Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 51)

12 x 30 sec (38 min. total)  30-sec. uphill running intervals @ speed intensity w/ 1-min. active recoveries; warm up and cool down long enough to reach total time.

Have fun

Dream Chaser - 2011-04-25 8:37 PM

cornerofdivision - 2011-04-25 7:52 PM

Love my grid foam roller.   I use it daily for 3 years now.  DAILY!!   Well actually, I've only had my grid foam roller for about a year, but before that it was the crappy red foam roller from Target.  The foam roller is definitely your friend.

I was going to buy a foam roller soon. Do you feel that there is a significant difference between the quality and effectiveness of different rollers or are they all pretty similar? Do you recommend the grid roller over anything else?

I recommend the grid for one simple reason: It's a solid plastic core so it will not lose it's rigidity.  Yes it's 40 bucks; however the simple 100% foam rollers that ar 20 to 25 bucks only last me a year.  They get all squished in the middle and quickly lose their effectiveness.  To be honest, PVC pipe wrapped in carpet would get the job done just the same, and I've seen these homemade rollers in Physical Therapist offices.  But the grid is very well constructed, the diamond shaped nubbies do add a little spice/kick and penetrate a little deeper; but not really.  Like if I closed my eyes I probably couldn't tell if I was on the smooth side or nubby side.  But the solid core alone makes it a no-brainer value.

For me, there is no way when I was marathon training at 40-miles+ a week that I could stay injury-free without constantly foam rolling.  Same thing with Ironman training.   I've seen pro-triathletes mention that they spend lots of time with their foam rollers.  I sware by mine  

Oh, and to really unlock the beauty of the foam roller, when you're rolling your IT Band - bend your leg up and down as you roll.  Pain never felt so good!!

Couldn't agree more.  I've had mine for a looong time now and that solid core keeps it going strong.

Dream Chaser - 2011-04-26 7:56 AM

glazebal - 2011-04-22 6:29 PM I'll be on the trainer riding some kind of Computrainer course for 90 miles. At least I'll have some movies or tv shows to watch to keep me company. Evidently I need to make sure I'm logged on as me and not my wife when I try to post

I was about to fall asleep last night and all of a sudden I realized -- You rode 90 miles on the trainer.  WOW!  That's terrifically insane!! 

I don't know what worse; 90 miles on a trainer, or DC thinking about it while drifting off to sleep.

Yeah, I've trained that cat to poop at mile 5.  Talk about HTFU   She did that last year 15 minutes into my 100 miler on the trainer....that made the last 11 miles of the course in LP seem awesome after that experience!!!

Thanks for encouragement!! I would love to do this with my kids... so cool you guys are doing this with your boys.  I really hope your husband's knee hangs in there... I have read reports of those just doing the fast walk thing for the marathon.   Injury is totally the beast biting at our heels at all times, right?  I have been around enough years to know this and when I think "will I make it to Placid?" I think it is a big fat MAYBE (all depends on holding off those injuries)

Light reading....   http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/The-6-Grossest-Things-About-Triathlon.htm?cmp=306&memberid=116930743&lyrisid=21777942&page=2

I expect that the temp in Mirror Lake will be a few oF warmer at the start line than the rest of the lake....    

I've gotten so used to peeing a the start of races I don't think twice about being frozen in my tracks with a look a deep concentration on my face.  I try not to think about the water quality though :P

I think Gale might be a bit uptight.

Too many caffeine injected chocolate GUI`s can do that to you.....  I wonder if stuffing a few pieces of toilet paper in the back pocket would be advisable for the run.  At least the end comes with dignity.

RJohnson1979 - RE:Marathon- I entered the lottery (which was meant to be drawn today at 12pm) but have not heard anything – have you?.  The web site is not very helpful – assume we`ll here one way or another later today…….

Yeah, I'm in. Ran it in '07 and looking forward to doing it this year. 

Thank you! Just registered for Fireman LP Training Camp in June.

Finally bought a compact crank. Don't think it'll be here before this week's long ride, but should be running with some extra granny gears in about one week.

I dreamed about Di2 the other night... think I'll buy a lottery tix today.

Just reread a bunch of IMLP race reports from the last few years. I'm dehydrated from all the tears I shed. I will be a blubbering mess of emotion when I finish this race. Sincere thanks to all of you on this thread for all the motivation, advice and laughs you've given me over the last few months.

I'd be shocked if I got in 'cause I didn't apply.

You'll be happy to have a compact on second climb up to Lake Placid from mile 98 to 112.

I was at the bike shop today picking up my new Ordu, fun but also painful as my less than 1 year old Ordu was ruined by Federal Express ground last month. This was the second shop that told me Shimano is coming out with electronic shifting for Ultegra soonish...so may be a little more affordable for many of us.

Haha. I didn't get in so was contemplating signing up for the Philly Marathon... but I've decided to give myself a little break after IM. I am signed up for an Olympic mid September but I think I'm going to wait and see what post-IM world is like before signing up for any more races this year!

Hey guys...the past week was a bit of a write off for training...wrote my final and then took off to Iowa for the weekend to see my BF and we had full intention on training and I had all my stuff with me...and then I got sick... Upper resp and now some lower resp involvement. So ya...

2 races this weekend. Trail 10km and a DU. Which will probably be the first time officially taking my bike out on the road all season...and will probably be cold...bbrrrrr! Haha.

Hope everyone had a smoother last week of training than I did!