Ironman Texas (Page 47)

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]dodgersmom - 2011-03-08 8:15 PM

I am in the same boat!  I am eating every 2 to 3 hrs, not by schedule, but by hunger.  I am really that hungry.  It's crazy but I guess it works.  I have plenty in the tank to complete the workouts and weekend bricks.  Weight seems to stay in a tight range.  145 - 150 back and forth.  Weekend bricks bring it down to 142, but it's all water loss.  Taking in about 2500 - 3000 cals a day. 

Killing the pantry at home and chicken.

Is anyone planning an 80 miler or century tomorrow?  I am out in the Cypress 290 area and was just wondering.  I have a century on tap, but as crazy as it sounds, if I ride solo I stick to Fry RD, Logenbaugh, feeder of 290 and then throw in some loops in Bridgeland and Cypress Creek lakes subdivisions.  LOTS of loops but it works!  More of a safety thing for me when I ride solo. 

I would if I was still in Cypress.  I am stuck riding the north portion of the IMTX course every weekend (90 planned tomorrow- depending on how my anniversary dinner goes with my wife tonight).  poor me

Its all I can do to maintain my weight right now and still eat somewhat healthy. And, I must confess a sudden addiction to a late night large bowl of cereal before bed!

I have a long run this evening and I told the wife to just cook everything in the house while I am gone and it will be gone not soon after I get back! My food costs are going through the roof! Things they dont tell you in Triathlon 101! haha

I'm doing my long ride tomorrow on the north part of the course.  None of my usual partners are interested in a 5 hour ride so i'll be solo as well if anyone wants some company.  

lol marcy!  i just sat down with a box a wheat thins and opened this thread.   yeah, i'm eating a good bit, still crushing a beer here and there and still dropping weight. 

cold windy ride here today.  but busy weekend with the kiddos so at least its out of the way. . 

One trick so you don't go to bed hungry:

1 cup part skim ricotta cheese, vanilla extract (just a few drops), slivered almonds and two packets of Splenda. It's a great dessert, only around 60 calories and it takes a loooooooong time to digest so it keeps the sensation of "fullness" for the whole night.

Prep time is around 90 seconds.

I'm doing a half in Puerto Rico next weekend, anybody else doing any "tune up" races? I chose this venue because conditions are very similar to what we might encounter at IM Texas, 90 degrees, humid, windy and close to sea level.

A little footage of the IMTX run course.

I taped a little point-n-shoot/tripod combo to my road bike and road the Ironman Texas course this morning. The video starts off looking at Town Green park (transition 1) and then follows the course... to the best of my understanding. The map and written directions on www.ironmantexas.com do not align perfectly.

The elevation map is shown here (http://www.brittanilouise.com/coreyoliver/IronmanTexasRunCourse-Lap1.jpg). The starting point of the first lap is slightly different than laps 2 & 3 but 99% of those laps will be the same.

p.s. I got a flat on my front tire somewhere in the last few miles so it gets super shaky.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rywOgT1oDgQ

Another good day to fly a kite on the bike course.  I need to stop riding solo so I can draft off someone.

DAMN!!!  I got whipped by the wind today on the bike.. Only averaged 17.41 mph.   I swear the head wind was coming in every direction; I never caught a tail wind just head on and angles.

Quads are screaming today!   I need to look for another route other than Fry Rd.  It is flat, but there is nothing to break that wind.