Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 93)

Underpants Run is on Saturday not Friday 

What does everyone think about pink boy shorts? Regular bra vs. sports bra? Compression socks (I have pink ones of course)? Trying to decide what direction to go here...

Lisa- With all due respect to you, and my wife-- Based on your photo, I think you can go with whatever you want. Do what makes you smile sista'!

Everyone else- I've been behind in my obsessive up keep with the BT crew. It looks like a lot of interesting things are going on.

Hello all.

Anyone with knowledge of what the water temperature is on the river?

The only workout I will be doing is the practice swim. 

Jillian- You do what makes you comfortable.

For my Ironman last year I made a suggested agenda for my cheerleaders - told them they were free to follow it or not, but they said it really helped them structure their day. Went something like this:

Page 1: Getting from hotel to race start (map and directions)
Page 2: Swim start map, race start time, anticipated finish time, anticipated T1 time
Page 3: Getting to the bike course (map and directions from swim start)
Page 4: Seeing Lisa on the bike course - map to 3 viewing areas and anticipated arrival times
Page 5: Lunch options and maps
Page 6: More bike spectating or down time - your choice (more bike maps and anticipated arrival times for Loop 2)
Page 7: Running a marathon - run map and projected times at good viewing areas - also suggested places to eat dinner along the run course

I think your spectator guide is a good idea for anyone Lisa. I did something similar for my family as well. At minimum we owe it to our "fans" to give them projected times. I have provided projected times for if I'm going fast, if it's average, or if it's a less than stellar situation. As far as what to do while I'm out there, my family has been here before, so they have an idea of what they might do. It might largely depend on what our 3-year-old is up for.

I'm doing a 2.4 mile swim Friday for confidence, then a 40 mile ride on Sunday. Those we be my last long-ish workouts. Swam 1.2 this morning and it went ok. The downside is that our low night-time temperatures have made our lake much less Ohio River-ish.

Do you even have to ask, yeah we like  pink boy shorts, regular bras, and sports bras Honestly I don't think anyone would even notice what color they are , was that my outloud voice??

I'm glad you mentioned this as I was going to wear the same thing

Current water temp of the Ohio River is a little above 85 degree. The data was taken from USGS Kentucky Water Science center.

I would not bother bringing your wetsuit.

As for the aid stations. I think your buddy might have missed a couple. It appears (from both the 2010 & 2011 athletes guide) that in the last 30 miles of the race there are 2. Could he have missed them? I know last year that some ran out of water but I don't think that they shuttered them.

Thanks for the info.  Looks like I'll leave the wetsuit at home.  I'll bring my speedsuit and decide whether or not to wear it after the practice swim.

Hopefully, they will have water every 10 miles as mentioned in the Athlete Guide.  I have 3 spots for bottles on the bike and will plan to leave the one on my down tube open for water from the aid stations.

I'm sure this has already been discussed, but is there a definitive elevation gain for the bike course?  I checked out Garmin Connect and it seems to range from 3,400' to 6,000' of total climbing.  My guess is somewhere around 4,000'?

I just wanted to pop in and say good luck to you all.  I'm not doing it, but my dad is.

It's been a pleasure following all your posts, and relaying some good info on to my dad.  I hope that you all have a great race!!!

I have spectated at about 4 Ironman's now, and I will say that spectating is not easy at all. 

That being said, give her a list of your times, and where you will be at those times.  Make sure she knows that there will be a lot of standing around and waiting,  only to see you for a few seconds.  It's tough, but rewarding for both the athlete and the spectator in the end.

Emily I think it's totally normal to feel that way! Both "am I ready?" and sluggish in taper.

Couple of things I'm focusing on in the next 11 (WHAT?!) days:

- DIET... putting good foods in my body. Veggies/greens, whole grains, etc.
- HYDRATION... plenty of water and no alcohol till after the race
- REST... lots of sleep every night - not negotiable.
- VISUALIZATION... "seeing" each portion of the race in a positive light (including 4th Street Live and the finish line)
- RELAX... trying not to freak out about the small stuff. Plan and prepare is the best I can do at this point. 
- TRUST in the plan... you will get there - trust that you will.

The second time I rode the bike course this summer I had a total meltdown after the 112 bike.  Heat exhaustion put me in the hospital with acute kidney failure.  Hence what I learned - I had to double the amounts of fluids I was taking in on the bike.  My sweat rate is 4.5 lbs per hour, and I only weigh 155.  Subsequent 112's in similar conditions have been much better and my runouts have improved dramatically.  Hydration, hydration, hydration....