Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 56)

yep.  catching 6-9 with a friend.   you?  

here you go.

No one has posted.....

Two weeks from today we will be out on the race course!!!!

Maybe you are all out training doing last long stuff?

Finished up my last long ride 4hr - 67 miles. Good ride to end up with, had some wind to contend with, temps were cool in the mid 50's up to 60 by time I was done.

Funny; two weeks now seems long. At two months out it seemed like time was flying!!

Nice swim thread as well!!

BIB# 2644

I need to replace my chain. Do you guys think it's too close to the race? I had it changed last year about a month out. I still have 6-7 rides mostly short with 1-2 hour ride ahead if that helps.

thx

KathyG

I thought about that all day today on my Half Ironman distance workout..  Simulating in my head like it was 2 weeks from now and we were all out there on the course,,I had a super workout just thinking about..My confidence is real high now..Love you BIG LETTERED POST!!!

Just finished the last long ride...on the course.  I swear there was a head wind for almost the entire ride.  The wind must have been shifting.  There was a bit of glass on 79 just past the bridge.  The rest of the course was clean for the most part.

Long run tomorrow then taper time.

Wonder which of us will be still out there on the run in 2 weeks....Me Me I'm sure....14:30 finishers or faster will be done in two weeks  to the hour.

Pleased my bike power has been improving last couple weeks. Still not back to where it was when fully healthy...progress is good.

I take it you are riding with a powermeter Kathy ? What % of your FTP do you intend riding at ?

If you're swapping the chain, I would replace the cassette as well so they "break in" together.

What I really want to do is just be able to physically be at the finish line when Shaun finishes.  I should be finishing around 6 p.m..  My guess is Shaun will be between 8 and 9 p.m..  I really just want to be at the finish when he finishes and have a finishers picture of us taken together.  Any idea if / how I can get back to the finish line after I'm done.  Will be athlete be enough?

I'm having that discussion with my coach today so not sure what he'll recommend.

Highest I think I could do is 72.6% and lowest I'd like to be is 69.6% based on my training and my IM distance aquabike I did a month ago.

Not planning on running, means I could bike harder at higher % of FTP (if) and have higher TSS just not sure I am trained to do that.

When I took my bike in the other day they told me they couldn't swap my chain because the cassette was worn.  They just wouldn't fit together as the cassette was worn.  Told me to just keep riding until I had an issue then swap them both out. 

Duane

DanielG - 2011-10-23 3:32 AM

Boom808 - 2011-10-23 12:14 AM im in a funk...  don't feel like training...  bored, annoyed, burnt out..  angry.. anxious...  im just ready to race

You and me both. I should have done a 2 hour ride yesterday. I took a nap and mowed the lawn Today I ride.

Mine was this morning.  3 hour ride with the team - called and said no way. It was cold, I was tired, etc.  The sleep was more important to me. I'll go out later today as I want to get one more decent ride in.  But I've been so tired, this was the only chance I had to sleep in awhile.  Next weekend is only 1 1/2 hours of easy riding.

I had a great long swim, run and ride last weekend so I'm feeling pretty good.

Duane