Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 47)

heh...Actually if you choose to do a second one its MUCH easier the second time aropund.  WOn't look like abomb wentoff in your house.  I htink most of IM training is teaching your body to handle fatigue.

And I am just sharing because i know you all will understand....My neck hurts, I have a raging headache and I am sneezing and I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT ANY OF IT.

What??? How can this thread be 7th on the list? No posts in almost 2 hrs?? Crazy! Anyway, just wanted to share that I swam like a rock today. As close to swimming in reverse as possible. Hope this clears itself up by raceday!!! I think my swimming was tons better like 3 months ago but I've slacked off a bit and now getting worried. Gotta love a nice  boyant wetsuit - I won't however, get DQ'ed for using zoomers like the guy in '07!

Happy training, stay healthy

 I saw this girl lying on her back with her arms stretched over her head today at the pool and she was just motoring along. I was jealous! How can I improve my kick?? Any drills that would help?

I wouldn't recommend trying anything NEW this close to the race. Fins have a tendency to screw up my achilles tendons if I'm not careful.

 You're going to have a great race. 

Um kick more?  Try this....on a 50 kick set kick easy the first 25 then try to increase your speed the next 25.  Kick from your hip not your knee and try to let your leg whip.  Also the kick is not just down stroke but also pulling your leg up.  The more pointy your toes the more surface area to push the water.  Your heels should just be breaking the surface of the water.  I try to think of my legs as little propellers. Try with and without fins.  Honestly this might be something to work on in the off season.  I used to have a non existent kick til I started in a masters program this year.  Its helped but I definately can still improve it. 

HHEH..... on the surrounding sicknees.  My office manager had the vomiting virus last week, my medical asst has pneumonia and the guy sharing office space with me was coughing up a  lung for about 2 weeks.  Plus 1/2 my pts don't bathe.  I know eewwww. I saw this lady today and she and her son both looked like they had not bathed or changed their clothes in about 2 weeks and both were coughing and sputtering.......BLECH.  Avaguard is my friend.

Mimir98 - 2009-10-14 10:52 AM

brobinson - 2009-10-14 9:41 AM

Raced a sprint tri on Sunday followed by an 85 mile bike.  Long run this week and then heading to Bermuda for the 'Round the Sound Swim' I'm doing the 4k.  http://www.aquamoonadventures.com/page2.html No wetsuit though

Planning one last big volume week next week and then a 2 week taper.

Come on Nov 7th!

awesome! That's my buddy Randy who puts on that swim!! Have a glass of wine with him and tell him Mimi says hi...he lives around the corner from me

Had a Rum Swizzle with Randy!  He is a great guy and the event was AWESOME!

lesleyann - 2009-10-20 7:56 PM thanks for the advice. Yeah, I am not going to do anything about it now. I will work on it in the off season. I will be heading to masters more too. My coach didn't want me to go once i got into focused IM training. Yeah, I am getting rid of him too. As far as patients not bathing, I hear ya on that one! Luckily you are dealing with orthopedic issues. I give anesthesia for colonoscopies and imagine the smell of a person how was on the shitter all night and then doesn't shower the morning of the procedure

Yummy....................Not. WHy is takinga shower so damn hard for people?