Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 46)

I am calling it a season for Tri after Placid. Not too many races this year, but BIG ones.

After a few weeks of R&R I am hoping to start one final build for the year and tackle my first stand alone Marathon, NYC in early November. There is something that is so simple with running that just makes it the most stress free part of triathlon. I also like to run in cooler temps

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Hey Rusty - I did Nations last year and agree with everything! Luckily I was in the first age group wave to start so I didn't get to see all of the crazy things people were doing on the bike course!

Gearing up for my first Olympic this weekend... supposed to be cool and rainy... and wishing I had a longsleeved wetsuit... and I'm getting nervous

And only 101 days to go until game time... Can't imagine how nervous I'll be a couple days before that! :-o

Answer:  all 3.  But you had your wife drive the bike course while eating the big a$$ cone and laughing about the last 11 miles :-P

Dream Chaser - 2011-04-13 12:40 PM

wstchstrTriathlete - 2011-04-12 10:59 PM

piratenick - 2011-04-11 8:10 PM So does anyone think about what they're going to do after they finish?  I mean, we work so hard to get to the line (first-timers and vets alike) we gotta reward ourselves right?  I read about pros only eating fast food right after race finishes or AGers go out and get M-dot tattoos.  Does anyone think about that reward while you're training?  If so, what's your reward?

I am calling it a season for Tri after Placid. Not too many races this year, but BIG ones.

After a few weeks of R&R I am hoping to start one final build for the year and tackle my first stand alone Marathon, NYC in early November. There is something that is so simple with running that just makes it the most stress free part of triathlon. I also like to run in cooler temps

Hi Jon.  Essentially that's what I did, trained for LP and then trained for a fall Marathon the end of August through October; only that wasn't my intentional plan, it was due to a Bike injury.  That's a great plan, too   I found for me (someone who was a Runner before they were a triathlete) that getting back to the Simplicity of Running was fantastic.  So much easier, less nerve-racking, and I was able to be more efficient with my training in general.  However, I did find that replacing some of my Recovery Runs with easy Trainer rides and Swims was very beneficial.  When we're HIM or Ironman training, whether we realize it or not, Cycling and Swimming is natural Recovery activites for Running because they are both non-impact (hopefully non-impact on the bike!) and promote circulation through fatigued and damaged muscles.  

When HIM and Ironman training, I found in general my legs are a lot less sore than when I was primarily Marathon Training -- peaking at back-to-back 50-mile Running weeks.  So, for me, the amount of time not spent prepping for Tri Training was replaced with Recovery time during Marathon Training.  I had to spend a lot of time stretching, foam rolling, yoga, ice baths and running-specific strength training.  Keeing some Trainer rides and Swimming not only helped promote Recovery for running during my Marathon Training, it made it easier for me to re-transition back to full Triathlon Training a month after my Marathon.   I found kickboard drills in the Pool day after my Long Runs extremely benefical to promoting Recovery; although go EZ when pushing off the wall  

Great advice! Even though this is a long ways off, I am starting to realize that training solely for a running race will actually be unknown territory for me. This will be the first time where I actually put down the bike and swim on purpose to concentrate on just the run. All training for the last 4 years has been an even balance of all three sports.

I will make sure to incorporate some easy riding and swimming.

That's what you get if you eat too many of them.

ARGH! I've been able to avoid those so far during IM training... but during pure marathon training they were a weekly event... sometimes more!

That is the truth, marathon training and ice baths go hand in hand.

I am kinda tapering this week for New Orleans.  I am feeling strong and good for the race so we shall see what happens.  I plan on really ramping up on the bike after my race this week to get ready for some hills.

Does anyone have any experince with LP course and 650 wheel cassettes sizes.  I know most folks ride 700 and alot of folks use compacts I am just thinking about staying with my standard crank and going with a 12-27.  For the record I am not the strongest hill rider so I will be working the hills hard in the next two months.

I did them almost weekly in the fall.  The only problem was that I was always rushed to get to work so I didn't get the time I needed to focus on recovery.

I remember doing a 17mile run on labor day and then having to work 13hrs after.  I'm not even sure an ice bath would have had any effect at that point.

I HATE, HATE, HATE ice baths...Weekly for me too when I was training for my marathon last fall. I find I am super sensitive to extreme cold/hot things on my skin (I can't hold coffee cups without a sleeve...I normally just pass it off to someone to carry for me for awhile). I finally got smart and came up with a solution for myself: I would run the water luke warm to about 1-2inches in depth and get in the tub and then turn off the hot and up the cold, then add the ice.

Maybe other people do this too...I don't know...but getting in a pre-poured/pre-iced ice bath is pure torture for me. Haha

psssst... 100 days until Ironman Lake Placid... shhhhh

piratenick - 2011-04-14 9:20 AM

RJohnson1979 - 2011-04-14 9:12 AM

psssst... 100 days until Ironman Lake Placid... shhhhh

Before I graduated from undergrad the senior class had a "100 days" party when we were 100 days from being grads. I shall party today with 3500y in the pool and a tempo run tonight! Wouldn't have it any other way!!

bah - I'm not gonna worry until we have LESS than 100 days....

TankBoy - 2011-04-14 9:27 AM

piratenick - 2011-04-14 9:20 AM

RJohnson1979 - 2011-04-14 9:12 AM

psssst... 100 days until Ironman Lake Placid... shhhhh

Before I graduated from undergrad the senior class had a "100 days" party when we were 100 days from being grads. I shall party today with 3500y in the pool and a tempo run tonight! Wouldn't have it any other way!!

bah - I'm not gonna worry until we have LESS than 100 days....

haha NICE!

I'm going our for a nice 60miler this evening with some friends.  Just had a nice hour run with another friend this morning.  I REALLY need to get my consistency back!