IMKY and IMCA EN chicas roll call

marianne

putting this separately....

 

1.  what EN chicas are racing next weekend?.  we don't want to leave you out of any MOJO!! 

2.  Please be advised:  Take lots of pics of many things!  videos too.  See anybody and get some "documentary" before and after sorta thing, post it, somewheres, so we can see it! 

 

3.  We have a race day tracker in place within the EN haus and yep we will be watching, we got your back!  We will hold you up to the same standard that we ourselves expect you to have of us.  if you can guesstimate your times, let us know, that way when we watch... online we can be there with you.. and know of course, hmm too long there something must be up, or fast there, things are going better!  for example Carrie at Utah in her T1 or T2, forgot now, but we knew that the conditions must be rough and everybody starting sending her good vibes/prayers.  so no shame involved in your predicted times, just we wanna be able to see you finish! 

 CARIE SUMIDA - IRONMAN CANADA

BARB SPITLER - IRONMAN LOUISVILLE

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Coach Patrick

Bump to this thread; and note I will try to keep everyone updated via Twitter as to who is where!

Thanks M!

Patrick

aimeefab

Hi - thanks for this Marianne

I'm racing IMKY on Sunday

@Marianne, also thanks for your comments in Matt S's heat index analysis in the forums, very helpful. Which brings me to my anticipated race timing... This is my first IM, so all bets are off in one sense. If my execution was good in good conditions, it would appear that I could bring it in under 13 hrs. The heat may be a major factor. Right now they are saying it's going to be right under 90 degrees on Sunday (better than over 90, that's for sure). The biggest impact will be on my run I would imagine. According to the IM tables at a solid 41 Vdot I can expect around a 4:30-4:50 run. I'm thinking it will be closer to the 4:50. Swim, a touch over an hour; bike somewhere between 6:30 and 7.

There, I wrote it.

My the EN forces be with me! Thanks chicas!

Nemo Brauch

Good Luck Aimee, and thanks for checking in with us!

OK- who else is out there? Come on Chicas! Sound off so we can support you this weekend. Oh I'm getting goose bumps thinking about it. I just love an Ironman Sunday- ooooh, and I'm tapering too, what a great excuse to sit my butt in front of the PC all day!!!

amy_ball

Hey All,

I'm racing in Louisville this weekend too. This will be my second shot at the course; my revenge, if you will. I did IMLOU back in '07 as my first ever Ironman. Compared to what I've learned in da Haus this year, no wonder I had such a terrible race back then. I've finally got my nutrition dialed-in and some major EN bike mojo (for me). So we'll see what happens. I'm hoping to shatter my 15:04 finish in' 07.

Michele Cellai

Aimee and Amy- So excited for you. Big hugs and lots of EN love coming your way!!

Yasko Howell

I will be racing IMLou wearing the pink EN Chica visor Michele mailed to me. (Thanks again, Michele). Looking forward to meeting with you Amy, Aimee and Barb.

marianne

so we have 4 for KY and 1 for CA?

FYI, I did KY in 07 = my vdot is about a 39, it was about 90+ and I did a 4:45ish.. for the run.. so yep you are in the ballpark on time and on a good day,you are right maybe a bit faster. we will keep our fingers crossed

re: vengeance, well you know the course so that helps and have extra oomph to you so I bet you will.
Yasko. I love Regensburg, haven' t done the IM but have been there! wow that course will be very diff.

okay so take some pics before the race!!! m

Beth_S

Another big chica day! Can't wait to see you all come in!

Barbara Spitler

Okay, I typed my response and when I hit submit, lost it! Anyways, first of all, thanks for your support! We appreciate lots of MOJO too! These are my predicted times: swim: 2 hrs. or less, bike: 7:30 Hopefully less, without two major climbs that were deleted from the course this year! Run: 6:30 or less, if my back doesn't bother me on race day. So, it will be a long day for Barbie, but as long as I make my cutoffs and the finish in time, I am cool with that! Thanks for starting this thread Marianne! This is my first IM, and I hope the first of many more! Looking forward to meeting Aimee, Amy, Yasko, Coach P, and the guys doing IMLOU, on Thurs. evening at dinner!!

cariesumida

Here I am! Finally figured out how to access the forums on my BB here in Canada...not sure why I couldn't log on. Anyways, I am number 2432 and as for predicted times...swim 1:10 - 1:15. It's one loop so I am giving myself a few extra minutes in the event that I swim crooked (did 1:09 in LP last year)m. Bike: 7 hours or so. Not sure what the wind will be like but it was pretty nuts today, blew me all over the road with my race wheels. Run: oh boy, here's the wild card. Anywhere from 5:30 - 6:30. If I am able to run at my EN predicted pace, it should be under 5 but past experiences and nutrition difficulties have slowed me to a walk. As for prayers and good vibes, I will definitely need it on the run as it is just a brutally painful endeavor from about mile 2 for me. Total predicted time if all goes well: 13:30ish. Thanks for this thread and including us non-Moo girls!