Ford Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 55)

Still a bit mentally drained.  

But physically, the ol' body feels quite good.  Much better than after IMWI 2010.  Just some DOMS.  Don't even have any blisters this time!  Having a better run base makes a BIG difference in post-race recovery.

I feel pretty darn good today too.  We walked to Starbucks this morning, and other than a little butt cheek soreness, I feel almost normal again.  Yesterday was a different story.

Madison was absolutely hands down the best venue for an IM.  I guess I only have Louisville to compare it to, but Madison was just amazing.  The food was great, I don't think we had a bad meal.  We followed the Brown Dogs around so we toured the New Glarus brewery, and ate at all the wonderful places mentioned above as well.  That farmers market is something else.  I missed out on the huge cookies at that one bakery.  They looked so good, but I resisted early.  When we went back after noon, they were sold out.  Darn!

The spectators, volunteers, and all the athletes made the entire day so fabulous.  Even when I was feeling like crap, I was enjoying everyone and everything around me.

I think the same guy under the bridge at mile 23 spoke to me too.  He totally encouraged me to continue on and finish strong.

So many fabulous people out there Sunday.  We saw the last guy finishing, he was heading towards the special needs area near the last turn.  That was awesome to see him, and then hear the story after.

I will do Madison again I think.  Not next year, but some day.

Aside from coming home Monday, I have had one evening soon to go on to my second with not training...  I'm bored...what now?

I'm giving myself a week off, then I'm at least getting back in the gym.  What are you guys going to do?

Drink beer. Lots of it. Already started.

Yes.  We spend so much energy preparing for these things that once the race passes a letdown of some sort is inevitable/necessary.  Like you, this wasn't my first, so I started preparing for the post-race letdown before the race.  I find that this has helped me develop better coping strategies.

IMO, strategies for handling the post-race decompression should be part of any IM training plan.

The woman in the boot is a training partner of mine.  Hopefully she'll speak up, here...

I didn't make it because I crashed at mile ~100 on the bike (I remember seeing the '100 miles' sign).  It was at the last aid station.  I got a concussion, some broken ribs, a fractured pelvis (not offset, don't need surgery), and a pneumothorax, the latter of which prevented me from flying home after my 2-day stay at the UW hospital in Madison, so we had to drive back here to CO.

When I woke up in the ambulance I was really disoriented and didn't believe the EMTs when they said I'd had a bike accident in an Ironman.  I mean, I knew that I'd done a couple of halfs, but I thought "A full Ironman?  No way!" .  Heh.

The race was pretty great up 'til that point...

How's recovery going?  I'm feel bad that you crashed and couldn't complete the race.

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No, they discontinued doing DVDs after 2009, I believe, in order to save cost.

I have just sent out an e-mail inquiring as to where we can get the competitors and volunteers video clips online.

I'll report back when I get a response.