Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 87)

hopefully between the chiro and taper the neck will be good to go on race day. Hang in there!

what does everyone have on tap for today - I think there is some tapering already going on? I have a 1 hour recovery bike, then will begin getting the bike out of training setup and into race mode for a long race simulation brick on Wednesday. Too early to start talking about bike setup?

for me only 4 more (Sunday - Wednesday) tough-ish workouts to go until taper-time!

Here ya go brim: http://c28910.r10.cf1.rackcdn.com/2011/07/July-LP.pdf

Good Plan. I'll be there. Actually, I really hope I am.

following the BT FREE Plan, I have a 3 hour ride today followed by a 30 minute run. It's 90ish outside today. I might shorten the run to only 15 minutes. Then hit the indoor track for an hour easy run. My feet need some time in my new shoes.

I think it is just so thrilling you will be doing this as a family... we will all be rooting for you, you can do it!

My plan, ironfit intermed, (which I haven't been following exactly!) calls for like 3 hour bike today,  1 hour run tomorrow which I have to bag completely as I am working all weekend .... ack, this job thing really gets in the way of this ironman thing.... I didn't want to work weekend before, weekend of, or weekend after race so there you have it!  I am trying to tell myself what I know ya'll say which is the hay is in the barn already, right!!!

Have fun this weekend

Hi All! I agree with all that has been said about the long runs. After a 20 last weekend I did 12 yesterday as my last "long run" and it was pretty miserable. Running is my favorite part but I am glad to not have anything on the schedule longer than an hour!

For the super long runs and bikes I have been setting up my car as an "aid station" and doing loops back to it since it is easier than coming back to my apartment downtown. This worked out perfectly.

Today was the last "long brick" with a 4hr bike and 30 minute run. Why does it always seem like the week after your peak week is the hardest workout week? I think its mental... like, in my head I am "tapering" but I still have to do stuff. Hopefully next week will be easier! The heat and humidity have not been helping. Looking forward to some nice Canadian airmasses up in LP!

4500 yards in the pool this morning. Felt great the whole swim.

Short 30ish mile bike ride tonight then a Sprint race tomorrow morning.(325yard/11mile/5k)

The hopefully a 60 mile ride tomorrow afternoon once I get home from the race. I would love to just ride from the race home but I'm going to be at the race alone so no way to get my stuff home if I do.

Loved it! Can't wait until it's our turn

Am I the only one who watched it with tears streaming down my face at the end?!?  Holy taper emotional!  I can't wait for it to be us!

Talk about motivational. Awesome video.

I am so glad to read this. My runs have been s l o w.

ckunst - 

We've met!  (That is, unless there are other ENTIRE FAMILIES from Michigan doing IMLP this year...I doubt it!!).

We stood in line together for 5 hours to sign up for this crazy thing exactly 50 weeks ago.  I had the privilege to meet you, your husband and your sons and we talked for hours.

You were nervous then, and you are clearly nervous now.  Guess what, we all are!!  I'm freaking out.

I've thought about you guys alot over the long cold winter, wondering how you were doing.  Great to see you are almost there and you are ready.  You ARE ready!

I really admire your family.  You are doing something absolutely extraordinary together (seriously, how many families have done this???  All lined up together at the start of an Ironman...it's amazing!).  

This is something which your sons will brag about forever!  "Our Mom and Dad trained their butts off for a year and lined up for a freaking Ironman just to do it with us".  Unreal.

I'm sure you will do great, but no matter what happens you should be incredibly proud of yourself.  You are an IronMom already .

Just stay calm, get yourself to the starting line, and soak in the day.  Whatever happens will be a PB!

I'll certainly be rooting for you guys.

Greg

Greg - How great to hear from you!  I have wondered how things were going for you as well.  We all took your advice and got a 2 piece DeSoto wetsuit.  My husband and I made the mistake of ordering the Water Rover, since we were looking for any help we could get in the swim.  The site we ordered from said it would be legal until 2013.  We were quite dismayed to later discover that they are already illegal for WTC events.  Fortunately for us, the company we ordered from took them back and applied the money towards the First Wave wetsuit.  I have also thought of how you said you would get out and train early in order to have time for your family the rest of the day.  I have to confess that although I planned to do the same, I never made it before work and on Saturdays, was so tired that I never got out as early as intended. 

One reason we were (are) so nervous is that when we were signing up, we had almost no triathlon experience.  My husband had never done one and I had only done a very short neighborhood one.  We still don't have much experience but we did do a HIM the 1st Sunday in June.  It was hard and as I finished I thought I can't imagine doubling this.  Now I don't think a HIM sounds so bad, but the full one still seems daunting.  When I tell one of the sons we are doing this with that I'm afraid I may have a DNF, he encourages me by saying that is better than a DNS.  That is our mindset - we are starting and will give it everything we have to finish.

Half of our children are doing it with us - our 2 bachelor sons.  We also have 2 married children - the ones who have provided us with our 6 grandchildren.  (Yes, we are blessed as well as crazy.)  Sometimes I run (rather than drive) over to my daughter's  house (8.5 miles away) and my oldest granddaughter (just turned 4 in June) says she wants to go out and run with me.  I guess I have to keep going now until I can do things like this with my grandchildren as well. 

Thanks so much for saying hi and for all the encouragement.  Looking forward to seeing you again.  As you go across the finish line, know that where ever I am on the course, I am cheering for you.    Have a safe and healthy last 2 weeks.

Chris

I hope we get to meet the whole crew!

Ok, it's official; just had my first Ironman dream. I've had lots of triathlon dreams but this was the first IMLP specific one. Nothing major yet, just navigating around the crowded Village pf Lake Placid the days before the race (except of course it didn't look anything like Lake Placid in my dream)