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 2010-08-10 9:37 AM in reply to: #3034014 |
Elite  3683      Whispering Pines, North Carolina |  Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official ThreadMrs. brown_dog_us - 2010-08-10 9:47 AM swise - 2010-08-10 9:24 AM All the wetsuit / skinsuit talk aside -- I am planning on wearing my two piece and changing bottoms throughout: swim bottoms on swim, bike shorts on bike (throw tri top on over swim top and wear through rest) and run shorts on run. This way I am most comfortable for each leg. Is this crazy talk or is anyone else doing this? (Obviously not shooting for superfast T times - and I heard that you can change in transition). Thoughts?? I don't think this is crazy at all. If my tri-top works in the pool for 4k without significant chafing (testing next week), I'll wear tri-top/bike shorts for the swim and bike, then do a complete change for singlet and shorts/fresh socks for the run. A fresh pair of shorts/socks will help my mental state for sure. If the tri-top is bad for the swim, I'll be doing what you are doing. On the bottle question, my aero no longer fits on my bike so I will run at least 1 20oz bottle of water and 1 of electrolyte drink, but maybe 2 bottles of water and one of electrolyte drink, depending on the aid station placement. I don't want to be rationing my water. Others may differ but I'd rather carry extra than run out. Steph, there will be aid stations every 10 miles. they should have cold/cool water. I don't know if they tend to run out, though. even if i get to an aid station with a half full bottle of water, i'm tossing it and getting a new one...it's going to be super important to try and stay as cool  as possible throughout the day. cold water/drinks will help. |
| 2010-08-10 11:39 AM in reply to: #2453902 |
Veteran 119 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread I'll be rolling with the Aero bottle up front with water and a 3hr Infinit bottle (picking up a second in SN) |
| 2010-08-10 12:54 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Expert 1164 Roswell, GA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread Is it just me, or is everyone else also sick of training? Especially swimming: it takes every ounce of mental strength to get through my workouts.... I am ready to taper! |
| 2010-08-10 1:07 PM in reply to: #3034987 |
Extreme Veteran 345 Westfield, In | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread 15step - 2010-08-10 12:54 PM Is it just me, or is everyone else also sick of training? Especially swimming: it takes every ounce of mental strength to get through my workouts.... I am ready to taper! I am at that point as well. After about 60miles on the bike I am ready to be finished. |
| 2010-08-10 2:23 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Member 56 Little Rock, AR | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread Count me in this group, too. 2k swim today followed by 30 miles on the bike. Felt surprisingly good considering I did a 20 mile run yesterday. I usually take a recovery day after runs longer than 10 or 12. |
| 2010-08-10 3:05 PM in reply to: #3034987 |
| 7 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread 15step - 2010-08-10 11:54 AM Is it just me, or is everyone else also sick of training? Especially swimming: it takes every ounce of mental strength to get through my workouts.... I am ready to taper! Amen to the swim workout....its death...and what makes it worse is I always have to do it around 4:30 to 5 am. This whole thing reminds me of my one and only parachute jump. Left my house around 6 am-drove 2 1/2 hours-trained for 6 hours and then finally got up in the plane. I was scared out of my mind but I'll be damned if I wasn't going to jump after spending all that money and time. I just closed my eyes and said if someone else has done it then I can too. Scared the hell out of me though...but I did it. It was a one and done though. This is gonna be a one and "I will wait a long time if ever to do it again". My wife and kids are about done. |
| 2010-08-10 3:05 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Extreme Veteran 557 Woodland Hills, CA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread Bottle on rear will be 1 water, 1 gatorade, bottle on frame with be a bottle that I cut open and stuffed with spare tube/c02 I did a test swim with my tri top in open water and am good to go with that, so I will be wearing the tri top and shorts from start to finish. I trapped a bee in my helmet on sunday so now I'm living with a swollen forehead from the sting. |
| 2010-08-10 7:27 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Champion 5575 Butler | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread Am I tired of Training, yes. Is my wife tired of me training definately. I am going with a 2 chamber aero bottle and using what they have on the course. I will also have a water bottle full of mountain dew for around mile 80. I will also have 2 cliff bars, 2 granola bars and 2 pb crackers. I am wearing the same tri shorts the entire time. Will probably go shirtless for the swim and am wearing the tri top I wore in my first tri ever. it is too loose to wear swimming but have 2 large pockets and my other tighter tops do not. |
| 2010-08-10 8:27 PM in reply to: #3035757 |
Expert 1146 Johns Creek, Georgia | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread Bontager Aero Bottle upfront 44oz of IRONMAN Perform Lemon Lime...I am hooked! I 3 h bottle in rear with INFINIT, next 3 h bottle at SN stop. Secret weapon, pretzels filled with PB! 1 bag of shot blocsks and refuel on course. NEWSBLAST: I will not be placing in my AG, thus I plan to do 3 changes and be as fresh as possible. 1. Aquasphere speedsuit for swim 2. DESOTO 400 mile shorts and my UNC cycling top. Can't think of a better state to wear it in! 3. Seguoi tri shorts and my US Navy tri top Wishing everyone a good next 17 days of training, be careful, and looking forward to sharing the road with you all! Edited by hrliles 2010-08-10 8:53 PM |
| 2010-08-10 8:56 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Member 56 Little Rock, AR | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread Let's do a just-for-fun "what are you planning or hoping for your splits?" I'll start. Swim: 1:30 T1: 7 minutes (complete change and take in some calories. Relax) Bike: 7:00 T2: 7 minutes (same as T1) Run: 7:00 (jog/walk) Finish: ~16 hours with ~45 for unforeseen situations (flats, port-o-potties, etc) |
| 2010-08-10 9:11 PM in reply to: #3035909 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread BenDoesLife - 2010-08-10 9:56 PM Let's do a just-for-fun "what are you planning or hoping for your splits?" I'll start. Swim: 1:30 T1: 7 minutes (complete change and take in some calories. Relax) Bike: 7:00 T2: 7 minutes (same as T1) Run: 7:00 (jog/walk) Finish: ~16 hours with ~45 for unforeseen situations (flats, port-o-potties, etc) 16:59:59 is my goal... 16:45:07 if it's cool out... Edited by tri_d00d 2010-08-10 9:18 PM |
| 2010-08-10 9:51 PM in reply to: #3035934 |
Expert 830 Chesapeake, VA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread You know i just notice that from the schedule that is posted there is no 2011 registration! I had a feeling there might not be a race after this year. Scratch that saw this on another part of site: U.S. Ironman races do not have waiting lists. General Registration * There will be NO on-site registration for Ford Ironman Louisville 2011. * General entry will be done online via Active.com usually opening at 12:00PM local race site time (subject to change) the day after the current year's race. I guess they figure because it doesn't fill up right away why bother. Edited by mattajw 2010-08-10 9:57 PM |
| 2010-08-10 9:53 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Expert 1146 Johns Creek, Georgia | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread My hope is: Swim 1:50 T1 :08 Bike 7:00 T2 :10 watching some TV Run 5:30 My Plan is: NOT TO DROWN ON THE SWIM, if so, I will take what the rest of the course gives me and be grateful to finish |
| 2010-08-10 10:45 PM in reply to: #2453902 |
Member 56 Little Rock, AR | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread by the way,  So, unless we have a record day, we can probably expect anywhere from 80-95. Even if we break the record and go 100, I've been training in heat indexes of 105-110. I say as long as we're wishing, let's try for 65 and cloudy. |
| 2010-08-10 11:43 PM in reply to: #3013554 |
Member 19 Jeffersonville, IN | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread cornchexs - 2010-07-30 12:17 AM tobiasly - 2010-07-29 11:08 PM Doesn't look like there's gonna be an "official" practice swim, but Bob from the Louisville group on IAmTri.com has been organizing Ohio River swims on Saturday mornings before the bike course ride. Or just grab a friend or two and jump in whenever you want; you can start at the docks next to Tumbleweed and swim back & forth between Towhead Island. The island is about 1/2 mile in length so back&forth is a mile. Sounds like you are 'volunteering' to set this up for us... I'm coming up w/my nephew, who's also racing, on Wednesday late and we're looking to swim a couple of times, if possible. ETA: or coordinate... Sorry haven't been on here in a while, hope you were able to get a swim in anyway! |
| 2010-08-11 6:03 AM in reply to: #2453902 |
Master 1432 Woodstock | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread My hypothetical plan on a 85-90* day Swim- 1:20 Bike- 6:10 Run- 4:40 Hoping to break 13 hours, but I am not going to eat the paste (thanks Brown Dog), as finishing is my ultimate goal with enough time to spare, and if I hit the finishing chute at 12:59, I am still going to take my sweet time and soak it up |
| 2010-08-11 7:22 AM in reply to: #2453902 |
Regular 118 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread We are 2 1/2 weeks out from the race. Everyone still injury free? Personally, my tendonitis is doing well, but the aqua jogging has got to be the most boring thing ever....it is even worse than lap swimming. Looking at the weather, I was hoping for a cooling trend, but I don't think it is going to happen. |
| 2010-08-11 7:40 AM in reply to: #3036324 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread ryceelliott - 2010-08-11 8:22 AM We are 2 1/2 weeks out from the race. Everyone still injury free? Personally, my tendonitis is doing well, but the aqua jogging has got to be the most boring thing ever....it is even worse than lap swimming. Looking at the weather, I was hoping for a cooling trend, but I don't think it is going to happen. Au contrair, mon frere. Weather.com has the weather breaking just a tiny, teeny, little bit. 10-Day Forecast for Louisville, KY
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| 2010-08-11 7:53 AM in reply to: #2453902 |
Expert 1164 Roswell, GA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread I dont really want to have a "goal time", mainly because I dont want to be too focused on the numbers that day. But here are my best guesses: Swim - 1:10-1:15 T1 - 5 Bike - 5:30-6:00 T2 - 5 Run - 4:00-4:30 So basically I want to finish between 11 and 12 hrs, which seems pretty reasonable based on my training thus far. Lets hope the weather holds out for us. |
| 2010-08-11 9:10 AM in reply to: #3035934 |
Elite 3770 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread tri_d00d - 2010-08-10 9:11 PM BenDoesLife - 2010-08-10 9:56 PM Let's do a just-for-fun "what are you planning or hoping for your splits?" I'll start. Swim: 1:30 T1: 7 minutes (complete change and take in some calories. Relax) Bike: 7:00 T2: 7 minutes (same as T1) Run: 7:00 (jog/walk) Finish: ~16 hours with ~45 for unforeseen situations (flats, port-o-potties, etc) 16:59:59 is my goal... 16:45:07 if it's cool out...
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we should meet up and run together! (or walk)| 2010-08-11 9:36 AM in reply to: #3036353 |
Regular 118 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread tri_d00d - 2010-08-11 7:40 AM ryceelliott - 2010-08-11 8:22 AM We are 2 1/2 weeks out from the race. Everyone still injury free? Personally, my tendonitis is doing well, but the aqua jogging has got to be the most boring thing ever....it is even worse than lap swimming. Looking at the weather, I was hoping for a cooling trend, but I don't think it is going to happen. Au contrair, mon frere. Weather.com has the weather breaking just a tiny, teeny, little bit. 10-Day Forecast for Louisville, KY
You are the eternal optimist, a trait that will be quite helpful on race day. Don't forget about the humidity, the Ohio Valley has humidity levels that can rival Florida. Personally, I keep hoping for the random shift in the jet stream that will bring cool, dry air down from Canada. BTW, 17 days and a wake up for those who are keeping count. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-08-11 9:38 AM in reply to: #3036648 |
Extreme Veteran 345 Westfield, In | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread turtlegirl - 2010-08-11 9:10 AM tri_d00d - 2010-08-10 9:11 PM BenDoesLife - 2010-08-10 9:56 PM Let's do a just-for-fun "what are you planning or hoping for your splits?" I'll start. Swim: 1:30 T1: 7 minutes (complete change and take in some calories. Relax) Bike: 7:00 T2: 7 minutes (same as T1) Run: 7:00 (jog/walk) Finish: ~16 hours with ~45 for unforeseen situations (flats, port-o-potties, etc) 16:59:59 is my goal... 16:45:07 if it's cool out...
I will be there with both of you. |
| 2010-08-11 9:54 AM in reply to: #3036745 |
Regular 118 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread rwsads - 2010-08-11 9:38 AM turtlegirl - 2010-08-11 9:10 AM tri_d00d - 2010-08-10 9:11 PM BenDoesLife - 2010-08-10 9:56 PM Let's do a just-for-fun "what are you planning or hoping for your splits?" I'll start. Swim: 1:30 T1: 7 minutes (complete change and take in some calories. Relax) Bike: 7:00 T2: 7 minutes (same as T1) Run: 7:00 (jog/walk) Finish: ~16 hours with ~45 for unforeseen situations (flats, port-o-potties, etc) 16:59:59 is my goal... 16:45:07 if it's cool out...
I will be there with both of you. Ditto |
| 2010-08-11 10:22 AM in reply to: #3036779 |
| Member 175 Westchester County | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread ryceelliott - 2010-08-11 9:54 AM rwsads - 2010-08-11 9:38 AM turtlegirl - 2010-08-11 9:10 AM tri_d00d - 2010-08-10 9:11 PM BenDoesLife - 2010-08-10 9:56 PM Let's do a just-for-fun "what are you planning or hoping for your splits?" I'll start. Swim: 1:30 T1: 7 minutes (complete change and take in some calories. Relax) Bike: 7:00 T2: 7 minutes (same as T1) Run: 7:00 (jog/walk) Finish: ~16 hours with ~45 for unforeseen situations (flats, port-o-potties, etc) 16:59:59 is my goal... 16:45:07 if it's cool out...
I will be there with both of you. Ditto You will all be my pace booty as I will be .5 seconds behind you. Edited by frnk36 2010-08-11 10:23 AM |
| 2010-08-11 10:28 AM in reply to: #2453902 |
Expert 1036 | Subject: RE: Ironman Louisville : Official Thread 1:40 swim plan, 1:30 if all goes great 6:30 bike plan, 6:10 if all goes great 4:45 run plan, 4:30 if all goes great with total transition of 10 or less. 13 hour finish would make me cry tears of joy, WILL NOT EAT THE PASTE!!!!!!!!!! |
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