Ironman 70.3 Racine : Official Thread (Page 5)

Hi BT'ers how is training going? I'm working on staying focused.

I managed to talk my husband into a course recon trip (golf in Kohler sealed the deal) next month.  Are any folks that live near the race course getting together for training? I understand North Beach is open to public swim, but would like to join a group.  As for cycling, can I get a sense of car traffic from those familiar with the area? Around where I live you have to choose your roads carefully, the cars are so aggressive and the paved trails are overcrowded!

Thanks for any info.  About 12 weeks until race day, who is amp'd?!?    

I see, I will have do a little research on LM temps.  

Thanks DB. 

Saw this on Ironman.com today and spotlighted Racine 70.3.

http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/racine70.3/racine-wisconsin-hosts-third-annual-event-on-july-15-2012#axzz1srsNokwk

Also it mentions this: On Tuesday, May 1 at 3 p.m. EST, there will be a live chat on the official Ironman Facebook page featuring Ryan Richards, race director of IRONMAN 70.3 Racine. He will be available to answer all of your technical and race-related questions. 

Awesome... good to know! :-) Well, I did register and have been sticking to the plan provided on this site and am feeling pretty good. Not sure my bike is where it ought to be, but i'm getting there. :-)

I live about 30 minutes south of the race site. I'd love to get together to get familiar with the course also. I'm also hoping in June to head up to the beach to get some practice in the water, with the wet suit (which i don't even own yet), etc. I hear its great there to just hang out, a playground, etc. So i'm thinking i'll bring my family along. My hubby would surely watch our little one.

I am just finishing up the swim focus week. I feel great with the swim (in a pool.) The 3450m workout mentally almost got me on the last 750m repeat, but am so glad i got through it!

Up to 9 miles on my run training... 31 miles on the bike outside. I have never biked further than that and it SCARES me.

:-)

ashley

Just wanted to let all of you fellow BT'ers know that the pressure is TOTALLY OFF of you because I am sure that I will be absolute last at the rate my training is going.  I am just recovering from another set back (this time an upper respiratory infection) and when I looked back at my training logs from last year I am like 50% of the distances I was doing by this time!  

On the up side, it is going to be in the 70s this week in Southeast Michigan, so that should make for some nice outside bike rides and THAT is inspiring

For those of you who missed it the Race Director answered some questions about this particular venue on Facebook.  Here is the link to the overall 70.3 page.  Yo will have to find the online chat on the timeline and look for May 1st specifically.

https://www.facebook.com/ironman70.3tri

Had a bad week last week due to my once a year travel for work/conference.  Side note...I did get to run up the steps of the art museum in Philly, a la Rocky.  Really screwed up my schedule and the eating/drinking did not help.  Then it was our annual Kentucky Derby party, so my weekend training was kind of blown off. 

Now back into my regular routine and have a 40+ mile bike ride planned for Saturday.  Feel pretty good about my swim, run is what it is and hoping to come in around 3-3:15 on the bike.

Hi everyone, my name is Larry and I'll be doing the Racine 70.3 as well.  This thread is very informative.  I can relate to all the anxiety issues as I did 2 sprints ten years ago, and that's it.  I was grossly out of shape at the beginning of this year (300 pounds), and hadn't exercised in three years at all.  I'm at 222 pounds today, and got my run to 9 miles, the bike to 40, and the swim to 2400.  I don't remember who said something about doing something that scardes the #$%%$ out of you, but I agree.  That's why I signed up in March.  It's paid and there's no backing out.  Look forward to meeting some of you at the race.  The bar idea sounds good for before the race, and after, with stronger beverage choices!!

Hello folks......this is my first HIM and training seems to be going well.  My swims and bike feel very comfortable so it's just ramping up a bit more distance before the event.  My strongest leg seems to be the run (which I would have never thought) since I've already done PRs in the Shamrock and the HM iChallenge in Champaign, IL.  As for biking I'm very excited since I got a new whip and can't wait to race on it.   I've got a 10 Mi Soldier Field run at the end of the month and then it's a Sprint tri (Batavia) and Oly Tri (Bigfoot - Lake Geneva, WI).  The Oly will be a sort of "B" race for me since I want to get more familiar with my wetsuit and get the fit on my bike comfortable.

I like the idea of biking the Racine course before the race so I'll keep my eyes posted here for any developments.  I also started a thread in th IL-specific forum so if a bike session is organized there I will let people here know too.

Keep up the good work everyone.....it will be here before you know it!

Question for those who have done this race before or WI natives, what kind of wind can we expect that time of year?  I am in South Dakota so I am getting used to biking into the wind, but would love to hear Racine is somehow immune to mid-western winds.