Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 49)

Hi Adam - here's the link for the course preview/training group weekends: http://iamtri.com/group/ironmanlouisville2011

I will be attending the July 23rd version, FYI.  I imagine the bike course will seem short after a 15 hour drive to get there!

Hey, how's everyone's training going?!?! Spring is finally here and the weather is just awesome! I had a half marathon yesterday and got a sweet little PR! 1:54:16 was my official result (last year was 1:57:07) and I'm very happy with it. I have some things to work on before my full marathon on April 30, but overall I'd say it's a really good indicator of my fitness as of right now! It's supposed to be 78F today, but also 30-40 mph winds... I'm thinking about getting out on the bike a little. I figure it's good practice just in case it's windy on race day!

Have a good week everyone!

Ashleigh

Congrats on your PR, Ashleigh!!  I'm attempting to break that 2 hour mark for a Half Marathon on May 1, my current PR is 2:00:22 - ugh, almost!!  Awesome job!

It is extremely windy here today, too.  3 hour ride left me feeling punished at the end.  Head winds so brutal I was barely hitting 15 or 16 MPH on the downhills!  Oh well, like you said, I will be well prepared for winds come race day.

Good training week.  I upped my schedule to 11 workouts per week this year (3 swims, 4 bikes, 4 runs) and this was my first full week of that schedule (it's actually week 3 for me; however, I had to modify weeks 1 & 2 due to my work schedule).  So far, so good.

Happy Training!!

Great job Ashleigh! Way to go! My HM goal for this year is sub 1:50, my current HM PR is 1:51:17, I hope I get a chance to do a HM before IMLOU, this ITBS has put a dent in a lot of my running plans.

I had a good brick yesterday. I rode 21.5 miles in 1:05, then ran 4 miles in my new zoot tempo 3.0's in 33:30, so I'm getting to where I want to be, my 20 week ironman training plan starts on the 12th.

jhouse-

Yep, I ran the Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon. 3rd year in a row. It's getting better! This year there were a lot more spectators too!

Love the Argon!  Should be a fun ride.

Are you riding on a Jet 6/9 or something else?  Is that your set for IML?

Thanks.  Enjoy the training.

Dwight

Still some light snow and slush in Anchorage.  Today I am swimming 2500 yards, running an hour.  Saturday I will ride the trainer for 3 hours and sunday will run for 1.5 hours. 

I was under the weather last weekend and missed out on Friday-Sunday.  that was discouraging, but i have to put it behind me.

Argg....was supposed to do Nautica South Beach Olympic this weekend but due to a VERY sore shin I will pass to prevent any major damage. Went to the Doc this am to make sure I did not have a stress fx and thankfully it is a very bruced tibia bone probably due to 2 things: hitting my shin bone against a hospital bed that almost made me pass out from the pain and changing running shoes...

So lots of biking and swimming in the next week!!! I am booking my hotel for Loui this weekend ;-)

Welcome back Sam,

I hope you are going to be able to race IM Lou, I was a little sad when I read your blog post about you potentially not starting.

Hi Sam!

I just read your post and I am sending you positive..very positive energy so that your achilles heals!!!! I really hope I have the pleasure of meeting you at Louiville ;-)....You are always giving so much encouragement!

ice...ice....gently strech...massage calf...anything and everything...

Alicia