Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 84)

James,

If Lousiville and last years Placid times are any indication, you will be the one holding the table!!!  Hope the last bits of your training go well and we'll see you in Placid in a few short weeks!!

Paul

52 year old first timer here. Freaking right out. Here's how bad it is. A friend of mine's Mother passed away. I'm doing the right thing and going to the funeral home tonight... but... I can't help thinking about the missed workout. Sick. At least I know I'm sick, that might be a good sign.

I am so fatigued it aint funny.  I am taking the day off today, not in the plan but my legs need some rest.  Since Tuesday I have felt my right hamstring just above my knee.  That scared me and made my decision to rest it today.  It took about 3-4 miles in yesterdays run before it stretched out and I couldn't feel it.  I feel like if I get a good days rest I can have a solid weekend (Fri-Sunday) of quality training and then taper.  I am also fighting a sinus infection for which I am fixing to see a doc to get something to knock this thing out NOW.

Fred this will be my first IM but it is actually my second to train for.  I trained for IMLou last year and had a bike wreck 6 weeks out that required shoulder surgery.   So I never got to feel this peak phase.  That was another thing that made me train wiser this year, I realized alot of the battle is making to the starting line.

Fred - This will be my first Ironman, too!

It's comforting to know that other's are feeling the pre-race butterflies already. I thought I was being obsessive feeling them this early!

I'm also in a DeSoto First Wave.  First wetsuit so I wasn't sure what to expect.  Swam with a buddy this weekend who was in an Xterra that was MUCH thinner in the arms/shoulders.

I definitely had arm/shoulder fatigue when I purchased it, but DeSoto told me to go a size larger since it was most likely too small based on the fit description.  That helped a LOT.  Try pulling the sleeves up a bit so that you have extra material in the shoulder area and make sure that the seams line up along your palm and forearm.  That is the sweet spot.  No fatigue since.

Best thing about it is the pullover top - NO chafing at the neck line.  My buddy's Xterra left a mean welt along where the zipper starts and he is going to regret that for the next week while it heals.

Transitions located in the Speed Skating Oval. So, is Speed Skating an outdoor event?

yes.....you'll have fun.

food not the best....i'm going for sure!

Yep. Like football, speed skating is a sport best played outdoors, preferably in the cold and snow.

This link shows some good views of the oval. Of course it doesn't hurt that it includes footage Eric Heiden's "Quintuple Crown" win in the 1980 Olympics.

http://wn.com/Eric_Heiden

Sweet! Thanks. For some reason I was picturing it in an arena.

My first as well and yes, the butterflies are fluttering all over the place!  My legs are super fatigued this week.  I cut a 2 hour ride 20 minutes short Tuesday and I'm skipping an "optional" bike workout tonight.  I want to save my legs for thsi weekend's workouts. On the plus side, I nailed a 4800 yard swim last night in 1:25.  I did get my run in this morning but I'm not sure if it was leg fatigue or the darn humidity that made me go slow!  At least I wasn't as slow as my long run on Sunday... cause that sucker was messy!

I'm going to the athlete dinner and bought tickets for my parents and brother to come.  My Dad's a motivational speaker so he loves this stuff!!

Another First Wave user as well - I have no issues with it - do you have the regular pullover or the new "concept 5" version? If I am not mistaken the concept 5 has 5mm thick arms, which may not sound like much, but would add about 20sq cm (3") of pulling surface over the length of each arm, plus the added buoyancy. Might make a difference over the IM swim distance re: shoulder fatigue? I know I wouldn't want to swim with paddles that far, but then again a mid-size paddle offers about 100 sq. cm. (15") of pulling surface each located at the end of the lever (arm) so now that I think through it there actually probably no comparison at all between the two.

Ah-hem. sorry for the digression - most likely mogulbumm is correct re: just a fit issue.

Hey, cornerofdivision, if you are going to purchase something new why not try the carerra tri top? 3 good pockets on the back, and you can get one that matches the forza shorts?

Fred - first IM for me...   

Wish i had not had such a big w/e "socialising" last w/e.  I felt great and prepared.  I now feel shite.

Bib #'s are UP!!!!

I'm #137!

http://c28910.r10.cf1.rackcdn.com/2011/07/July-LP.pdf

I'm in for my 6th IM, first time at Placid......hoping to revenge my 12:59 finish at Wisco last year.......

As for the dinner, I will not be attending but I DO highly encourage ALL first timers to go......it is part of the induction into the IM family that you will remember (maybe even clearer than the race itself) for a long time......

Paul

#1207....   Is this an indication of time?

I was hoping for the 1406 (being that the race is 140.6)

Looks like my lucky number is 2165.
Guess I will be starting in the last wave....