Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 78)

Legs feel really tired this week and it is reassuring to see that others seem to be in the same boat. Only a few more weeks until it gets better.... We just need to hold on.  Usaully really hot here but its been staying in the mid to low 90's w/o humidity... Not much I can do. I did where underarmer both days last weekend to help heat me up some.

long ride thus far has been 85.5 miles.  I am going to do 100 on Saturday and 2 more 100 milers (I may do 112 for peace of mind)

Jhouse--are your logs accurate? 

9 mile walk; much of it in the rain; averaging 15 minutes per mile, and this includes stopping several times briefly to massage my Achilles tendon when it reach its peak soreness.  First three miles went well, after that I had ups in downs with regard to the level of pain I felt in my Achilles. So, this was both  inspirational...and questionable. Either way, its done. The bigger test will be in two weeks for my personal 70.3 (swim/bike/walk).

Peace.

I've thought about training my "walk" as well.  With my IT band and Patella Femur problems, I know I will be walking a majority of the marathon.  With my planned times, I have to run at least a 10k to finish within the 17 hours.  At this point, I'm unsure if I should do "run" training, "walk" training, or a mixture of both.

Kevin- Good work. Glad the ride went well for you. Are you taking tablets? 

ANYONE- IF YOU USE SALT TABLETS, WHAT KIND? HOW MANY? AND AT WHAT FREQUENCY? WHAT IS 'NORMAL-ISH' INTAKE OF SUCH THINGS? I know it's late in the game, but I'm thinking I should give 'em a go on my next long ride, and I'm looking for some general guidelines. Thanks.

I use Saltstick pills on the bike, they have much more actual sodium than the Endurolytes. I take one about every hour, as long as I can keep them down. It's hard for me to swallow pills on the bike sometimes.

Saltstick ingredients: 215 mg sodium, 63 mg potassium, 11 mg magnesium, 22 mg calcium
Enrurolyte ingredients: 100 mg sodium,  25 mg potassium, 25 mg magnesium, 50 mg calcium

Also here is a handy tip I picked up: empty a Tic-Tac or Mentos container to use as your pill dispenser. Really easy to pop open the lid without a high risk of losing your stash - and a pretty cheap container, especially compared to the "dispenser" options online.

Sam - Think I've posted on Endurlytes, too, and I am completely sold on them!  I really, really used to struggle with cramping, etc., and two capsules per hour keeps my system happy.  I've been using them for about two months now, and have had no problems.  I know there are other brands out there, too, and they're probably just as good.

Made the late decision to switch saddles on the bike.  I got a great deal on a Koobi tri saddle, and after the first ride with it last nigh, it seems promising.  I've been finding that longer distances on the TT bike and the Selle SanMarco Ponza saddle I had were just getting too uncomfortable after about 60 miles.  The Ponza is too soft and "crowds" me in all the wrong places.  Plus, its smooth surface left me sliding forward too much unless I tilted the saddle way up, and, well ... that causes problems, too. Still a lot of "conditioning" of my rear to accomplish, but so far, so good.

         Wow, everyone ... this is really going to happen!

115 on the bike yesterday. I felt great until mile 80. I didn't eat a good enough breakfast.

Thank god for Coca-Cola.

Todd- Yeah, you probably told me this before. I probably brought it up before. I just have to take the leap and try some darn salt tabs. Thanks.

Fesslern-Way to stick it out. Good work.

Anyone- Swam 1.2 miles this morning. Spending the next two days camping with the fam. and I'm not planning on working out until Tuesday afternoon. Now...let's just see if I can stick to that. Peace.

I've used SaltStick caps for a while.  One or 2 every hour depending on heat/humidity.  I eat Shot Bloks on the bike (and drink Carbo-Pro) and I usually take a salt tab or two every other time I feed, which is every 20-30 min.  Haven't really experienced any major cramps in a race yet.  May try to take 3 an hour in Louisville - wow, that's 18 salt tabs just on the bike!

Century ride yesterday.  Went over the handlebars at mile 97.  First time I've ever gone down, not pleasant.  Lucky though, could have been much worse.  Scratched up, but no broken bones and was able to ride away.

I'm curious how swimming without skin on your hands feels...

Oh no!

Ran 16 miles Saturday and rode 90miles yesterday, then failed at my brick run.
105 degrees, intense sun with no shade except for a brief rain that really just made the humidity 100%. It was pretty awful.

Trying to keep my chin up.