Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 8)

That's what I did last year, lurked around here and learned a lot of valuable stuff. 

Also was inspired by your brother - followed his journey to this year's IMCDA and got lots of support from him for the HIM that I did.

Volunteering is an awesome experience, worked a couple different stations in 2011, one of the best things I have ever done.

On a different note, is anyone else struggling with motivation?  I have barely been working out although, this morning  I was at the Y at 5am swimming laps.  I wouldn't been there if a buddy hadn't said he was going to be there.  I can't seem to shake my funk, any ideas?

Watch RunRene's video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhSPYImYZ_o

or this one:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgzM5wVErb0

Hey Erik, if it helps get you motivated, we could join up for a swim or run or both tomorrow if your schedule allows......?

That's a pretty good idea, at least #1, I have been trying hard not to think about this years IMCDA, beyond what I will do different this time, which I did not finish due in part because I was not prepared at all for the mash of the start.

John, if it was a run, what time would you be thinking?  I could be available after probably 10-1030 after picking up my son from WSU.

Hey Erik, if it helps get you motivated, we could join up for a swim or run or both tomorrow if your schedule allows......?

That is a long drive to quit or fail so that is all the motivation I need to get in the half assed training I'm doing right now. 

I'm just throwing it out there, but I still hate the pool.  

Also if you are lacking motivation don't worry the world will end next week anyway. 

Flyboy - 2012-12-14 8:37 PM Thought I'd throw a little levity into the thread.  Since it's been a pretty warm fall so far, the lake temp is still a pretty balmy 44 degrees!

8 more degrees and that is typical June swim temps around here. Perhaps I should look into a sleeveless wetsuit

Flyboy - 2012-12-14 8:37 PM Thought I'd throw a little levity into the thread.  Since it's been a pretty warm fall so far, the lake temp is still a pretty balmy 44 degrees!

And look how calm it is... I took this pic a couple of hours ago from a Christmas cruise boat, right in the middle of the swim course (ignore the UFO's, and it was snowing so the temp might drop a little).

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The water will be comparable as I did Boise this year and I was swimming in CDA before Boise.  The run I believe is more hilly than Boise. Well yes it is definitely because the only hills on the Boise run course was going under the main roads.  As to the bike course I haven't driven the course at all but I do recall from years past when i have driven the road is that it has a couple of good hills that you want to prepare for.  Where I live I have lots of hills that I have to deal with just to go for a ride.  

Now as to the swim start weather, I have not seen CDA that nasty in the 3 years I have watched the start.  Now watch it will be super nasty this coming year.

Hello fellow 29.3r (1.2swim/15bike/13.1run).  I was at Boise this year.  One can only hope CDA doesn't have that kind of weather.......  It will be my first IM also along with many other people I bet. 

Enjoy the training and from what I read (last year as I lurked on this group) listen to Flyboy.  He has great advice and has offered to give guided tours of the bike course when we get there in June....(I read he did that last year so I figured it wouldn't hurt to kind of ask)

If I can offer any advice it would be train on hills for the bike. They suck big time but I trained a lot of hills this last year and when I did Lake Stevens on a whim because of the crap weather for Boise, it paid off for me big time as I rode about 15 minutes faster than I actually expected to ride. The hills at Lake Stevens weren't nearly as bad as I thought they were going be after driving the course the day before.  

Just pray for no wind from 7am till 9am .  That should get you out of the water and on the bike by then.  But I guess wind could pop up about 8am to blow you back towards shore .

Oh yeah, we'll be having a bike course tour again for out of town folks.  When we get close to race time I'll post about it again and anyone interested can join in.  It's one of the highlights of Ironman week for me, getting to meet a bunch of cool people from all over the U.S. so definitely planning to keep doing it.

I'll pitch in my vehicle, for the tour, if there is any over-flow.