Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 52)

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!

Good man - my thoughts exactly.  I did not get into the NY marathon thro the lottery and to be fair, I am kinda happy about it.  I have the NY Tri 2 weeks after IMLP and think that a deferral is the order of the day....   If they do not take deferrals, I’ll walk it - hopefully with an IMLP running cap on and a big cheesy smile....   Olympic size - :-)

That's awesome! Welcome and thanks for posting. It's great to have a "local" here! I'm getting excited to come up that way to visit at the end of next month. Hopefully the water will be warmer than 40. That's interesting about all the flooding too... hadn't heard about that!

Dream Chaser - 2011-04-28 12:07 PM

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RJohnson1979 - 2011-04-27 1:39 PM Anyone here find out they're in for the NYC Marathon?

 

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

 

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!

I had a much better 'Marathon Experience' at Philly.  LOVED the Philly Marathon in fact

I'm thinking of doing the JFK 50-miler has my Fall ultra-Marathon.

I'm still thinking about Philly. I've done it twice and it is a really nice race. There are some tough spots here and there, but great crowd support and a beautiful course.

My egotistical issue is that I've done 3 marathons and PR'd each one, the last being 3:33 at Philly in '09. No way I'll hit that and I don't want to ruin my streak of posting decent gains 3 years in a row (4:10, 3:55, 3:33)

Claritin D! Just kidding. I took that last week and my Zone 1 workout turned into a Zone 5! Hope you feel better.

Haha. I normally would just medicate and go...the low grade fever and lower respiratory symptoms are holding me back a little bit though. It's non fun. I have a propensity for bronchitis and bacterial sinusitis...so I'm going to wait a bit. I have a certain resemblance to rudolph right now too....

Has anyone ever been to an IM awards banquet?  Whether you hit a Kona slot or went just to enjoy or even if someone you know went... I'm wondering if it's a nice thing to go to.  As athletes in the race we get free entry but any extra people need to pay.  I'm wondering because if it's a good time I'll get a ticket for the gf and we can go together to see the pro winners and maybe learn a tip or two.  I see on the website that any extra tickets need to be purchased ahead of time and are good for the awards banquet and pre-race dinner.  Any thoughts?

Hope you are on the mend quickly!

I am just getting over a nasty little case of bronchitis myself - I have been easing back in to training mode this past week, getting caught up at work, and trying to spend the rest of the time sleeping. I have my first real race of the season this weekend, and have definitely adjusted my goals for it after the up-and-down past few months I have "enjoyed." I have one more good week of work after that, then pretty much off for the summer to focus on LP - really, really looking forward to that!

Safe training everyone.

I did not look it up, but I think the big loss would be your 16 tooth cog on the both the 11-28 and 12-27 correct? When I run my climbing gears on courses that also have a lot flat, rolling, or false-flat terrain, I really miss that 14,15,16,17 bunch in the middle. Once I get over the 17, I don't really mind the big jumps, and I would go with the 28 if you think you are going to find yourself needing to just dump it. I *think* I am going to run a "blended" 12-25 (compact up front) where I have swapped the 12 for an 11. I have found the 12 way too easy to spin out on biggish descents with the compact and while I do not plan on pushing the descents at IMLP, I do like to keep a little pressure on the pedals. Ultimately that actually gives me a slightly higher top end than a standard crank with a 12-25, and a MUCH easier granny as well. I have ridden this setup on my road bike for years; I plan on doing some real mountain riding on my tri bike starting in a few weeks, and will make the final decision in about 6 weeks or so though.

Anyway, if that was of interest, you could get an 11-23 with your coupon (everyone needs one of those anyway - you know you are going to do IMFL one day....) and blend it with your existing 12-25 on your training wheels? But it sounds like you are really looking for more granny, not more top-end, so now I am just rambling.

1/2 off is awesome - you gotta buy something!

Hi!  I went to the IMFL banquet as one of my teammates was 4th in her agegroup, and my whole group was attending.  I liked it (the food was less than awesome) and I wanted to experience EVERYTHING for my first IM.  I plan on attending again.  My family didn't attend as they were already flying back home.  Every IM is run by different race directors, so I don't know how this one will go.  It is pretty expensive for a non athlete for a not fantastic dinner (In my opinion).  My husband has NO interest in the sport, so I was glad he didn't have to attend.   

Hope this helps!

I went to the one in Couer D'Alene last year (it was my first ironman). I really enjoyed the experience - but the food was AWFUL.

All about the experience and I will go to this one as well.

if you want your gf to go to the pre race dinner, get a ticket know.

last year they were sold out before I got to LP.....they did open it up later, but people had to wait in line to make sure they had enough room.

buy the ticket, decide later if you want to go to awards dinner.

can't see your logs or previous races, I don't think??

hard to give out advice without knowing what your time would on the bike; could get a good idea based on last years 1/2 results or other IM's you've done.

both cassettes could make sense; depends on how long you'll be on the bike.....

I use Training Peaks right now, but after my IM will be switching here for my logs   I'm off to ride 100 today in hills (6000 feet total vertical) so that should give me a better idea for LP.  I'm going to be conservative and say 6.5 hours on the bike.  I'm not tremendously fast, but consistent.

First IM (or half for that matter) so have nothing else to compare it to other than current training.  Only good thing is that all of the areas around me are hilly and with traffic and stop signs I'm consistently around 17 mph average.  Going to guess around the same in LP since I won't have to stop as much.  Hopefully will get to be closer to 6 hours by then

I'm generally running the middle gears, but have a few hills here that an extra gear wouldn't hurt   I'll look up the cogs on each to see what I'd be missing... I'm pretty certain I'll rarely get to the 12 (or 11 if I go that route) unless I want to keep pressure on my pedals during the Keane descent... but I may just enjoy the cruise knowing what's in store for later...

April is in the books.  Pretty good.  May is looking like a monster month -- likely a century plus and T run each Saturday and working up to a 20-ish mile run on Sunday. Hoping all this training pays off tomorrow at St. Anthony's. 

April Totals:

Swim: 34000 yards 

Bike: 444.19 miles

Run: 48.60 miles

Run totals are low due to dealing with my torn ACL. Due to some issues at the start of the month I was only able to do a few very short runs. It has been feeling much better the last two weeks allowing me to get back up to better training volume. 

Stuck to the plan volume 99.999%, didn't miss any workouts but did juggle some around, and cut one bike short (though I went long on a couple too). Would like to see a 100 mile run month but I'm following the plan

Blew off 3 workouts over Easter weekend and did nothing but watch TV and sleep.  Was a great weekend and well needed but got back at it on Monday.

April's totals:
Bike: 27h 29m 10s  - 806.02 KM
Run: 18h 06m 16s  - 176.15 KM
Swim: 6h 05m  - 19200 M
Strength: 7h 00m