Ironman "Reminder"

I thought this was kind of funny. I received an email with the subject "Ironman Reminder Letter". And I was thinking, yeah, like I REALLY need to be reminded that Ironman is coming up. Turns out it was a message from the hotel letting me know that my deposit becomes non-refundable next week. It's pretty much a non-issue since canceling is not an option, but at least it's good to know my reservation is still on file.

I am surprised that we're not getting more CDA-specific messages from Ironman. I'm on their mailing list so of course I'm getting all the announcements about Arizona or other general-interest items. But I was expecting... well I'm not sure what I was expecting. Maybe every 2 weeks or so getting an update on what's happening in Idaho, new sponsors or activities that are going on with the event, general overviews of how the special needs bags will work. This is a really big deal and many of us are diving in head-first blindfolded. I know I can get all the information I need, but I was just hoping for a little more personalized attention. Maybe as we get closer to the actual date the information will start flowing more.

I Heard a Rumor...

TriBoomer might need a place to crash for IMCdA....it could just be a rumor though.....

Good Luck Arizonians!

This weekend is Ironman Arizona, so best of luck to everyone out there who will be racing.

I don't envy these people; the weather report says Sunday will be high of 96 degrees. 96?!! In the Arizona desert? I was there last year to cheer on a friend and the big problem was the winds. But least with wind, at some point you get a tailwind to help you. Heat is just heat, there's nothing to help you with that. I suspect there will be a lot of people on the course wishing they were doing Arizona in November instead. I even feel sorry for the spectators.

But the greater the challenge, the sweeter the victory, right? So have a great race everybody!

Wedgie

So Sad...

For those of you who don't know it yet, TriDummy will not be joining us at IMCdA this year. Please send him your regards. We are going to miss having him, Aimee and the kids with us. I really mean it when I say that I am sad the Ferreira family won't be with all of us.

Final Shirt ORDER BY 4/25/08

These are done on a "Coolmax" Shirt. The price for them is $18.00 for adult sizes (with a minimum order of 37 shirts). For childrens shirts I will have to get the size and can then get a quote for you. (they will be considerably less than the adult shirts) Even if you have small kids, you may just wish to order an XSM adult size in the coolmax. Otherwise Kids' shirts are cotton.

Here is the front view

the back view. You do have the option to delete "sherpa"

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California Ironman 70.3

Anyone else heading down to Oceanside this weekend for the half-ironman? I'll be racing in it.

This is what blows my mind: a half-ironman is a BIG race. This is the kind of event that people train for months, and then maybe take a week off followed by a light week or two of training afterwards. But with Coeur d'Alene looming ever closer, the 70.3 is basically just a heavy training day. There's no recovery afterwards, no taking it easy. There's no true tapering beforehand. This major race becomes just a stepping stone. We're definitely crazy for doing a full Iron.

Actually, I kind of lied about not having a taper. I injured my knee about 3 weeks ago and have been going to physical therapy to get it back in shape. (Basically, I have Runner's Knee.) It was painful for me to bike or run for about 2 weeks, and it's only been this past week that I've been able to increase the intensity of my workouts. So I am greatly under-conditioned for the race this weekend, but it's still an important practice race for Idaho. I'm just glad I got hurt now and not in June, because then I would have been in SERIOUS trouble.

-Wedgie
(Mister P.)

CDA Kit?

I was just wondering if there was any progress with the CDA Kit? I am trying to play out things in advance and will work on order t-shirts for my sherpa if necessary.