Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 71)

For Lake Placid, I am not so much worried what I look like, but rather what I feel like, so for me that means Desoto head to toe. Best customer service on the planet, awesome fit and comfort for hours in the saddle and on the feet.

I am getting a fair amount of open water swimming in, and my coach has "encouraged" me to use wax earplugs to avoid getting an ear infection. I grew up on the lake and have rarely had a problem, but with the compromised immunity that often comes with this type of training, now is not the time to take chances, he says. Better safe than sorry, I guess - even though I don't really like how they affect my hearing in the water. If I were REALLY worried about it I would probably be more concerned about the water quality at the local Y than at the lake though...

Gergzos – I could not have summarized the course conditions and better than you have and yes, the 46 is the BEST.  We should all meet and drink a few jugs.  The moose beer is not too bad either.   Can not wait to get back up there next weekend.

Tank boy – still working on my super suit.  I buying stuff so I have options.  I feel like a girl about to go on a hot date – want to look my best for the big day :-)

Chris

i did not.... im doing AZ next year most likely....need some time off from IM!.....18 months is better than 12. crazy about NYC...they coudl have charged much more....

I honestly think in the next few years all IMs will be 800+.....

I've also heard 2012 is last year for LP.....anyone else here this?

Haha I saw that it sold out in super fast. I enoyed reading everyone's freak out comments on the Ironman Facebook page... Some are pretty entertaining.

Where did you hear that IMLP '12 would be the last year? That would be super sad.

I've been scoping out the Beach to Battleship IM website for Oct 2012... and feeling sort of crazy for even thinking about doing another one before I've even finished IMLP! :-)

I doubt it.  Too much to lose for the town if it leaves.  Also, I thought the contract goes thru 2013...could be wrong on this though.

Nooooo - this is terrible news if true.  How can they not continue what is probably the most popular IM other than Kona?????   It foils my plans of doing IMLP every year up and during my retirment in Placid......

I hope that they do not think IM Jersey 134.2m / NYC 6m is going to replace Placid.  Fools.

Me neither. We are debating between IM France and The Alpe d'Huez long course. I figure why waste all this climbing fitness I have been working on for Lake Placid, right?!

For the past few years there has been a good bit of chatter about IMLP being done when the contract expires - that is one of the reasons I decided to sign up this year. search around BT and Slowtwitch and you should find several threads. Seems that the addition of Tremblant and NYC has rekindled some of that worry. There definitely seems to be a real love/hate relationship with the town of LP and the season-long hoo-ha the race brings. The Lake Placid contract is good through 2012 - here is a story from the Lake Placid News. I basically agree with the article - I think there is plenty of demand for all three races, it just may mean that LP will not fill up so fast, which might mean it takes a hit on volunteers - who knows?

FWIW like many others I was interested in IMNYC until I saw the course, and then became less interested. I'll betcha it will be much better than most folks expect though. I look forward to hearing all about it next year.

Ford Ironman Lake Placid has become a staple of the summer event calendar in the Adirondacks. “The town of Wilmington is excited to learn that Ironman will continue to be with us, it has been an economic engine for the region and the state filling our motels and restaurants generating a large amount of revenue for us all,” according to town Supervisor Randy Preston.

Hey guys! Hope everyone had a good day!

Feeling better today (pretty much largely due to my friends pseudoephedrine and tylenol--in the form of neocitran...mmmmmmm....) Ended up going to bed a 4pm yesterday and it was iffy this morning how it was going to go. Ended up jumping on the trainer for 2hrs for a easy ride while watching game 7 of the canucks/bruins series. I stayed on for pretty much the entire game and watched the canucks lose....haha. Oh well, the better team won the game tonight. Now I'm watching the post loss riots...fail...I'm really liking the burbs right now...oh quiet, safe solitude!

I'll probably head out in the morning to walk my long run...hoping by fri/sat I'll be back on my A game...or at least A- game 

I agree with thoughts on LP not going anywhere....

though I would take the public words of the town supervisor with a grain of salt.....

The IM adds revenue for hotels and resturatants.....for nearly every other business, it hurts them, and the majority of the town cannot stand the huge training camps leading up to the race and the race itself....

39 days people. time to buck up to those long workouts!!

i dont know about you, but i feel like i need 10 hours of sleep every night....

how often do you guys (or have you) skipped workouts during this IMLP training?

1 per week, 2 per week? 1 per month?  typically i end up skipping 1 workout a week. Due to listening to my body and needing to sleep instead. Am i a slacker for this?

another post for me. im getting anxious, can anyone tell?

im really struggling to pick out my "super suit"

i want to look like i know what im doing, at least. something colorful, any advice? this is a hard decision.

docswim24 - 2011-06-16 9:44 AM

6226chels - 2011-06-16 7:02 AM

39 days people. time to buck up to those long workouts!!

i dont know about you, but i feel like i need 10 hours of sleep every night....

how often do you guys (or have you) skipped workouts during this IMLP training?

1 per week, 2 per week? 1 per month?  typically i end up skipping 1 workout a week. Due to listening to my body and needing to sleep instead. Am i a slacker for this?

 

Not a slacker. Rest is very necessary and sometimes life gets in the way of a planned workout. I seem to miss a workout every week because of work or something else that comes up. Just try not to miss your key workouts.

agree with doc.  you should have around 3-4 key workouts a week or so....hit them no matter what (within reason of course), everything else make flexible with your life.....

cusetri - 2011-06-16 9:00 AM

docswim24 - 2011-06-16 9:44 AM

6226chels - 2011-06-16 7:02 AM

39 days people. time to buck up to those long workouts!!

i dont know about you, but i feel like i need 10 hours of sleep every night....

how often do you guys (or have you) skipped workouts during this IMLP training?

1 per week, 2 per week? 1 per month?  typically i end up skipping 1 workout a week. Due to listening to my body and needing to sleep instead. Am i a slacker for this?

 

Not a slacker. Rest is very necessary and sometimes life gets in the way of a planned workout. I seem to miss a workout every week because of work or something else that comes up. Just try not to miss your key workouts.

 

agree with doc.  you should have around 3-4 key workouts a week or so....hit them no matter what (within reason of course), everything else make flexible with your life.....

Ya, I miss maybe a strength training session or an easy swim workout once a week.  I don't usually miss what I consider to be key ones.

I'm also feeling like I need 10 hours a sleep per night at this point... actually 9 solid hours with a nap throwin in there would be ideal.. if only!

If I'm having an off day I will take it easier during a workout than normal but I always do them. For me its a slippery slope, one skipped workout could lead to another, etc. But that is just what works best for me! Luckily I have not had to skip any for injury or major illness and am SO thankful for that.

Haha nice Jim! The descent into Keene is sort of like a ride at Disney, right? Hey - Did you or anyone else notice if there was still sand all over the roads? I noticed it everywhere and nearly wiped out on that right hand turn in Jay going towards Wilmington.

I tend to do that too. If I miss one workout, then why not the next or the next? I will just lower intensity or duration if I'm really not feeling it instead of skipping usually. SOmetimes I have to re-arrange a bit too and one of the reasons I might do that is if I'm just not feeling up to one of my key workouts at the time it is set...I normally end up doing them all though--except with illness.