Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 49)

It appears that crisis has been dodged. To make a long story short, I emailed the owners of the rental company than rented me the condo (and susequently cancelled my reservation) and copied everyone that was on the email they sent me. My email was refined, tactful and apparently it struck a cord with the condo owner.

The dispute was between condo owner and the owners of the rental company that was leasing the unit. She called my wife and I, emailed me and apologized to us both and is giving us the condo for the date we originally wanted, and for $300 less than what we originally booked for. All's well that ends well.

I am not sure Mike has ever announced at IMFL. I know he was not there last year.

I have alot of friends/fellow competitors staying at Gulf Crest right on the run course and will have a tailgate set up on the course similar to what we did last year at Whispering Seas:

I plan on heading down there to watch it with them.  If my race is a disaster or I am just super tired, I'll probably head to my room and rest during the game so I can be re-energized and TRY and make the finish line at midnight,

I was very fortunate year before last and online registration stayed open for quite a while the day after in 2010 and had no problem registering. I will not be down there this year and am wondering if there is usually a published online opening time or if it just depends on how many people are on site the day after? Trying to plan my morning for that Sunday. After last years 16 minutes of being open, I don't want to miss it year.

Chris

I wouldn't do an Ironman if I had to swim that much in training?  How many yards is that breaking down to a week, 12,000?  What do you expect ti swim at IMFLA?

Online registration will begin at 12 pm cst on Sunday

The other day you told me it sounded like I needed to rest, you were right, I have, my head is straighter, and I'm back on the upswing.  It sounds like you need to rest too. 

You said you are over the long stuff, would rather not sit on the bike for 6+ hrs. again until the race, etc.  So there is your answer, right? 

If you want to meet people then maybe find an upcoming 5K to volunteer at or something, know what I mean?

Finally got to talk with my coach.  Poor guy.  Baby has been in the hospital with low blood counts and needed several transfusions of red cells and platelets and was third spacing fluids but seems to be on the upswing now and is doing better thank God. 

Century is out.  I just think the risks oueigh the benefits and it will take me sevral hours longer overall to get the ride done than if I knock it out on my own.  I am releived.

Has anyone here used Tribike Transport? I drop off my bike tomorrow.   I paid the 35 dollars to drop off a gear bag. Anyone know how big the gear bag can be? I've been going crazy trying to get everything ready to drop off.

Tiana

The 3 a week 1.5 hr swim totals about 3500 yards each so its 10,500 per week.  I am a weak swimmer to begin with so I'm just praying to make the swim cutoff.  The variables here are current, people, sighting, nerves, lack of sleep (happens before every race)  etc....

Funny - I feel the same way.  I have done my long run of 20 and my 3 100's bike per plan but still read the totals and think - oh my gosh - I'm not doing enough.  Supposed to do a 3.5 bike Sat and 2 hour run Sunday but plan to combine tomorrow to get one more long brick in. May try to up my calories a little since the calories on here seem much higher than what I am doing.  I'm little- 5 1 and 112 pounds but spouse is always fussing i need to to up it a bit - could it be he's right ( hate to think that

I eat a powerbar and instant breakfast right before bed and have found a huge benefit in drinking 48 oz of restore the day before a long to amp up my sodium/electrolytes.  Race morning I try to nibble at bagel,cliff bar, banana and another instant breakfast - but my stomach is usually a bit tight.  May try a gel before my next swim as saw some posts about that - I have done chomps and feel they also keep my mouth from getting as dry in the salt water.

on bike - cut up bar, baggies of chomps and power Bar cola energy blasts ( who knew they would be so yummy and coke would taste so good a little at a time ?) trained with perform powder and am one of the few who really like it the taste.

Just nervous now about the water and hoping for relatively calm.  Went to Atlantic beach 2 weekends ago and did a short out and back 3 times through the surf. Short simple because i was by myself with spouse in a kayak incase jaws came by  Amazingly the evening swim had some waves and I was nervous but if you just relax and swim through the swells it wasn't so bad ( now I just have to keep reminding myself that)

loving taper - though its making me doubt everything, if i don't do something for one day and see someone out riding or running - I think - I gotta get out there!

I am using the extra time to try and organize and begin packing.  We had the brilliant idea of combining one week in PCB followed by our very first Disney trip.  Holy cow what was I thinking??!  that trip is requiring alot of organization and planning but the kids are excited and it will be awesome to be away for 2 whole weeks.

? i've heard people say they swim with water?  How exactly do you do this?  I get dry and was thinking of taking a gu flask and stashing it in my wetsuit somewhere.  Any better suggestions?

I've never heard of anyone drinking during the swim.  I guess it's doable.  Once you get out to make the second loop they have water.   I never drink while at the pool because I know I can't drink in the race.  Practice how you race they say right?  Many of my teammates drink a lot while swimming.  Never understood that.  I do keep a small bottle of water in my T1 bag. 

enjoy

Duane

PS - Disney will be a blast, especailly AFTER the race!

A northwest wind is probably the best wind.

Now, the current and wind do not always move the same direction, but it's a safe best that they will.  So, wind out of east could mean we would swim against the current on the back half of the course. 

If I could choose, I would take northeast, so we have al the way back (20-79) with tail wind.(well, I would choose no wind at all, but if you consider early winds are lighter than later, way out would be head wind with fresh legs and lighter winds, way back stronger tailwind that would help those tired legs)

Anyway, not something we can decide so we better prepare for any conditions...

If the goal is to finish, I think people over estimate the volume of training required.  As my husband loves to point out, he finished IMFL im 15:30 last year on about 5-7 hours of training per week (pretty much just Saturday and Sunday).  

Taper makes everyone doubt things.  Especially your training to date.  Trust your plan.  And as kaburns said, lots of people finish with minimal training.  Some just train the bike and swim then plan to walk the marathon.  It's pretty much too late to change your fitness. The best you can do now is taper well.  Prepare yourself mentally, and trust that it will work out well.