Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 86)

marathongirl11 - 2011-08-05 8:57 PM KICC = Kentucky International Convention Center

Ahhhhhhhhh, thank you very much

Hmmm...What makes a convention center "international"??  Does it border a foreign country?? Does it have a snack-ateria that serves a multi-national variety of wholesome foods

KICC= Knights In Colorful Costumes

KICC= Kids International Cleaning Crusade

KICC= Kentucky In Casual Clothing

KICC= Kentucky Involuntary Clothing Consignment

KICC= Kickin' It Cool C-ucka'

KICC= ...or what she said.

Mine too - #1414

Carrie-Thank you...and I hope all goes well for you and your back cooperates.

Doc-Thanks...I actually thought very seriously about doing a podcast this winter. I listen to many and think I could do one.  Maybe someday. I appreciate the thought. 

Anyone- As it turns out, ascending, then immediately descending roughly 300 stairs, at age 40 causes one's quads and calves to become very sore the next day. Yesterday morning, it didn't seem real strenuous, but this morning...Hokey-Pokey!!! I got up prepared to do my solo-Half-Ironman, but rain was on the way, which actually was a blessing. I decided to postpone it. I don't need to train in the rain. I've trained and raced enough in the rain to know what that's all about, and I didn't need to wreck myself further. Tomorrow is busy, Monday is sunny, so Monday it's on. Hopefully my legs will be recovered from the stair climbing fiasco. Anyway, it gave me some time to go into my classroom to continue making it look less baron, and more like a welcoming third grade environment. 

...still manged a 1.2 mile swim before the rain! Peace.

Checking in with bib #1980. Definately feels real now.

I'm feeling so beat up that I decided to sayt the heck with training today and take a day off. Also needed to earn in a few points on the home front so I ended up working on the much neglected honey do list. We also decided to drive home from Ocean City MD last night instead of today. That meant everybody got a good nights sleep except for me. I had the driving duty and we pulled into the driveway at 1:00 am after 5 hours of straight driving. It was really nice to take a weekend day off.

Now one more hard week and taper time!!

Peter B

I was reading last years rules and do we have to stop at stop signs and lights? I can see me forgeting to clip towards the end of the bike thinking about finishing and not stopping.

I'm sitting in my hotel room in Louisville right now watching NASCAR trying to recover from today.  I swam a little in the channel behind the island and then rode the entre bike course.  HUGE confidence boost!  Also, I feel good about my nutrition plan.

Bib # 1666.  Easy to remember, yes, but not in a good way.............

Hey, Sam!  Just watched your last vid.  You know, for me, IM Louisville is only about finishing.  That's it.  This is my first IM, and I'm not sure if I'll invest in doing an IM every year. 

Still, you'll probably finish before me.  If I get out of the water without being cut-off in the time requirement, I'll be sooooo happy!  The rest of the day for me is really about managing the heat, distance, and energy required to finish.  For me, that's the reward.  Even if this IM isn't what you had hoped for, I really believe that you'll have many, many opportunities in the future!

Tailwinds,  Todd

Todd- You got it! (And thanks for checkin' out the vid.)

Cube- Good stuff. Congratulations on reaching that milestone.

Jillian- Nice work...and that was very thoughtful of you to say.

By the way, I saw your post on fb about tapering. My UNscientific thoughts on this matter is to consider what your primary objective is, listen to your body, and respond accordingly. Maybe you need a rest day or so (even though it's not called for), then do the main workout(s) for the third week out, then move into the taper. Work the schedule so it meets your objectives, and don't let it crush you. These are my two cents, I'm sure there are opposing and valid views.

*I meant to say 100 mile ride yesterday* I think the heat is making me delirious.

I am so confused and torn about this tapering thing. My primary objective first and foremost with this being my first ironman is to finish. After all, I did my first ever triathlon (a sprint)  September of last year, and my first HIM a month ago, I just don't have the experience to know what to do in this situation. Tomorrow is my rest day, so might be a good time to truly the situation. When I ran my first marathon in December, it took me 3 weeks to recover. I want to show up on race day feeling fresh and ready to go. 

Inspiring books/videos: Just got finished watching Running the Sahara-3 runners run 6,920km's accross the Saharah desert in 110 days. I also watched Running America yesterday after reading Marshall Ulrich's Running on Empty last week. Absolutely incredible

Rocket Man- Nice!

Thanks and good luck to you as well.