Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: pennylope on 2009-09-19 9:24 PM

Thought I'd get the ball rolling on the IMOO 2010 race thread...who all is in for the race? :)

 This will be my first full IM, and I'm super excited (and a little scared).

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: m-mcclain on 2009-09-19 9:56 PM

IN !!!!!

This will be number 2 for me but by no means any less stressful to think about.  I would love to get a new tribike this winter just for a little extra kick in the butt to get some serious training in.  I have done all of my previous tri's on my Giant OCR2 road bike and thought it would be nice to have a tri bike for once.  Anyways, cheers to the next 350 +/- days ahead of us.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: IdealMuse on 2009-09-19 11:28 PM

I'm in which is pretty crazy. In the middle of figuring out what my winter base training is going to be. I need to work on legs for those hills and trying to drop some weight before the heavier training begins in the spring. It will be my first!

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: LazyMarathoner on 2009-09-20 10:17 AM

I'm in, I just raced it last week as my first IM and had to come back for another year. I am injured and looking at 4-6 months recovery so I'll be biking and swimming a ton for now, then easing back to running in the spring. My "A" race so to say is IMLP 7 weeks before IMWI but I still think IMWI will be important and I know it will be incredibly fun. It's a great race, you'll all be happy you signed up!

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RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: CKinsey on 2009-09-20 10:29 AM

I'm In.

This will be my second and looking to make major improvements.  Went and volunteered at IMWI 09 and learned alot.
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RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: Cornboy on 2009-09-20 11:27 AM

I'm in - my first, too. I volunteered this year and had the chance to bike the course - looks like lots of hill training over the next 12 months.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: jjcnbg on 2009-09-20 12:31 PM

My brother and I are both in!!!  My brother did his first at IMNZ 08 and I am doing my first at IMFL in 48 days.  We decided to have a little head to head competition for next year.  Wisconsin is great because all of our family is from Chicago so we have a built in support structure up there.  In addition, my brother and I have about the same race pace so it will keep me honest during my training.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: oo7duffy on 2009-09-20 2:01 PM

I am in for madison this will be my first Ironman and it has been planned for about 2 years now.  so best of luck to everyone and have fun training.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: steve1128 on 2009-09-20 2:09 PM

Im in again. Had an absolute blast doing it this year as it was my first IM. Learned alot and looking to improve next year.Looking forward to some fun unstructured traiing for a few months.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: wiky on 2009-09-20 2:18 PM

I'm in.  I did IMKY this year as my first and had a BLAST. 

I grew up in WI and am looking forward to giving IMMOO a go in 2010.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: ctrapper24 on 2009-09-20 3:39 PM

I'm in! Three more weeks until the Chicago Marathon then it's time to figure out the off-season training.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: IdealMuse on 2009-09-20 4:13 PM

What is everyone planning for their off season and when is your "serious" training kicking in?

I'm currently trying to figure out what I'm going to be doing the next few months. Even though I'm calling it base training it really is going to be focused towards IMOO since I need pretty much the entire year to get where I need to be.

My plan is to join a local training group that is specifically focused at Ironman Wisconsin and that starts in Mid February.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: Cornboy on 2009-09-20 4:44 PM

I'm planning to do a BT beginner or intermediate 20 week plan, but that won't start until April. A "winter" BT plan that rolls into April would start in December. I'm not certain what to follow until December - maybe just try and maintain a three sport base until the end of the year. I'm afraid I might lose focus if I'm too rigid with training this early. My "A" race this year was half iron at the end of July. Formal training started in January (26 weeks) and I was really frustrated with the trainer by March. One of my only quips about living in MN.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: disturbed275 on 2009-09-20 4:45 PM

I'm in too!  This will be my first IM.  I volunteered this year and had a blast.  I can't wait to experience racing it!
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RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: wiky on 2009-09-20 6:04 PM

My IM build training won't start until May.  Between now and then, I plan to work on swimming and running as time and body permit.

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: Gregkl on 2009-09-20 6:42 PM

I'm starting a BT 20-week off season plan which I will follow somewhat loosely.  I don't want to get anal at this point.  I followed a strict plan last winter and I got burned out early this year.

I have a 27 week plan from Gale Bernhardt that I am thinking of using for my plan.  I used one of hers for a 70.3 and it worked well, especially with my travel schedule.  I will start that, say, 27 weeks out from the event.

Can we rename this thread to Ironman Wisconsin 2010?


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RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: gj50 on 2009-09-20 7:21 PM

I am also in for 2010!!! ROund 2 for me...

This year was my first Ironman and it was awesome! SO happy I signed up again!

Going to take some time and recover and enjoy some easy days and then see what happens! I have a great coach who has been so helpful, and I am staying with her for next year as well!!! COuldn't be happier with how things went!!

Hope to work on my run time and see if I can get that to decrease and then go from there!

Have a great week!

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: run1082 on 2009-09-20 11:28 PM

I'm In! It will be my first ironman, so excited  Volunteered this year, can't wait to be out there next year! Have a marathon in a few weeks, then its time to figure out off-season training. Plan on following a 24 week plan, which would start end of march...

RE: Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread
BY: GRB1 on 2009-09-21 8:45 AM

I am in.  This will be my first IM as well.  I volunteered this year, and have watched it the last few years.  It is hard to watch and be a part of it and not want to compete in it.  Looking forward to all the challenges involved in getting ready for the event.

Greg