Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 67)

Good lord - Hope you feel better soon!  People can be idiots. The # of people I notice texting, chatting, etc. while Im running against traffic is scary.  Wear bright clothes, be aware of everything around you.  Even when runnign w/ music, it's background noise level so I can hear things around me.  You can not be too careful!

I have always thought of Coke being used at the near end of the run (miles 22 - 26 or so).  Its pure sugar and is needed energy, no doubt.  But in the begining of the run I would think you still need complex carbohydrates as you have hours of racing to go.  Any thoughts on this? 

Endurolytes actually don't give you that much salt per pill as compared to some other ones on the market (e.g. SaltStick, etc.). If you're doing a lot of straight water or coke (or anything that doesn't have electrolytes in it), you're gonna want to add some electrolytes through pills because that will make the fluids absorb faster and hopefully prevent sloshing.

Are you planning on going to JT next weekend? 

Sure, but this guy knows a lot more than me about this topic: http://www.firstendurance.com/2011/03/carbohydrates-and-endurance-clearing-up-the-confusion/. 

My main takeaways from that: fast absorption is good, the main complex carbohydrate (maltodextrin) used in sports products is fast absorbing.

Good stuff.  Lots of further nutritional reading posted in some of the replies.  Thanks. 

lunchtime 4k in the pool! great start to the weekend.

big weekend though. Finish pantry, start on deck, Bed Bath and Beyond and maybe Home Deport if there's time!

Of course I have to up my previous number of ascents . I'll have to look it up, but I think I did 7. Gotta make at least 8 this time!

Some Friday afternoon Bike P0rn.  This was halfway point of my bike ride today.  I call her blue steel because of the movie Zoolander.  When Ben Stiller makes that face he sucks his cheeks in and this is my first (and only) carbon bike, and I loved how the frame (forks, nose, seat and chain stays) of the bike is sucked in and curved inward -- for aerodynamics.  Something you can't really do with aluminum. 

Anyways, she's all Race Ready for my mini-Sprint on Sunday.  She's got new bar tape, new selle italia seat, new blue Michelin Pro3's, new michelin latex tubes, Blue Steel is ready to Rock all 6 of those miles on Race Day Sunday

yahtzee!!! we goin streakin!!!!!!!

DC-

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Sweet ride. Looks super fast just sitting there. And nice colors.

Hang on tight and eat up the road!

No luck is needed when there is skill-but it is BEST to be good AND lucky.

Good luck this weekend.

DC,

That's a very sweet ride--I particularly like the matching bar tape, frame and tires. Well done! I don't think you'll need it with that sweet setup, but good luck in your race!

So does anyone else find themselves while they're in the middle of their rides/runs think about where you'll be on race day?

i.e.:

Mile 15: Just finished the Keene descent

Mile 32: Headed back to Jay from Ausable Forks

Mile 53: The Bears

Or look at the clock and think about where they should be? As in it's currently 4:11PM, hopefully I'll be around mile 8 on the run...

More Bike Porn!

Nice and clean ride, Monty. I like it. And don't Zipps just look so good.

(Am I the only one who was reluctant to put a cage on the downtube?)

Ah, so it's gonna be Jet60 C2's vs. Firecrests I see.  The battle begin!!  

I do that a week or two before the race.  Nowadays I just have same songs playing over and over in my head.

DC - purty bike Love it! 

Good luck on your race ~

Sweet setup, DC! - Looks like it has a chance to be the second fasted P2 at Lake Placid.

But PLEASE tell me you photoshopped that sign into the background - you didn't REALLY lean your top tube against a metal pole, did you????? It kinda hurt my eyes just to look at that - I had to quickly look away.... Good luck this weekend.

Good eye Rusty.  For the sake of symetrical photography, Yes ... Yes I did.  But I leaned it gingerly and there was no wind at that precise moment.  I also have plenty of scuff marks on my top tube from the bottom of my cleat.  I've also had the bike since Spring of 2009 so the honeymoon period is long over.  

I didn't know any Pro's were also riding a P2?  Well, hey, I'll give you 3rd fastest.