Race + 1 day: Stiff legs, up and down stairs very difficult. Lots of nutritional recovery aids, protein powder, Glutamine, BCAAs, Emergen-C. Stretching, TP Massage rollering, foam rollering, lacrosse ball massage. Wore compression leggings. Heart/lungs feel less affected than in previous races. Race + 2 days: Legs much better today. Wore compression calf sleeves. Lots[…]
The swim start: Cycling away: Running, looking OK and then not looking so OK with the rain evident on the ground: Finally hitting the finish line in 12:42:01!:
Here we are, driving back to Spokane International Airport 2 days after Ironman: It was sunny and in the 70s, a beautiful day. Such a contrast to the week before – if only the race had been just a week after!
Some thoughts on the race itself, CDA, and my preparation: Race comments: 1. Overall I thought CDA was a well run race. Logistics were very good and everything moved pretty smoothly. 2. They told us they required reflectors to be stuck on our clothing. I never saw anyone check and it stays light pretty late,[…]
Some of my comrades in arms, racing yesterday also: Dan with the regional head of Pita Pit: Dan on the bike in stop action glory: Dan leading the pack: Dan running nicely and then having a tough moment on the course: Lawrence running, smiling and feeling good at his first Ironman: Keish running along at[…]
The day after is usually one that is filled with stiff muscles and a wasted body. I felt more stressed than usual, crediting that to the extra cold temps and battling the hills. So I spent the day drinking protein powder laden drinks, taking BCAAs and Glutamine pills, and lots of Emergen-C to try to[…]
After my usual preparation of equipment and also eating, we gathered up our stuff and went out to the transition area. It was already pretty crowded by 530a when we got there. Guess lots of people were antsy about preparation! The skies were partly cloudy but it was very windy and a bit chilly. I[…]
I’m up and prepared all my bottles and stuff to bring to the race in the morning. As the sun rose (skies were light at 430a, sunrise at 445a), they showed clear blue skies with a bit of breeze. Weather report looks for possibility of rain around 3pm now. Should be a nice cool race[…]
All my bags are checked in, my bike racked for the big day tomorrow. I’m just hanging out at my place, kicking back and conserving energy:
At the Museum of North Idaho I bought a post card which had a humongous potato in it. At that moment, I remembered that Idaho was famous for Idaho potatoes! But also, I realized that I hadn’t eaten a single potato. In fact, at Safeway, I didn’t really see any potatoes even being sold. I[…]