Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 5)

Tried getting to the Shores at 5:45am on race day.  Traffic control directed us all to WalMart.  The street was closed until later in the day (end of bike).  Again, not a big deal considering WalMart is so close.       

Condos at Boardwalk are nice and privately owned so can vary in decor and upkeep but mostly good unless under foreclosure. The hotel portion of Boardwalk is old and dated.

Hey Everyone!

For those of you who have already completed IMFL, or you are interested in competing in 2012, I thought I would throw my race report up here so you guys could take a look!  I have it broken down in parts, however you can find it all on my blog.

Part 1

http://jmurthatri.blogspot.com/2011/11/ford-ironman-florida-november-5-2011.html

Part 2

http://jmurthatri.blogspot.com/2011/11/ford-ironman-florida-november-5-2011_11.html

Part 3

http://jmurthatri.blogspot.com/2011/11/ford-ironman-florida-november-5-2011_13.html

Photos and Video!

http://jmurthatri.blogspot.com/2011/11/ford-ironmanhttpdraftbloggercombloggerg.html

Enjoy!

that sucks man, sorry to hear.  get healed up!  and have fun with all that running and swimming.

Headed to Sin City tomorrow for the Las Vegas Rock N Roll Marathon on Sunday.  Fun filled week ahead with LSU playing UGA tomorrow for the SEC title, Saints take on the Lions on Sunday night (during the race) followed by a few days of r&r on the streets of Vegas.  This will be my first 26.2 since IMFLA last year.

It might have taken forever but I FINALLY posted my race report.  I had it completed a long time ago just has issues posting it from home. 

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=415237

Looking forward to having just as good a time in 2012!

Duane

I am jealous of you guys doing FL in 2012, it's an awesome race!! If I could find a secret way in at this point, I would do it in a heartbeat!

For those of you looking for lodging I would suggest Boardwalk condos on vrbo, that's the easier place and much nicer than the actual hotel part. We actually had some friends who had to change because some of the rooms at least, are just not kept up well.

Also, I would suggest doing Gulf Coast in May (as if you didn't already know that!) Don't worry, the heat will slow you down, but you will go Much faster in the cool weather.

Good luck!

What is everyone's race schedule looking like for 2012?

First tri next year?

Are you doing road races over the winter?

1. Feb-- St Pete Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon
2. Mar-- Gasparilla 15K
3. May Gulf Coast 1/2 tri
4. May Crystal River Sprint Tri series
5. July Crystal River Sprint Tri series
6. Sept-- Crystal River Sprint Tri series
7. Sept--Augusta 70.3
8. Nov-- IMFL
9. Thats mine so far....

here is mine for 2012:

Jan: Miracle Match half marathon

Feb: Austin half marathon

Mar: Bearathon half

April: Galveston 70.3

May: Ironman Texas

Jul: Midwest mayhem Oly

Aug: Hotter Than Hell 100 mile bike ride/ Midwest Meltdown Oly

Sep: Branson 70.3

Oct: Kansas City half marathon

Nov: Ironman Florida

Dec: Run the Ranch Marathon

A bit ambitious, yes! Hopefully I remain injury free!

my 2012 schedule:

Feb: St. Pete RnR half mary

March: Gasparilla Half Mary and HITS ocala 1/2 iron distance

May: Florida 70.3 and Hartwell Challenge of the Centuries

September: 6 Gap Century in Dahlonega, GA

November: IMFL

Trying to find something local btw June and September but nothing has wowed me yet. Happy training ya'll!

My schedule starts with a road race series over the winter.  Every distance from 5K to 10 miles every other weekend throught the end of February. Then a half marathon the end of April.  The tri schedule is as follows:

June - Keuka Sprint
July - Musselman Sprint
July - Musselman Half (Doing both is the double Mussel)
August - Cayuga Oly
August- Sodus Sprint
September - Finger Lakes Sprint
September - Maybe another HIM or Aquathon
November - IMFL

I'll put some 5K and 10K races in as well, easier to get higher intensity running in this way.

How is the recovery going Kathy?