Ironman Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 83)

Nightmare...  Every time i look at my calendar, another few weeks has gone by.  Work is really really getting in the way this year.  Anyone else got that problem???? 

My % training to date versus last year is about 12% and general preparation has been poor.  This leads me to my question.  Anyone got a spare room that they are trying to offload (otherwise, i`m camping ~ which, ordinarily, is a lot of fun).

Going to Placid twice before "race" day.  Both times are training and wedding planning but should be able to get some swims and rides in  :-)

I will be up there the weekend of June 8-10 if you are in town then

work is my "B" race this year  

That goes for me too.  I'm lucky I make it to work....

If I didn't work, I wouldn't have time to discuss triathlon on BT! haha.shhhhhh!

I wish I would have went to this swimming camp before I attempted my first triathlon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4Zbfk

You can never get too much of this stuff (Cliff bar swim camp)

Are you testing these products at race watt intensities with a solid brick run? Testing things at 70% is much different than testing at 84% with a brick. I also did Kinetic with Placid as my focus. I used and plan on using GU,Hammer Perpertuem, Endurolytes, and water. I also carry a cliff bar as my I need something solid emergency item. Didn't have any issues other drinking too much near the end of the race. Good luck of dialing in your nutrition.

What's your Race Pace HR vs. Training AVG HR? 

If your Race Pace HR is even ever-so-slightly higher certain bodily systems may be shutting down or severely limited; such as the ability to breakdown and absorb solids, which would explain the stabbing in the gut pain.  I had that at Lake Placid last year on the run; but mine was from too much sugar on the bike. 

I suspect since this happened at an Oly and Half, your Pace and intensity were reasonably high.  You mentioned possibly 'overcooking' it on the Bike, so again, I suspect you were pushing the pace on the bike.   Maybe in the future for 70.3's and Oly's you should consider a liquid nutrition approach.  I don't think you 'overcooked' the bike though as though symptoms would be more along the lines of quad, hamstring, calf cramps or just overwhelming fatigue slowing you to a walk.  This 'sounds like' more a nutrition issue when you're riding at threshold/race pace. 

There is a very good chance if you plan to stay more Aerobic on the bike at Lake Placid that this issue will not happen; unless you do plan to push it and 'Race' LP...  If I were you, in the next month when you're, say, doing a 5-hour ride ... do the first two hours as WU and then do the last three hours at Ironman Target Pace (which should lower than your 70.3 and Oly pace) and then do a 6-mile Run off the bike (3mi out & back) and try to Run within :10 to :20 seconds of your target Ironman Pace.  Do the transition rather quickly ... and see how your abdomen reacts.  If you get those stabbing pains then, yeah, you gotta try a whole New Nutrition Strategy for LP.  If you stomach is fine, then I would try and repeat the experiment at least one more time under a similar BRICK (preferably a BRICK that fits into your training schedule). 

Ahhhh... this is my favorite time of year.  The beginning of the true Triathlon Season.  And like every season we have different sayings.  And I've got to be honest, of all the mantra's on this site I have two favorites.  The first one is: SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP.  So eloquent and subtle.  But my absolute favorite just epitomizes the true spirit of the Triathlon Season.  It's my favorite saying for myself when I'm suffering during Peak Training and don't wanna get out of bed cause I'm too tired, or I'm at a brutal race mid-climb wondering why I sign up for this stuff, I love to remind myself to HTFU!!

Here are some funny videos that illustrate how to use the term: HTFU.  WARNING: If you are offended by the F-word, please don't click these links  

HTFU Video

Another Chopper Video

5K swim one week out from IM?  My first thought is that recovery time from a 5K swim race is not so long that it would affect Lake Placid performance and that, while a bit late, makes for a good last long swim.  The race is on a Saturday with a scheduled 2 hour bike / 30 minute run making for a nice swim-bike-run.

I'm leaning towards registering but curious what you all think, is it too close to race day?

Good luck at Triple -  T!!!

Rock it!

Good luck,  Go out there and have some fun. 

Just have fun with it.  I get nervous after each of my races.  Once I get started that all goes away, and I just focus on the current dicipline.  The next thing you know you are at the finish line.  So make sure you try to pause the brain from constantly thinking and take in some of the sites and sounds of the race.   Good Luck and have some fun.

What is your position on your bike like? Aggressive? How much training have you been doing? It may be that it has nothing to do with what you eat...

SEADOCHA, there is some good advice right there.  Focus on one thing at a time.  A tri is a big, complicated endeavor and it can overwhelm the reasonable part of the mind.  The Triple T is a supersized version because of the multi-day/race aspect.  During the swim, focus on how you are feeling and whether your stroke/pace is right to carry you around the next turn.  In T1, focus on the half a dozen critical steps that you need to accomplish -- wetsuit off, helmet on, glasses, nutrition, shoes -- and if you mind turns to your bike pace (looking ahead) or to how you finished in the swim (looking back) banish the thought.  Stay in the moment -- or what is in your control for the next 5-15 minutes throughout the day and you'll be fine.  There is always the car ride home to analyze the race(s)

You'll be great.  I agree with JMoney, focus on the current discipline.  All the other stuff will fall into place based on training, practice and luck (stuff that is out of your control on raceday.)

Have fun.  Can't wait to hear about the race reports.

Go to bed early.  Before going to sleep, visualize your race day and how you will get through each leg, make sure you include a couple rough patches and work through them and then finish strong and confident because you executed a well laid out plan.

Don't try anything new that you haven't done in training, trust me, some last minute "great" new idea will pop into your head that will allow you to cut your time in half!  Even though it's your first race, so everything is new!!

Take what the day gives you and only focus on the things you can control, don't worry about those things that come up and are out of your control. 

Enjoy it and have fun!  You only have one first, so keep it fun and remember IMLP is your A race (assuming it is).

Report back to team IMLP on your great days!

GOOD LUCK!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

That's too close to the big day for my preferences, but that's just me.

Good luck this weekend at The Beast of the East Half Steelman!!!

I'm not much of a kicker when it comes to swimming so to me I would probably end up doing it.  I'm not sure I would actually race it, but I would try my IM pace to see how I feel.  Plus it's a bonus if it's a mass start so you can get in some practice for that since what I've seen in LP is going to be fun to say the least. For me anyways swimming seems to help my legs out, (It almost feels like stretching, until I start pushing off the wall with any force).  For me personally I would do any open water swimming I could since I don't get to do it very often, with a mass start it would be great for me mentally.