Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 78)

Exhausted – great w.e in Placid.  Training and 46ers galore.  Not sure if I saw any of you in LP at the weekend.  Even if we knew what we looked like, it would have been hard to make each other out through all the rain and fog.  Dream Chaser – I did see you.  You had one more tooth before that photo – did you fall and knock it out?

Happy with the training although I wonder if I hammered the bike too hard on Sunday (6hr) given that I only had to run 4 miles (I got the downhill run brick in – PLEASE TRY IT – ITS WEIRD – and you`ll have to do it race day).

All – I concur that the bike course at LP is easier than Rev 3.  I though as much after riding rev 3 but wanted to go back and triple confirm.  I dropped to the small ring just after Willmington on the second loop – that is the bit I find the hardest (and most beautiful), not the Bears!  I totally agree with 'cumulative effect' of the second loop.  The climb out of LP pre decent toKeeneis also underrated.

They need to fix some of the potholes on the decent toKeene.   Someone is going to wipe out!!!!

The LP run is easier than rev 3.  But the LP run is not easy!!!

Friday – swim pre race? I`m in (after i`ve signed up for 2012)…..   

I have a rest week this week (racing an Olympic on Saturday) and then a three week taper that goes 18 - 12 - 6 (yes, 18 is a taper week, seeing I was at 23-24 for this last block).

This is my peak week so I consider the taper to start next week although it's not much of a "taper"

This week: 22hr

Next week: 17hr

2 Wks out: 12 hr

Race week: 5.5 hr

I wouldn't think so... I've heard some real interesting responses to this one though. From "normal" things like a 5-hour energy to a burrito. I'm probably just going to put a snickers or payday and some other random stuff I can't get on course in my bags. Maybe a spare tube in the bike bag or an extra pair of socks in the run bag.

socks in all bags, and NOT a burrito that might be the last thing id ever think of to put in a special needs bag for an endurance event!! haha!!

they need to have a "finish bag" for all of my beer and delish food that ill want to shove into my face when i finish.

Logistically speaking:

Are the SN bags at the halfway mark of the bike and run?
How quickly can you expect to get your bag?
On the bike, do you have to stop?

Special Needs - other than the obvoiuos.

Heard that it can not be relied upon - has anyone ever NOT receivede the special needs bag?  As it my first IM, how does it work during the race? 

Special Needs - other than the obvoiuos.

Heard that it can not be relied upon - has anyone ever NOT received the special needs bag?  As it my first IM, how does it work during the race? 

Special Needs - other than the obvoiuos.

Heard that it can not be relied upon - has anyone ever NOT received the special needs bag?  As it my first IM, how does it work during the race? 

Mine is very similar to this. Man, I remember when 10hrs was a high volume week! Haha.

This is a great question!  For example, I'm racing on Infinit.  I'm trying the KISS method for the bike - 3 bottles premixed, swap at SN with 3 bottles premixed.  Easy peasy.  For the run I'm going to concentrate 2 fuelbelt bottles and swap at SN.  The Powerbar gels don't sit great with me but I can tolerate if necessary.

In any case, the glaring hole in my nutrition strategy is that I don't get my SN bag.  I'm trying to plan for that by a "live off the course" strategy (in case I lose a bottle, etc...).

So how many of you vets here have ever NOT received your special needs bag during the race?  I've heard lots of people not getting them afterwards, but am curious as to the chances of needing to go to plan B.

Dream Chaser - 2011-06-29 4:14 PM

RJohnson1979 - 2011-06-29 11:54 AM Uh oh! I have a sore knot in my quad muscle. Anyone ever had this happen? Gonna try some foam rolling, rubbing, and ice baths.

This thing works awesome, however it is expensive.  http://www.thestick.com/   A wooden dough roller may do the trick, or I've heard of people filling a soda bottle with water, freezing it, and then rolling on it.

You can also use a lacrosse ball.  Put the ball on a tile or hardwood floor and then lay on your belly, and roll the ball into the sore spot.  Yes it hurts.  A lot.  Embrace the pain.

Thanks DC! Someone had the stick at a training weekend - which I thought was silly - mainly because they were using it while leaning upside down against a wall - but now I want one! I tried to foam roll it out today and I am going to try the other things you suggested!

Oh don't worry Dan, I am in full on freak out mode!!... I have dabbled in some meditation techniques but I'm not that good at it.  Today I was thinking "I don't actually have to do this if I don't want to" !!!! 

Let's not and say we did. Who's gunna know. We could get a tattoo as proof.