Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 46)

Originally posted by MRGIBBS

So my Taper plan has me doing a 30min swim and then 3 hour bike ride on this coming Saturday. Seems a little stout 8 days before the race, should I just do it or cut it down a little? I do have two days off training this week.

Originally posted by spie34


I did the ride today for the most part. Started out pretty good headed to PF on the trail but then someone decided to cross over the trail in front of me right before I was going to yell on your left. Well ended up hitting the brakes and knocking the lady down. I went off the trail into the ditch as well. Luckily not hurt.

1:30 run tomorrow followed by the 45 minute ride that I will stretch to an hour more than likely.

Originally posted by johnyutah5



Mine calls for a 30 min swim, 2 to 2:30 on the bike and and 20-30 transition run. Mine is a generic plan from a book so they give big windows and leave it up to you. They do emphasize that the point of the next couple of weeks is to absorb all the training that you have already done.....

Originally posted by dkahns51

Well confidence booster for me today.. it was closer to a 1:38 pace but i was swimming circles for the last .1 so the GPS wasnt picking up movement lol.

Originally posted by GatorDeb

It's NEXT WEEK people!!!!!!!! Eek!

So I'm one of those who needs the full 17 hours. I emailed them and told them, I know that your plan is to get everyone started by 7a, but what happens if for some reason the last portion of people is delayed and the last person starts the race after 7a, let's say 7:30a, does that person have until 12:30a to finish? And they said no, they only have 'til midnight regardless of start time. I don't want more or less time, I want 17 hours, and want to start closer to 7a.

How do you all think this is gonna work out? I'm a slower swimmer (and biker, and runner ha).

As an aside, does anyone know at what mile point the second cutoff for the swim and run are at? Thanks!

Originally posted by MRGIBBS

I think I will shorten my ride time but put in some good hills for intensity.

I spoke with a guy at a party. I am horrible with names. He is in charge of the swim portion of the race. There will be 4 lanes for people to line up in at the beginning. All four lanes with have volunteers holding Time Cards. These will be the times expected to finish your first lap(ie 35mins is a 1:10 swim finish) If you show up late to the swim...and are a fast swimmer, they probably will not allow you to take "Cuts" in front of those already standing in the lanes. The lanes will allow for a slow continuous stream of people into the water.

What is everyones expected time to seed themselves?

Originally posted by MRGIBBS

So my Taper plan has me doing a 30min swim and then 3 hour bike ride on this coming Saturday. Seems a little stout 8 days before the race, should I just do it or cut it down a little? I do have two days off training this week.

Originally posted by spie34



I'm shooting for 1:20 swim which is about 1:55/100 yards. I think that will seed me where I need to be. Hopefully I make the correct choice on swimming so I am not pushing too hard trying to get around others or getting run over by others.

Originally posted by MRGIBBS

What is everyones expected time to seed themselves?

Originally posted by MRGIBBS

What is everyones expected time to seed themselves?

Originally posted by MRGIBBS What is everyones expected time to seed themselves?

Originally posted by roywidget



This is from the website under swim FAQ:

Will the bike and run cut-offs change according to the time of the final athlete entering the water?

No. Bike and run cut-offs are as follows:

Bike Cut-Offs
The first bike cut-off is at the start of the second loop of the bike course (56 mile marker) at 1:30 p.m. Any rider who has not reached the start of the second loop of the bike by 1:30 p.m. will not be permitted to continue. There is a second bike cut-off at the turnaround at Highway 95 (mile marker 92) at 4 p.m. Athletes that have
not reached the turnaround by 4 p.m. will not be permitted to continue. The bike course will close at 5:30 p.m. Athletes arriving at the bike dismount line after 5:30 p.m. will not be permitted to continue.
Run Cut-Offs
The run cut-off will be at the halfway point (13.1 miles) of the run at 9 p.m. at the Lakeside turnaround. There is a second cut-off at Bennett Bay Hill at 10:30 p.m. (mile marker 19.7).
What happens if I finish before the midnight cut-off but I have a finish time of more than 17 hours?
IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene, athletes who finish before the midnight cut-off but have a finishing time of more than 17 hours will not be considered an official IRONMAN finisher and will not be eligible for age-group awards or for IRONMAN World Championship slots or Rolldown slots).

Originally posted by GatorDeb



Ooohh they added the second mile markers, that wasn't there before, awesome. Still sucks that if you start after 7a you get less time, if something happens. I don't care who I have to run over, at 7a I'm jumping in lol Anyone else heard about that other IM that already had a tt start and whether everyone started before 7a?

Originally posted by maverickbassets

I'm quickly becoming the king of skipped workouts. Decided it would be more fun to stay home with the wife and relax instead of as 60 minute run. I ownder how many of these work outs the next two weeks even matter other than to keep the gears moving.

Originally posted by dkahns51



I feel the same way... at this point i don't want to work out at all! I just want to do bare minimum till IM now. I skipped half my swim today but still managed to get my 1:15 on the bike in. And my coach looked over my plan(she didn't write it) and took away my rest day

Originally posted by maverickbassets I'm quickly becoming the king of skipped workouts. Decided it would be more fun to stay home with the wife and relax instead of as 60 minute run. I ownder how many of these work outs the next two weeks even matter other than to keep the gears moving.