it at the end last time but I think it would be better in the beginning. 55 Mile North IMTX Route From McDonalds on 105: 149 North - 7.5 Mi Osborne - Right - 3 Mi (10.3) 1375 - Left - 3 Mi (13.3) 149 N - Right - 1.5 Mi (14.7) 1791 - Right - 1.2 Mi (15.9) Taliaferro - Left 1.7 Mi (17.6) 209 - Left - 2.5 Mi (20.1) (Note: Talif/209 are same road) Bays Chappel - Left - 0.2 Mi (20.3) 149 - Right - 7 Mi - (27) 2562 - Left - 3 Mi (29.9) 2819 - Left - 5 Mi (35.2) 1486 - Right - 13 Mi (48.5) Dobbins - Left (after 105) - 5 Mi (53.3) 105 - Right - 1.5 Mi (55) Extra Milage (20+ Mi) Before or after, out and back 149 to Lonestar Pkwy/2854 - 10 Miles to Egypt Hon. - Right on Egypt if you want more |
| 2011-03-01 2:12 PM in reply to: #3377580 |
Extreme Veteran 492 Frisco | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas dgunthert - 2011-03-01 12:33 PM This is the time to really focus, everyone. The next 2 months make up the heart of your training. Skimp here and you'll pay for it. Now is the time to make committed effort to not missing a single workout. I got way behind myself, but have come back the last couple of weeks. So instead of putting down what I've done, I'm laying a marker down for what I'm going to do. Through the end of Thursday, March 31, here are my goals: Bike: 19 workouts - 700 miles Run: 18 workouts - 160 miles Swim: 16 workouts - 38,000 yards Put some numbers out there and let's hold each other to them. See you in a month with the results! ETA: And since it makes sense to put it here. My current weight is 169.2. Goal for the end of the month: 163.6. Not too far off from you on what I want to get accomplished this month Swim -36000 yards - 13 workouts Bike - 750 miles - 19 workouts Run - 155 miles - 18 workouts As for weight .. I will do everything I can to not loose anymore which means I am pretty much eating constantly now! |
| 2011-03-01 5:30 PM in reply to: #2944040 |
Master 1779 | Subject: RE: Ironman Texas February's totals: Bike: 21h 36m - 404.56 Mi Run: 12h 19m 38s - 78.15 Mi Swim: 18h 53m - 37500 Yd Strength: 10h 30m Aqua Jogging: 2h 40m Stability/ART exercises: 1h 00m Trigger Point: 7h 35m Edited by Catwoman 2011-03-01 5:30 PM |
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