IMMOO-Who are we and how's the training going.

Hi, my name is 1TT and am not racing this year, but will be supporting as much as I can throughout the day.  Waiting at the finish line with some other Donkeys and catching you finishers will be the highlight of my day!

Good luck, IM Moo participants!

Don't forget to post your bib numbers for us!

Hello all! My name is Suzanne Schlotterback I am now an IM Mooer formerly an IM CDA'er but due to a bike crash during taper and a broken collar bone I was forced to get my community fund slot changed to IM Moo.

This is my 3rd year racing and I have a coach. She will be racing with me at IM Moo as well as with another local tri friend. I was completely trained and ready for CDA but had to take a 2 week vacation from training after my crash. At the 2 week point I started back up with trainer rides, aquajogging, elliptical, and lots of one arm swimming and kicking to try and maintain my fitness. I have a doctor's appt tomorrow to be re-xrayed, approximately 4 weeks post crash. If the ortho (who is a triatlete himself who trains with my coach) gives me the ok, I'll be back on the road riding and running this weekend.

For CDA I had time goals. I wanted to beat 15 hours. Now with my shoulder issues, I just want to finish. I will likely only have about 4 weeks in the pool using both arms to get race ready, so I anticipate being much slower. Hopefully my run and my bike won't have suffered, though I've yet to ride and run outside so it's still unknown at this point.

Can't wait to meet mndiver and the other BT peeps that are racing!

I'm Craig and will be doing Moo for the second time. I'm waiting for Birkierunner to post the weather forcast for 9/7.  Jim????? We;er waiting

For the first timers: enjoy the final build weeks, trust your training, and make it a point to enjoy the day. It's a great experience.

 See you in September.

MissKelly - 2008-07-09 6:49 PM I'm Kelly (as the screen name would give away) and I live in Chicago. This is my first Ironman and I'm surviving the training. I hit a wall the last week or so, but I'll pull through. I just rode the loop of the course for the first time last weekend and have lots to ponder for race day strategies since the bike is my weakest sport. I'll be back up the weekend of August 2-3 to ride the entire course and finalize the plan. I've also met some incredible people through BT and several of them will be up in Madison cheering for us on race day. I can't wait!!

I wish I would have caught you this past Sun. when I saw Whizzzzz.  She said you were out there, but I didn't see ya.  Hope you were okay.

Yo. Im Rob and training's going good. I did IMWI last year and looking forward to racing this year as well

Sorry, busy at work trying to get everything done before taking off for the weekend.  Work is for schmucks if you ask me.  Id rather be outside.

Hi, my name is Steve (big surprise right?) and I've been at this triathlon game for 12 years.  Did IMWI 05 and IMAZ 06.

Training sucks (as usual for me this time in the season) and I'm doing my best to maximize my time with a little 6 month old, a wife who doesn't want me to do another Ironman in my life (ha ha ha) and me, who currently hates the time I'm missing out from watching my little guy grow up.  Each day is so precious and i wish I could spend more time with him.

 HOWEVER, I made a committment to raise money for charity and do 2 Ironmans in 1 Week so don't cry for me Argentina...I will slug through the training and hopefully accomplish something i think I may very well be one of the more challenging things I'll do up to this point in my life.

Training is going well.  I'm working with a coach, same coach since 2004.  My bike training is great as I'm doing a ton of LT work, which makes riding fun since I get to go fast.     my runs are good but having trouble sometimes recovering from them quickly enough so I've incorporated electrostimulation into my training; which seems to be helping but I've only been using it for 5 weeks so it's still too early to tell.

I'm pretty happy with my swim as my stroke is much better this year and my times have come down with much less time in the water than previous IM training.

I only have about 1 more build block before my taper so every workout counts 110% now.

I'm not signing up for an IM next year because the opportunity cost for me is just too high.  I really miss my son and next year he'll be talking so I want to be around as much as possible to enjoy that.  I think next year I'll focus mostly on cycling races with a 1/2 marathon and marathon to mix it up a bit.  I really want to get stronger on the bike so when I do another IM, my bike split will have a 5 in front of it.   

Hi.  I am Scott.  I chase Jim.  And Rob.  Heh.

Looking forward to meeting y'all.   Training is going good.  I am looking forward to doing SOR to break up the monotony, though. 

MissKelly - 2008-07-10 3:06 PM Steve!!!

Hi Kelly!! 

Hey all

Im Tammy.  Training is going OK I guess.  I should probaly get serious soon- huh?

Im looking forward to Spirit of Racine next weekend though for sure!

I may also be on the course the 2cnd or 3rd

Happy Training!

"My name is Steve, and I'm a Moo-aholic."  I'm going back for IMWI #7.

Training has been less then ideal, but that's typical for me, so I guess everything is right on track ;-)

Started my season this year venturing into the world of trail ultrarunning.  Did a 50K in Apr, a 50 miler in May, and a 100K in June.  That all went well, except it left me shy on bike mileage, and suffering the effects of Achilles pain, which is a recurring problem for me.  So, I've done practically no running since early June.  Kind of an all or nothing year for me in the running department.

I've been winging it on my training plan even more than usual for me.  I don't really so much have a plan at all this year.  Just fitting stuff in around the rest of my life when time allows.  Been more busy than usual with work, trying to spend as much time as possible with my wife and 4 year old son, and getting ready for a baby girl to arrive soon.  Well, actually she's due to arrive on Sept. 8th, the day after IM.  Depending on when that all plays out, this little race may or may not even be in the cards for me this year.  We'll see.  I'm hoping to able to race because my brother is racing, too...his first IM.

Should be an interesting couple of months ahead :-)

Take care, all...

-Steve