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Originally posted by TankBoy And my seemingly-bad-news-that-is-really-good-news is that I have officially pulled the plug on Ironman Mont Tremblant. My Beautiful Bride has had a heck of a time recovering from a freak ankle injury she suffered when she took a tumble in a trail race back in January (racing another trail HM on it a week later really didn't help) and over the past couple of weeks she has finally come to grips with the fact that it is going to be a long haul to get it back right - it has been her primary focus the entire time and she is doing everything she is supposed to do, and it is coming around, albeit slowly. So with her out I really did not have enough motivation to stay in (although having the opportunity to race with Fred, Jim and Bobby was no small incentive!). It never was going to be an 'A' race for me and instead this year is about getting some speed back after 4 years of IM focus. So I have pivoted the season a good bit and currently have 9 more races on the calendar between now and the end of September, mostly all Olympic and sprint distance races, but also including a couple of very climby timed centuries.

The current long-term tentative plan is to get through this season by racing myself faster all-around, then go bike-focus through next season and probably bookend the summer with Leadman 125 at the beginning and maybe Leadman 250 at the end. Then aim squarely at IM again in the 2016 season (that will be he summer I turn 50). I may shift all that back a year however due to long-term work schedule. I already know from previous experience that summer of 2016 through spring of 2017 will be an EXTREMELY busy time at work: that is our next scheduled accreditation year and I carry the lion's share of the administrative load for that effort. I am seriously contemplating stepping away from full-time employment immediately following that (retirement?!?) so summer of '17 or even '18 as my next Ironman season might make more sense.

Good lord, I cannot believe I am scheduling my life that far in advance!!! Anybody else that far out or am I just crazy?

Originally posted by mcmanusclan5

Nice running, riding, swimming and RACING all!  Quite the past week here on SBR Utopia.

I'm sidelined again, this time with a knee (other side from the hamstring).  Snakebit...

Good news is I can swim without aggravating it, so can keep that steady.  Going to try a sooper easy bike spin later and see if the motion is OK, but I suspect I'll be taking Marc's good advice and aqua jogging after my swims…  Setting a time with the orthopod, too.

So close to the start of the season.

 

Matt

Originally posted by ligersandtions

Just got an email today from Tri Bike Transport saying they've (re)added St. George to their schedule.  They had SG listed as an event they'd service initially, took it off back in December, and now three weeks before the race, they've decided to add it to the schedule again *smh*....I just bought an Ochrana bike bag (haven't even taken it out of the box yet), ironically enough.

TBT is super convenient, but the problem is that it results in a less than optimal taper (especially for someone who owns only one bike....n+1, I know).  So I think I'm going to forego the convenience and just pack my own bag....which brings me to my question.

What's your strategy for taper?  Lower the volume, but keep the intensity?  Lower volume and intensity?  I'm asking mostly about the bike, as all of my running is kept easy, so I have an idea of what I'll do for that.  And swimming....last year worked out pretty well with keeping volume and intensity until the week of the race and then dropping back a bit, so I'll probably do something similar again. 

Originally posted by TankBoy And my seemingly-bad-news-that-is-really-good-news is that I have officially pulled the plug on Ironman Mont Tremblant. My Beautiful Bride has had a heck of a time recovering from a freak ankle injury she suffered when she took a tumble in a trail race back in January (racing another trail HM on it a week later really didn't help) and over the past couple of weeks she has finally come to grips with the fact that it is going to be a long haul to get it back right - it has been her primary focus the entire time and she is doing everything she is supposed to do, and it is coming around, albeit slowly. So with her out I really did not have enough motivation to stay in (although having the opportunity to race with Fred, Jim and Bobby was no small incentive!). It never was going to be an 'A' race for me and instead this year is about getting some speed back after 4 years of IM focus. So I have pivoted the season a good bit and currently have 9 more races on the calendar between now and the end of September, mostly all Olympic and sprint distance races, but also including a couple of very climby timed centuries.

The current long-term tentative plan is to get through this season by racing myself faster all-around, then go bike-focus through next season and probably bookend the summer with Leadman 125 at the beginning and maybe Leadman 250 at the end. Then aim squarely at IM again in the 2016 season (that will be he summer I turn 50). I may shift all that back a year however due to long-term work schedule. I already know from previous experience that summer of 2016 through spring of 2017 will be an EXTREMELY busy time at work: that is our next scheduled accreditation year and I carry the lion's share of the administrative load for that effort. I am seriously contemplating stepping away from full-time employment immediately following that (retirement?!?) so summer of '17 or even '18 as my next Ironman season might make more sense.

Good lord, I cannot believe I am scheduling my life that far in advance!!! Anybody else that far out or am I just crazy?

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Race planning here. And getting nerdy.

I like to start slow. Especially in a marathon. But the course has a downhill start, notably in the first mile.

Do I translate slow to, slow relative to the hill and still go a little under goal pace? (because the uphills later will definitely be slower than goal pace)

I don't want to get carried away but there is no such thing as perfectly consistent miles with dramatic ups and downs.

Originally posted by TankBoy And my seemingly-bad-news-that-is-really-good-news is that I have officially pulled the plug on Ironman Mont Tremblant. My Beautiful Bride has had a heck of a time recovering from a freak ankle injury she suffered when she took a tumble in a trail race back in January (racing another trail HM on it a week later really didn't help) and over the past couple of weeks she has finally come to grips with the fact that it is going to be a long haul to get it back right - it has been her primary focus the entire time and she is doing everything she is supposed to do, and it is coming around, albeit slowly. So with her out I really did not have enough motivation to stay in (although having the opportunity to race with Fred, Jim and Bobby was no small incentive!). It never was going to be an 'A' race for me and instead this year is about getting some speed back after 4 years of IM focus. So I have pivoted the season a good bit and currently have 9 more races on the calendar between now and the end of September, mostly all Olympic and sprint distance races, but also including a couple of very climby timed centuries.

The current long-term tentative plan is to get through this season by racing myself faster all-around, then go bike-focus through next season and probably bookend the summer with Leadman 125 at the beginning and maybe Leadman 250 at the end. Then aim squarely at IM again in the 2016 season (that will be he summer I turn 50). I may shift all that back a year however due to long-term work schedule. I already know from previous experience that summer of 2016 through spring of 2017 will be an EXTREMELY busy time at work: that is our next scheduled accreditation year and I carry the lion's share of the administrative load for that effort. I am seriously contemplating stepping away from full-time employment immediately following that (retirement?!?) so summer of '17 or even '18 as my next Ironman season might make more sense.

Good lord, I cannot believe I am scheduling my life that far in advance!!! Anybody else that far out or am I just crazy?

Originally posted by GoFaster

I would worry less about the pace and more the intensity.  Start at the intensity you planned for, and if that nets you a faster section than goal pace then great, but I wouldn't purposely try to run that section harder unless it is part of the overall plan. 

Originally posted by Fred D

Sorry Rusty, but understandable considering your wife's situation.

 

I had a nice (although why does it rain every time I ride?) ride this am. 

2 hours with 10x5' at threshold.

Overall held a NP of about 270 for the ride.

Getting there....

Originally posted by ChrisM Man, gotta share this somewhere. This morning we went out to Slidell for a swamp tour, were driving the bike course on the way back. Came upon an accident scene, firetruck and a couple cruisers. Then saw the bikes. And the body. Lying in the middle if the road, bibs, jersey pulled away, lying in an unnatural position, bloodied face. Clearly dead. Not sure why he was uncovered. I have never seen a dead body other than my dad in the funeral home, and definitely never a dead cyclist. I am really shook up by this, I forget about it but then keeps popping back into my head.....can't seem to unsee that .

Originally posted by ChrisM Man, gotta share this somewhere. This morning we went out to Slidell for a swamp tour, were driving the bike course on the way back. Came upon an accident scene, firetruck and a couple cruisers. Then saw the bikes. And the body. Lying in the middle if the road, bibs, jersey pulled away, lying in an unnatural position, bloodied face. Clearly dead. Not sure why he was uncovered. I have never seen a dead body other than my dad in the funeral home, and definitely never a dead cyclist. I am really shook up by this, I forget about it but then keeps popping back into my head.....can't seem to unsee that .

Originally posted by Fred D. If anything, the accident likely will put the TBT mixup into perspective, will it not?

Originally posted by ChrisM Man, gotta share this somewhere. This morning we went out to Slidell for a swamp tour, were driving the bike course on the way back. Came upon an accident scene, firetruck and a couple cruisers. Then saw the bikes. And the body. Lying in the middle if the road, bibs, jersey pulled away, lying in an unnatural position, bloodied face. Clearly dead. Not sure why he was uncovered. I have never seen a dead body other than my dad in the funeral home, and definitely never a dead cyclist. I am really shook up by this, I forget about it but then keeps popping back into my head.....can't seem to unsee that .