2014 IMFlorida Official Introductory Thread
Welcome to the IM Florida Sign In Thread!
Please use this thread to introduce yourself to your fellow teammates, telling us a little bit about you, your goals for the race, etc!
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Welcome to the IM Florida Sign In Thread!
Please use this thread to introduce yourself to your fellow teammates, telling us a little bit about you, your goals for the race, etc!
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I attended grades, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 in Panama City, and my parents still live there so this is sort of a hometown race. I was swimming out at St Andrews State Park before anyone had even imagined the first ironman. I know the area well.
Had lot of fun last year.....learning to train with power/pace, great day at Muncie 70.3 where expected to maybe break 5:30 at best but ended up with a 5:09. Felt great going into IMFL, and was having a great day until some pretty nasty gut cramps hit me early in the run (and stayed with me the ENTIRE way). In spite of the run experience, still feel like gained a ton of confidence, and with the help of the team in determining what I think was the cause of gut cramps, very much looking forward to this years race.
Goals for IMFL this year are to show up healthy, happy, NAIL the nutrition, and simply be able to "drive my fitness vehicle" to its potential.......which was the frustrating thing about last year.....my gut simply wouldn't let me do that.
I had such a blast at IM AZ this past November, that I decided to do it all again at IM FL, but this time I'm going with EN. I attended the 4-keys talk before IM AZ and just that made a difference in my race day, so decided to join for 2014. IM FL 2014 will be my 2nd IM.
Trying to make travel arrangements for 2014 IMFL. When will the EN group talk be and the dinner?
Pretty cool that were getting some chatter about it already.....but then again my training plan does start in a little over two weeks
Thanks, that helps.and yes it was the 4 keys talk.
Hi all !!!
This weekend is my race rehearsal for HIM in Tawas MI, on Sept 8th. Going to Nationals for the OLY in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Aug 8th. I'm loading up the IM plan on Aug 11th.
I started running in 2002 and did my first Marathon In London, England with Team in Training , Leukemia Society. I was hooked... came home and signed up for another marathon one month later and continued running , now 17 marathons under my belt and I still love to run. I started biking and did 2 century rides on my mountain bike and loved it. So moved on to a road bike and started riding a lot and loved it as well.I tried to do a sprint one year and really liked it but didn't continue because I had a difficult time with the swim, doesn't work well with the back stroke. LOL!
One day I walked into the local bike shop" Fraser" and the owner showed me around and WOW they had a bike lab in the basement. He said everyone was training for the FL Ironman. I told him I always wanted to do the IM but didn't think I could go far on the back stroke. He told me they had a team "Fraser" and a coach who could teach me how to swim . Of course they were training for FL IM to come join them. So the rest is history.
My first IM was with team Fraser in 2012 FL. Swim 1:38:47 , Bike 8:04:42 , Run 6:49:29 / 17:06:00/ and to much time in transition. The race director was so kind he turned the lights back on and gave me my medal. 141.0 miles completed!
At mile 22.5 of the run I took the wrong turn and ended up lost. It was 11:20pm and time was running out. So as I paced in the intersection of a road a police officer on a motor cycle asked what was wrong. I told him I was lost and took the wrong turn twice and only had 40 minutes to finish and couldn't be late. As I pointed to my Garmin with such force I could have cracked the face. He was so nice, he lead the way with lights and a few shouts with the siren.
2014 will be the year!!!
So excited to be with EN!
That said: lets get going!!!!
I´m arriving in Panama Beach the morning of October 28 and plan to do a (driving) bike course recon that same day afternoon (departing from the Boardwalk). Will rent a mini-van ... happy to bring along those interested.
At Yvette. Bummer Taco!! You were so close...this will be your year.
Excited fo Florida. ..had a great swim today 2.8 miles. Not sure there will be many lake swims let in Michigan. Next weekend is my HIM in Tawas MI. Hope to have my race wheels by then. Just purchased Reynolds assault/strike wheels. Have a great week all!!!
I am Virginia. IM Florida will be my first full. I nervous and excited and a little more nervous and then a lot more excited. Hope to run into some other EN folks at the race!
Yvette, raced Powerman Zofingen today in Switzerland. Talked with a guy from Sweden afterwords about Motala. He said to expect water temp of 16c...about 61F.
I did my race rehearsal a week early. . Thur/swim 1.87 miles in choppy open water. (was a difficult swim for me, was 6:30pm and was already a long day because of work). Friday worked 12 hour no bike. Saturday Bike was 102 miles. the first 20 were in the rain we had to stop for a half hour till the storm passed. Continued on with the last 60 miles into the wind. Sunday, rode 60 miles at the park winds returned and the last 18 miles were rain. Monday the wind Gods decided to return,so 2.5 hour run on the treadmill. Looking forward the next race rehearsal!!!
I just returned from Chattanooga and signed up for IM in 2015.
I rode the first loop of the bike course. lots of rolling hills, loved it. I returned home and my right leg IT band and glutes are starting to feel the pain. time to pamper for a few days.
How is everyone else doing?
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Jeff, nice work at Augusta! Defiantly, EN is amazing.
Looking forward to meeting all ya'all!
Joe