LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid: Swim Start 2004 by Judy Canner

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Applications and Event Results: FDNY / Long Beach Biathlon

Application/Information for the FDNY Rockaway Triathlon
Thursday, July 29th, 8am
Beach 126th St & the boardwalk in the Rockaways.
Sign-up starts at 7am.
$25

Results from the Long Beach Biathlon (microsoft Excel format). I'll have them in a text file tomorrow.

LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid: WebMeister Finish 2004

LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid: RACE REPORT from CARMELLO ELIE

So this is it, this is what I wanted since last year when I saw my friends cross the line. Here’s my story.

Friday/Saturday:

Ate a lot of carbs, much more than I am used to eating these days since my slow conversion to the Paleo diet. Friday night we had pasta at a restaurant called Jimmy’s in town. The food was great and I felt stuffed.

Lessons Learned: Try and eat normally (per “Going Long”) and experiment with G’s Carbo loading protocol earlier (Training especially on “Big Day “and before a Half IM)

Sunday:

Woke up at 12 am and downed 1 can of ensure with water (didn’t drink it with water for Eagleman ½ IM so I made the adjustment this time around). Went back to bed and woke up about 2 am and drank 1 more can of ensure with water. 3 am one more can of Ensure and water. At 4:30 AM I was up showered and ate a small bowl of Oatmeal (I could barely finish it) and ½ a banana.

Got dressed and stretched outside the room and listened to a playlist to get psyched up. My family got ready to take me down to the start, time started to fly. We drove into town but roads were closed. I dropped off my Spiz and Perpetulum and went to get Bodymarked. And all of a Sudden it was time for the big dance. We headed down to the swim start.

Got my wetsuit on and walked to the arches to get my timing chip set. I had to pee bad and could not wait to get into the lake. So I let it go while waiting. I got into the lake and headed to a deck where people were hanging onto and standing on. I spoke to a few of the athletes, one of which was a girl who I would end up riding the 1st loop of the bike with. We were both nervous. I spotted my family and waved hi.

SWIM

The canon went off and it was time to roll. The swim was a bit rough but somehow I ended up on the line. Which made sighting easy for the 1st loop; I stayed to the inside of the line and avoided the fight on the right of the line. I finished it in 38 mins. This was a PR for me for 1.2 miles.

Lap 2 was a challenge because I had 3 linebackers ahead of me, I wanted to swim a bit harder since the 1st lap was so easy. I ended up getting kicked in the face by one of the linebackers. Then when I tried going around them, I started swimming off course. I ended the 2nd loop in 40 mins. Still faster than I have ever swam 1.2 miles.

BIKE:

1st Loop:
Took it easy on the 1st 30 miles, riding the course 8 weeks earlier, I knew the real work was gonna happen much later. My HR was all over the place though, I tried just to hold my HR below 150 on the hills.

There were 6 girls around mile 45 who mooned the group of riders with the words “ROCK ON” spelled across their butts. This was hysterical!

2nd Loop

Started picking up the pace, and started catching up to people who took off in the 1st loop. The downhill into Keene was fast, I hit 45 mph. Then it started to happen, I started cramping on the out and back. So I put it in the small chain ring and spun a bit. The cramping slowed me down, I was hoping to ride stronger on the last 20 miles, so I decide to be conservative and save some energy for the run.

Nutrition – on the bike I had Spiz, Perpetulium and GU. I took in 1 Succeed cap per hour. On the 2nd loop I had a Cliff bar. I drank water for most of the day on the bike until the 2nd loop, I started drinking Gatorade to try and get rid of the cramps

T2

I got into the Men’s Change Tent and I was cramping big time. I had trouble putting on my sneakers because both legs were cramping. My Left hamstring would cramp, then my right Quad would cramp. I told myself get moving, hopefully it will go away.

Run:

1st Loop:

Cramps disappeared for a while on the 1st loop after I got moving. I took in some Redbull and GU and got going. I had planned to drink Cola and Gatorade on the run, but a friend from G’s (Justin “Mag3”)board told me how good Cola was, and man was he right. Cola became my crack for the run. I had H.E.E.D. in my fuel belt so I drank it, Cola and GU. I never skipped an aid stop. I tried to take my mind off of the distance by thinking of as loops. I also looked at the trees and scenery and ignore everything around me. The hills leading into town were hard, very hard. My goal going into IMLP was to be still running by Mile 18. I finished the 1st lap in 2hrs. Great!! If my legs can only hold up. I can run my fastest marathon.

2nd loop:

The night before a reviewed Rich S.’ article about race day and the “monkey” on the 2nd loop. I was a crack addict by now, each aid station all I was looking for was Cola. And they ran out, I was a fiend searching for my next hit. To take myself away from the moment I started talking to people on the course, ran for a few with a guy and girl who were on their 1st loop. We talked about why we are doing this and how we got into it. They started to walk so I continued on. Running into people and talking, as I knew this would help make the miles pass by. I was cramping on the out and back, I would stretch and be able to continue for a few more miles. Only to stop again and stretch some more. I could not wait to get out of their.


“Pain is Temporary, Pride is forever” I read this on the ground and I kept repeating it to myself. I found out later that Mary Eggers wrote it, she helped me so much with training ideas, and I could not find her on the run. I begged my legs to continue on. I tried to think about what I did to get this far, One thought brought me back to a night where I had to do a long run. It was pitch black out and my wife drove behind me in the car with her high beams on so I could finish my workout.


The run into town hurt, my legs were cramping on those last two hills back into town. I was going to walk up the hills, but seeing a few coaches from Long Island rooting for me I had to suck it up and run. 2 miles left, and my legs were screaming. The cramps were intense at this point. I stopped and stretched, when I saw Dave( He held a camp up in Lake placid which I attended) he told me I was almost home, jog slow and it’s over. ½ mile left, I saw another coach from LI, she yelled out “carmello you did it you’re a Ironman!” it was all adrenaline from this point on. I ran in, saw my wife, friends and dog. We crossed the line together, I saw the finish line, which I used as my desktop background for the last 6 months and I heard the announce say the words “Carmello Elie You Are an IRONMAN!”

LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid: 2005 Ironman USA Lake Placid closed to general entry

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.-The 2005 Ironman USA Lake Placid, set to take place on Sunday, July 24, 2005 has closed to general entry.

The 2004 event, which took place on Sunday, featured 1,980 athletes from around the world. Registration for the 2005 event closed in less than 30 hours.

While general entry is now closed, a limited number of Ironman Community Fund Slots are available for the 2005 Lake Placid event.

For more information on Ironman Community Fund Slots, call or e-mail the Ironman North America Athlete Service Center at 352-2543-0948.

LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid: RACE DAY + 1

It's Monday morning and the line to sign up for next year's race stretches around the olympic oval and out into the streets of Lake Placid. Crazy Bastards. If you're planning on doing it next year, you probably have less than 24 hours to get in and then it will be full. You can sign up on-line through the IronmanUSA.com website, though over 700 have already done so as of 11am!
A few notable performances yesterday include David Gatz with a 10:06:26 (54th overall), Anthony Carillo with a 10:27:19 (5:16 bike split!) and Larry Parker with his late training (May) result of 10:39:47. Here's a rundown of NY area locals in the top 200,
54 10:06:26 GATZ, DAVID RIVERHEAD NY 5/310 M40-44
56 10:07:09 O'SHEA, TIM J. CAZENOVIA NY 11/329 M30-34
96 10:21:26 HANNON, LUKE R. NEW YORK NY 16/151 M25-29
116 10:25:39 FARLEY, KEVIN NY NY 29/329 M30-34
120 10:26:32 LABORIE, RICHARD D. LARCHMONT NY 26/344 M35-39
125 10:27:19 CARILLO, ANTHONY F. GREAT NECK NY 15/310 M40-44
131 10:29:07 COSTANTINO, LARRY E. MORICHES NY 7/190 M45-49
137 10:30:14 AVIDAN, MARTIN S. HARRISON NY 8/190 M45-49
140 10:30:44 CARINO, FRANK P. NEW YORK NY 30/344 M35-39
178 10:39:47 PARKER, LARRY AMITYVILLE NY 23/310 M40-44
195 10:45:39 FISCH, MICHAEL NEW YORK NY 27/310 M40-44



And on the women's side:
149 10:33:03 DUNNERY, CHRISTINE M. SLEEPY HOLLO NY 2/86 W35-39
291 11:02:47 BOYLE, MIMI TARRYTOWN NY 3/110 W30-34
331 11:10:17 TIASE, VICTORIA L. NEW YORK NY 5/110 W30-34
534 11:38:29 ALLEN, JESSICA S. QUOGUE NY 11/62 W25-29
708 12:03:06 HIRSCH, CANDICE G. NYC NY 28/110 W30-34
727 12:05:25 TRIPPTREE, CHANTAL L. LONG BEACH NY 16/62 W25-29
778 12:13:50 MAGILLIGAN, EILEEN NEW YORK NY 20/62 W25-29
780 12:14:20 D'AMATO, JESSICA A. MASSAPEQUA NY 7/16 W18-24
836 12:21:51 HOBSON, KATHERINE BROOKLYN NY 34/110 W30-34
1011 12:46:00 HINSHAW, JENNIFER L. NEW YORK NY 31/86 W35-39
1125 13:02:43 SCHOENFELD, SUSAN C. SEAFORD NY 34/86 W35-39
1152 13:06:24 ASHMORE, MELANIE Y. NEW YORK NY 52/110 W30-34

Kona Qualifiers (before the roll-down) include: David Gatz, Larry Costantino (who is passing on the opportunity this year), Victoria Tiase

LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid: RACE DAY

Sunday Evening: The race is almost over. Reigning Champ Heather Fuhr was dethroned by Aussie Kate Major in her first Ironman Win in 9:24:42, followed by Fuhr and Joanna Lawn.

On the Men's side, Simon Lessing led the field with a winning time of 8:23:12, followed by Luke Bell and Courtney Ogden.

Good weather led to many stellar performances, and the WebMeister had a stellar swim (a personal best by over two minutes), a pathetic bike and a solid, steady run for an energetic 12:42 finish. Oh, and I got up on time this time around. A more detailed report will follow - now it's time to return to the Olympic oval and cheer in the last finishers as midnight approaches.

Tired and Happy,
- The WebMeister

LIVE from Ironman USA at Lake Placid

Saturday afternoon: The athletes meeting has just ended. It's sunny, a little cool and not too humid. Tomorrow promises more of the same, with temps expected at 50 for the swim start (BRRRRRRR), with the humidity dropping throughout the day and an expected high of 70.

Sounds too good to be true. Maybe we'll have an earthquake or something.

There are 800 first timers in the race this year, and the pre-race favorites are Simon Lessing and Heather "Queen of Placid" Fuhr.

You can follow all the action on IronmanLive and, if I get up early enough, right here on the blog for a pre and post race report.

This morning I woke up my wife before heading out to the last practice swim at Mirror Lake.
"It's 6:45" I said.
She wanted to get up early.
She sat up and shouted "WHAT?!?" and looked at me for a second until she realized that it wasn't race day yet. It's my fault actually, since last time I got up a little later than I had planned.

Yesterday my kids ran the Timex IronKids splash 'n Dash. Watching my 9-year old daughter run was amazing. She never stopped smiling and called out support for the older kids passing her by. My 6-year old son tripped during his run, picked himself up and ran even harder all the way to the finish. They had so much energy, determination and enthusiasm that I have to ask if I can borrow some of it for the race tomorrow.

Good Luck to all my fellow athletes and thanks to my family, friends and colleagues for their support these past few months.

...And if you see me out on the course, please give a little shout with something encouraging, maybe "Keep Moving You Fat Bastard" or something like that.

Ironman Arizona Full;
900 athletes signed up for 2005 Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene

2004 Olympic Swimming Trials

July 7-14 in Long Beach, CA

Get the latest results from the US Olympic Team Trials at the Omega Timing website

Live Coverage:
Omega Timing
USA Swimming and Results

Visit the USA Swimming website for great stories and coverage of the trials.

Television Schedule:
The competition will air on NBC on the following dates:

July 9 (Live): 8-9 p.m. (ET)
July 11 (Live): 8-9 p.m. (ET)
July 18 (Taped): 1-3 p.m. (ET)

Also,
"What to watch at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials"

This Schedule received from "NOW HEAR THIS", Team NY Aquatics ' official news list. To subscribe visit http://www.tnya.org/lists.

MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE TRI IS FULL!

Online Registration for the 2004 Montauk Point Lighthouse Sprint Triathlon is now closed.

The race had an overwhelming response and is completely filled! Come out and volunteer!

For next year.... remember to REGISTER EARLY!

Please visit the official race website for more information.

Parker to Race for Friend, Charity

While on a training ride, local triathlete Bob Lunger suffered a concussion & broken collarbone. Bob was training for Ironman Coeur d’Alene & was using the race to raise money for a charity for a form of Muscular Dystrophy called DMD, which Bob's cousin Jake was diagnosed with.

DMD affects males and can only be diagnosed at around age 3, affecting the muscles. Most begin wearing braces around age 5 and are forced into wheelchairs as they enter their teens. Life expectancy is approximately 25 as the disease progresses and affects the heart.

Larry Parker has generously taken over Bob’s fundraising and will race in Ironman Lake Placid for this great cause.

Please help out if you can by making a donation to this worthy cause.