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 2010-10-18 7:51 PM in reply to: #2512129 |
Veteran 158   Grapevine, Texas |  Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official ThreadI'd also like to see abbier's packing list. Can someone PM it to me also? Many thanks!!! |
| 2010-10-18 8:10 PM in reply to: #3159151 |
Expert 1360 | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread KathyG - 2010-10-18 8:05 PM I ordered a athlete tracker that uploads to website that will show exactly where I am on the bike and run course. Anyone else considered ordering one? They aren't going to be at IMFL so you need to have it shipped so it is about $45. Don't think you can carry a cell phone on the course. I have helped athletes when I spectating calling their spouse to tell them where they were and when they expected they would finish. If you hope to do that write cell phone, your name and your spouses name on a piece of paper and ask spectators if they would make a call for you. Thanks for the heads up Kathy!!! I was hoping to rent one of these at the Expo so I will make sure to rent it before hand and have it delivered to our Condo (which I have tracked down the name of Dune of Panama. we are a little over a mile and a half from the race site. |
| 2010-10-18 9:35 PM in reply to: #2512129 |
| Veteran 158 Grapevine, Texas | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Any ideas on how well, or not, the athlete tracking gps device works??? I've read one Kona race report where the device didn't work too well. Before I go and spend $45 for a week's rental, I was just wondering what the consensus was if it works or not. |
| 2010-10-18 10:00 PM in reply to: #2512129 |
| Member 49 Toronto | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Phatknot & trigirl, lists sent. I'd look into the athlete tracking option, but i'm solo on this adventure so I'm not really sure what the benefit would be. Stay healthy and safe everyone! Lots of unfortunate stuff going on, illness, recent accidents, many near misses. My long rides now are in the trainer, on the deck watching movies and squirrels make a mess of my lawn..  getting a little tired of transport backwash. It's also easier to make adjustments to bike setup on account of the new front end i had to put on it.It's not long now... keep up the good work! Chris |
| 2010-10-18 11:30 PM in reply to: #2512129 |
Expert 1148 Santa Fe, New Mexico Silver member | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Well, Crud! To make a long story short I appear to have injured my ankle somehow in my long run a week ago. It seemed to be better after roughly a week's rest, so I did my long ride Saturday 6 hrs - 95 miles, then went out to run. the ankle was severly painful. No run on Sunday. The right ankle hurts just behind the point of the inside ankle bone. I've never been hurt there and it's weird. but when I tried to run it was extreemly painful - so I ended up walking home and that hurt too. There must be some tendon attach there or something. So this week's plan, no running. no biking because I'm out of town. I'll swim on schedule and do ice when I'm in the hotel room. I'm at a convention so there is walking and being on my feet, which didn't seem to bother it today, although it was sore when I got up this morning. trying to be philosophical about it and take it easy so it can heal. arrive undertrained but not injured - that's the plan, right? Speaking of aide station in the middle of the swim: I read somewhere that long distance swimmers also take nutrition during their swim. I practiced this on a long swim a couple of weeks ago. Tucked a gel up the leg of my wetsuit and pulled it out at 2000 yds to have with some water. It worked well for me. |
| 2010-10-19 5:55 AM in reply to: #3159107 |
Champion 7704   Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Daffodil - 2010-10-18 7:37 PM Okay, another question. I read through the athletes guide tonight. It says "Absolutely no communication devices" It also says that athletes should have a communication plan. So which is it? are we allowed to carry cell phones or not?
I worked in the penalty tent at FL 70.3 one year. I saw a guy who had a drafting penalty in the tent who had a cell phone on his bike and I asked about it. The answer I recieved was you are allowed to carry a cellphone but you can only use it if you are stopped and not moving forward. Weather or not this is true I don't know. Check USAT rules I guess the epidemic of upper respiratory viruses and achilles tendinitis has continuing. I am fighting a cold too. My coach said "rest m-t-w" I ran 20 minutes yesterday and skipped my swim going to bed ridiculously early. I skipped my bike ride sunday too. I'm WAY more rested and hoping to fight it off in a few days rather than the usually URI course of 2 weeks. If I don't feel completely washed out after work I will ride the trainer a bit. On the up side all the resting is workng wonders for my achillese tendinitis!!
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| 2010-10-19 5:58 AM in reply to: #3159478 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jashac - 2010-10-19 12:30 AM Well, Crud! To make a long story short I appear to have injured my ankle somehow in my long run a week ago. It seemed to be better after roughly a week's rest, so I did my long ride Saturday 6 hrs - 95 miles, then went out to run. the ankle was severly painful. No run on Sunday. The right ankle hurts just behind the point of the inside ankle bone. I've never been hurt there and it's weird. but when I tried to run it was extreemly painful - so I ended up walking home and that hurt too. There must be some tendon attach there or something. So this week's plan, no running. no biking because I'm out of town. I'll swim on schedule and do ice when I'm in the hotel room. I'm at a convention so there is walking and being on my feet, which didn't seem to bother it today, although it was sore when I got up this morning. trying to be philosophical about it and take it easy so it can heal. arrive undertrained but not injured - that's the plan, right? Speaking of aide station in the middle of the swim: I read somewhere that long distance swimmers also take nutrition during their swim. I practiced this on a long swim a couple of weeks ago. Tucked a gel up the leg of my wetsuit and pulled it out at 2000 yds to have with some water. It worked well for me. So sorry....PM me or call me if you want. Go to teh pharmacy/walmart/running store and get a splint to wear at night. |
| 2010-10-19 5:59 AM in reply to: #3159364 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread trigirl74 - 2010-10-18 10:35 PM Any ideas on how well, or not, the athlete tracking gps device works??? I've read one Kona race report where the device didn't work too well. Before I go and spend $45 for a week's rental, I was just wondering what the consensus was if it works or not. I tracked a friend at IMWI and it seemed to work well. |
| 2010-10-19 6:10 AM in reply to: #3157562 |
Expert 1091 | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread cjkelly0729 - 2010-10-18 9:40 AM Final long ride this weekend and it felt good to be done. To slightly borrow a phrase from MC Hammer, "Alright, Stop.... Taper Time!" I hear these pants are available at the Expo if anyone is looking for new bike pants, its the "anti-compression theory."  OMG!!! LMAO! Thanks for the belly laugh to start my day! |
| 2010-10-19 6:25 AM in reply to: #3159212 |
Veteran 593 Mandeville | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jldicarlo - 2010-10-18 7:45 PM I am not sick yet, but I am getting a flu shot tomorrow...so it's only a matter of time. ;-) Kidding...the flu shot doesn't give you the flu. But it very frequently gives you flu like symptoms. |
| 2010-10-19 6:58 AM in reply to: #3159574 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Socks - 2010-10-19 6:59 AM trigirl74 - 2010-10-18 10:35 PM Any ideas on how well, or not, the athlete tracking gps device works??? I've read one Kona race report where the device didn't work too well. Before I go and spend $45 for a week's rental, I was just wondering what the consensus was if it works or not. I tracked a friend at IMWI and it seemed to work well. It depends on how you wear it..needs to be able to send signal to cell towers. A friend that used it at WI put it in her jersey pocket on the bike and stored it in her bento box until she got on the bike. I used a prototype in '08 at LP which is rural town and crappy cell phone coverage out on the bike course plus it was raining and it didn't pick up on the bike. I took it off and left it in T2 then it started picking up. I did one day rental plus shipping cost of about $25 so total is about $45. Why get a week rental? Saves about $25 to just do the one day option. You will get it Thursday before the race so can check it out Thursday and Friday. |
| 2010-10-19 7:03 AM in reply to: #3159596 |
Extreme Veteran 483 St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread LSUfan4444 - 2010-10-19 7:25 AM jldicarlo - 2010-10-18 7:45 PM I am not sick yet, but I am getting a flu shot tomorrow...so it's only a matter of time. ;-) Kidding...the flu shot doesn't give you the flu. But it very frequently gives you flu like symptoms. Which is what I've been suffering from since Saturday evening - feel better today, plan to run tonight - missed 2 days. Usually have a shot - I deal with tourists from all over the country every day, reckon I get subjected to every germ out there each week, but hadn't planned on getting this years shot til after IMFL, but they were giving free shots at the mall last Thursday...... |
| 2010-10-19 8:47 AM in reply to: #2512129 |
Expert 885 | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Oh my! Lots of folks getting injured and sick. Makes me want to lock myself up at home and just do the trainer and treadmill to be safe. I work in a small office and pretty much everyone but me has been sick. I try to stay away from everyone and just keep washing my hands like crazy. Get well, stay safe, train smart. And thanks Kathy for the heads up on the GPS tracker. Will definitely look into that. Also, those of you who have not listened to Kathy's advice to delete the history files in your garmin - DO IT NOW! I don't have data from my run yesterday because my garmin was full. History has now been deleted. |
| 2010-10-19 8:52 AM in reply to: #3159848 |
Extreme Veteran 1986 Cypress, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread There's a setting in your Garmin that will delete the file once it has been uploaded. |
| 2010-10-19 10:43 AM in reply to: #2512129 |
Master 1584 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread I'm just posting to note that, after finishing peak training, I got a new baby! (Of course, because I bought a new bike, it's going to rain all week)   |
| 2010-10-19 10:53 AM in reply to: #3160179 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jcnipper - 2010-10-19 11:43 AM I'm just posting to note that, after finishing peak training, I got a new baby! (Of course, because I bought a new bike, it's going to rain all week) Purty |
| 2010-10-19 11:10 AM in reply to: #2512129 |
Veteran 217 Alexandria, VA | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Hate hearing about the colds/injuries. Just crazy...NO MORE!!! On a slight positive. my achilles is getting a tad better, but I've been off it for 2 days. Haven't even tried walking normally. 2 days without a workout feels like a lifetime. I'm considering a long, slow swim tonight using a buoy for my legs and just pulling. Bad idea? Should I just stay off it for another day or two? |
| 2010-10-19 12:49 PM in reply to: #3159848 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Also, those of you who have not listened to Kathy's advice to delete the history files in your garmin - DO IT NOW! I don't have data from my run yesterday because my garmin was full. History has now been deleted. I have been wondering about this. In all the years I have had a Garmin I have NEVER had a problem with it being full. EVER. On my 6:20 bike ride a few weeks ago I got a message saying "delete history, active memory getting full" or something like that. I did a bit of google searching and didn't come up with much. But I deleted anything older than a month anyway. It was fine on my 7 hour ride last week. I guess if it's uploaded and I have the gpx file it wouldn't hurt to delete the entire history... I just thought it was odd because it's never been a problem before! |
| 2010-10-19 1:15 PM in reply to: #3160561 |
Master 1584 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jldicarlo - 2010-10-19 1:49 PM Also, those of you who have not listened to Kathy's advice to delete the history files in your garmin - DO IT NOW! I don't have data from my run yesterday because my garmin was full. History has now been deleted. I have been wondering about this. In all the years I have had a Garmin I have NEVER had a problem with it being full. EVER. On my 6:20 bike ride a few weeks ago I got a message saying "delete history, active memory getting full" or something like that. I did a bit of google searching and didn't come up with much. But I deleted anything older than a month anyway. It was fine on my 7 hour ride last week. I guess if it's uploaded and I have the gpx file it wouldn't hurt to delete the entire history... I just thought it was odd because it's never been a problem before! I think it can partially depend on the number of "laps" you have saved. When I was doing a lot of speed work earlier in the year, I made a lot of custom workouts e.g., 30sec speed, 1:30 recovery x 10-20. Anyway, the result, as Garmin saw it, was a workout with ~50 laps sometimes. All of a sudden I started getting a full Garmin! |
| 2010-10-19 1:46 PM in reply to: #3160618 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jcnipper - 2010-10-19 2:15 PM jldicarlo - 2010-10-19 1:49 PM Also, those of you who have not listened to Kathy's advice to delete the history files in your garmin - DO IT NOW! I don't have data from my run yesterday because my garmin was full. History has now been deleted. I have been wondering about this. In all the years I have had a Garmin I have NEVER had a problem with it being full. EVER. On my 6:20 bike ride a few weeks ago I got a message saying "delete history, active memory getting full" or something like that. I did a bit of google searching and didn't come up with much. But I deleted anything older than a month anyway. It was fine on my 7 hour ride last week. I guess if it's uploaded and I have the gpx file it wouldn't hurt to delete the entire history... I just thought it was odd because it's never been a problem before! I think it can partially depend on the number of "laps" you have saved. When I was doing a lot of speed work earlier in the year, I made a lot of custom workouts e.g., 30sec speed, 1:30 recovery x 10-20. Anyway, the result, as Garmin saw it, was a workout with ~50 laps sometimes. All of a sudden I started getting a full Garmin! Yep^^^ that is the issue. I do run/walk so I have a gazzillon laps when I do runs. At Canada last 1.5 mile my Garmin kept beeping at me and data is gone....annoying as heck as I was running hard. Jen you must not be a happy lap person like me. Ran 2 hours today longest run since knee scope in June. I can't quite imagine running 3x that long. I'm slow but steady these days. The interval setting of run .31 miles walk 30" worked great as I don't have to think. |
| 2010-10-19 1:48 PM in reply to: #3160179 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jcnipper - 2010-10-19 11:43 AM I'm just posting to note that, after finishing peak training, I got a new baby! (Of course, because I bought a new bike, it's going to rain all week) Sweet new bike...many happy and fun miles together! When I get new bike there is always a reason I can't ride much...this year I was on crutches around when I got my new Ordu. |
| 2010-10-19 1:59 PM in reply to: #3141146 |
Expert 939 Tulsa | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread jashac - 2010-10-08 12:05 PM Today: Beach temperature hights 81 to 86, Water temperature 75 degrees surf height 1 foot or less. I love the water at PCB. website for current water temp: http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=SRF&node=KTAE Is there any chance, in your opinion, that the race won't be wesuit legal. The reported temp is 75 as of today and the cutoff is 76 now. The weather 15 days out doesn't look like its getting any cooler. |
| 2010-10-19 2:03 PM in reply to: #3160721 |
Extreme Veteran 1986 Cypress, TX | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Night time temps will cool it down. |
| 2010-10-19 2:14 PM in reply to: #3160692 |
Expert 885 | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread Ran 2 hours today longest run since knee scope in June. I can't quite imagine running 3x that long. I'm slow but steady these days. The interval setting of run .31 miles walk 30" worked great as I don't have to think. This is why I love it. I think this will help you with the issue of wanting to walk when others around you are. If you just do what the "beeps" tell you to do, then you don't have to "think" about it. |
| 2010-10-19 2:20 PM in reply to: #3159848 |
Regular 72 Baltimore, MD | Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Thread bar92 - 2010-10-19 9:47 AMOh my! Lots of folks getting injured and sick. Makes me want to lock myself up at home and just do the trainer and treadmill to be safe. I work in a small office and pretty much everyone but me has been sick. I try to stay away from everyone and just keep washing my hands like crazy. Get well, stay safe, train smart. I second that on the data deleting. Been there done that!And thanks Kathy for the heads up on the GPS tracker. Will definitely look into that. Also, those of you who have not listened to Kathy's advice to delete the history files in your garmin - DO IT NOW! I don't have data from my run yesterday because my garmin was full. History has now been deleted. |
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