Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 53)

Have you tried taping with a product called Moleskine? It is designed to prevent blisters. just curious what kind of pedals are you using.

Unscheduled rest day can be a blessing but dealing with a hamstring injury is not. I have never experience stress from family issues. Although my mother in law will be moving in sometime in the fall so that might all change next year. Actually training is a great stress relief from any stress situation I deal with.

What, you dont like Monday mornings?

Hi all - I am enrolled in IMPL '13 but a recent hamstring injury just makes it impossible for me to compete.

I had already organized to co-rent a 4-room log house with 3 other competitors and their +1s. As I won't be going to Lake Placid anymore I am looking to sublet my room.

Here is some additional info:
-- Total rental period: Thursday July 25 - Thursday Aug 1
-- House located next to the IMPL bike course, ~1 mile for Lake Placid center; 15-min walk from Lake Mirror; small creek running right next to it
-- House almost brand new (less than 2 years old)
-- 4 bedrooms, a lounge and a balcony
-- The room to sublet can accommodate 2-4 people

I am asking for the following price, payable through Paypal:
-- For the entire week: $2,000
-- For 3-4 days: $1,150
-- For Sat/Sun: $850

If interested. please reach out to me: [email protected] I have photos I could share.

Good luck to everyone for the last weeks of training and for the race!!!

-Steph.

That is not good. I hope you heal quickly.

When I have consistent pain I stop training that affects that area. I don't mask it with pain killer because pain is the bodies way of telling us we are injured. Learned this lesson along time ago. Although I feel for anyone going through situations like this it keeps a reminder for me.

Brian, so what does this mean? You turned realtor?

I hope you not out of LP. I have just got back to this thread and I not quite caught up.

I get it now. Not sure I understand 100% I have never been in that situation. It does sound you are making the right decision. Good luck.

That's what I'm talking about.

Monday's PT session for my hammy/piriformis/glutes was amazing ... paces are returning and I had a great workout this morning. 45 minutes of hill repeats on the bike followed by a solid 6 mile run. Another PT session this afternoon should have me in pretty good shape.Phew!

Now if this next set of T-storms would be so kind as to move on through tomorrow so I can nail the long ride I've got planned for Saturday, that would be swell. I'm actually fine with moving it to Sunday if needed.

This is getting exciting.

I completely understand what you are going through and applaud you for finding that place of peace and just knowing when it is the right thing to do.

Mine is foolishness. I waited anxiously to sign-up for IMLP, have stuck to my training schedule ( a little behind on the bike due to a cracked fork much of April).....bur for more than one reason did not nail down a place to stay.

Now even if I can find a place to stay, I can't ask my family to sacrifice how very much it will cost. I was so naive.

I havent been out here as much as I would have liked but can honestly say how much you all have inspired me and I truly wish everyone the best.

(Don't' know how to attach this as a reply to your post Brianrunsphilly!)

Edited by kacawards 2013-06-27 8:09 AM

Good to hear you are feeling better.

On a side note, rest for me does not show up right away. After a recovery day/week process the effects of the rest is activated by some intensity. Other than that I will usually feel the same.

Hi, Try calling the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce. (518) 523-2445

There were several people posted here with places to stay. I don't I know if they will suit your needs. The posts where only a few pages back. Good luck.




Edited by BrotherTri 2013-06-27 9:06 AM

I am very sorry to hear this. Recovery well and you will race again soon.

Try AirBnB.com as well. There must still be some people renting out there places.

I'm taking your advice and trying the dry needling. Not being able to run 5k without hobbling is driving me nuts.

Glad you're feeling better. Home stretch man, stay healthy!

Just don't be alarmed if you're pretty sore for the hours following treatment. I always feel like he took a baseball bat to my legs. Then the next day it feels remarkably looser. I'm told the hammy responds pretty quick, and I'm already feeling great after one session.

Hurts so good! Enjoy.

Ok gang, it's 30 days and a wake up. I am sure most are hitting some very long training days now. Do worry, harden up, get it done and it will all be over soon. The pay off is in sight. It will absolutely be worth it when you cross that line.


For Me: My training year has been real interesting. I have gone from half iron to half iron races with about a month in between. Now on to Ironman Lake Placid for the 3rd time in another month. I have tons of base training and a few years of experience. Not the kind of race year for most. I seem to be recovering well from each half iron. Then spool up the long stuff keeping the intensity in check. I just wish my long run would come around.

My frist half iron May 19th went well in the swim and bike. I though the run was going to go as equally well. But, me and running on rocks stopped that. I still placed in my AG. I just finished half iron Mont-Tremblant 70.3 this past Sunday. Swim was strong 90/2051 it could have been better but I had to make a few navigational corrections. The bike was very good for me as well over the 2700ft of climbing. I really doubted myself with the power on the bike. A talk with good friend (Fred) made me believe in myself again. Run went better than expected. The course had a few hills and half of it was on a nice soft path. I finished well, despite having to dig very hard at mile 11. I pull off a 1:51 and I know thats not fast but a good run for me. Finishing time for Mont-Tremblant 70.3 was 5:07:21

Now onto Ironman Lake Placid. I won't post my predicted times yet, although it's more of a wish list. My goal is to finish happy and heathly under 10:43. Now we just need to get Rusty back to this thread to get the bin going.

If anyone is interested and hasn't seen / ran the run course, while we were in LP last weekend we took some nice video of the entire run course. Here's the video with my written commentary (I've run the course several times):

http://somerandomthursday.blogspot.com/2013/06/ironman-lake-placid-...

I was infomred several times that flat means very different things to Texans and New Englanders.

AH! I'm sorry to hear. I went down 3 weeks before LP last year. Don't count yourself out yet. I was able to swim with one arm. Obviously I didn't get my time goal but I still finished and had the most memorable experience of my life.

Heal fast and revisit the idea in 28 days. It's exactly what I did.

Anyone else in here just trying to make the cutoffs? This is my first Ironman and am starting to get nervous! Ahh!