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2015-01-28 3:00 PM
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Originally posted by mshumak3

Well I am brand spankin' new to this board, and this is my very first post. I signed up for IM Louisville a few weeks ago and couldn't be more excited! First full IM distance after getting hooked on triathlon last year by doing a few, including the Muncie 70.3.

Anyways, I saw on Facebook today that there are less than 100 spots open for the race. Anyone still on the fence better decide soon!


These are the last few minutes of the 11th hour.

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2015-01-28 7:29 PM
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and it's sold out! good luck everyone! Time to get real
2015-01-30 11:03 AM
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Has this race ever sold before? Kind of funny that I have had my eye on doing this race for a few years and decided this year to do it just so that I didn't have to plop down the $$$ one year in advance - so I the year I finally decide to do it they push it back (very happy about that) and I end up registering more than a year in advance because I figured it would sell out haha.

Did anyone else register more than 12 months in advance and have to pay the one day USAT membership? I had renewed my annual yet it would still expire before the race so they forced me to buy it. I looked and I would have had to renew my USAT again and pay the annual fee to extend it 1 month. I am sure I missed something but it was kind of annoying.
2015-01-30 1:01 PM
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if you submit proof you bought the one day license to USAT, they'll deduct it from the next year's license. That's what I did. Just send an inquiry to their "Contact Us" link and they'll give you instructions. I agree, though, it's annoying.
2015-01-30 2:50 PM
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Originally posted by d00d

if you submit proof you bought the one day license to USAT, they'll deduct it from the next year's license. That's what I did. Just send an inquiry to their "Contact Us" link and they'll give you instructions. I agree, though, it's annoying.


Ahhh..thank you!

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2015-02-03 10:23 AM
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If i knew earlier this year how many triathlons i was going to do this year i would have got a USAT memebership. Oh well ill know for next time.


2015-02-03 1:17 PM
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Has this race ever sold before?

I'm told has sold out nearly every year, but with the August date it just usually happened in June/July.
2015-02-03 1:38 PM
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It has sold out every year except 2013 & 2014. 2013 actually did but on a technicality. They lowered the amount of participants.

2015-02-27 9:01 AM
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When do you people start training for IMKY?
2015-02-27 10:21 AM
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16 March starts my official 30-week plan!
2015-02-27 10:37 AM
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March 30 - May 24 I have a "pre" IM base training plan laid out.
REAL training begins May 25, but I'm on vacation the first 2 weeks in June, so I'll just have to adjust.



2015-02-27 11:21 AM
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December 26.  

I took a bit of a break so my training Dec. 26 - Jan 31 was base building.  Feb. 01 started my training for this season.  Races are as follows:

IM Coeur d'Alene June 28

Ride to Conquer Cancer Aug. 8-9

Challenge Penticton, BC Half IM Distance Aug. 29

IM Louisville Oct. 11

 

Will fit in a couple of sprints/olympics but really just training days with free nutrition.  

2015-02-28 5:35 PM
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I started back in January, but my current build is geared towards a half in June and then another in August.
2015-03-02 12:23 PM
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Originally posted by lanzodt

16 March starts my official 30-week plan!


Same for me. I have a marathon at the end of April so I've been running almost exclusively for a while, with the occasional swim here and there. March 16 I will forget the marathon specific training and transition to IM base training. It has been bitter cold and snowy here in Ohio so far this year, making outdoor training very challenging. I'm anxious for the weather to turn so i can get the bike out again.
2015-03-03 6:53 AM
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Originally posted by lanzodt

16 March starts my official 30-week plan!


Same for me. I have a marathon at the end of April so I've been running almost exclusively for a while, with the occasional swim here and there. March 16 I will forget the marathon specific training and transition to IM base training. It has been bitter cold and snowy here in Ohio so far this year, making outdoor training very challenging. I'm anxious for the weather to turn so i can get the bike out again.


Ohio is quite miserable for winter base training. Between not being able to train outside and the negative effect on my motivation, I am definitely ready for some warmer (I'll take 40's) training weather!
2015-03-03 7:42 AM
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I've been training all my life for this haha

I missed the entire year last year besides doing one 5k last winter so I'm pumped! just trying not to get ahead of myself too much to avoid burn out. October is a long way off


2015-03-09 10:52 AM
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Has anyone done this race before, I have two swim questions.

1. Is the swim current aided? Looks like the first portion the swim is protected by the island, while after the turn the swim could be current aided. If it is current aided, how much time do you expect to deduct from your "normal" swim time?

2. With the rolling start, what time do I need to get to the start line to be in one of the early waves? My last full took 16 hours, so I need to make sure I maximize the amount of time I have on the course. While I hope to do better than 16 hours this time, I also want to be realistic about my ability.
2015-03-09 11:20 AM
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Originally posted by tjudson Has anyone done this race before, I have two swim questions. 1. Is the swim current aided? Looks like the first portion the swim is protected by the island, while after the turn the swim could be current aided. If it is current aided, how much time do you expect to deduct from your "normal" swim time? 2. With the rolling start, what time do I need to get to the start line to be in one of the early waves? My last full took 16 hours, so I need to make sure I maximize the amount of time I have on the course. While I hope to do better than 16 hours this time, I also want to be realistic about my ability.

1. "They" say it is aided a little bit after the turnaround, but I wouldn't count on it. My swim time was about a minute faster at IMLOU than a previous IM, but I never noticed a current like I have in other rivers (for example at Vineman, it was very obvious - at LOU, not so much).

2. It's a time trial start, and first come first served, there are no "early waves." The line will likely start forming at 3 or 4 a.m. (keep in mind transition doesn't open until 4:45 a.m. and the athlete guide says the line won't start forming until 5 a.m., but I've heard otherwise), but it only takes ~30 minutes for everyone to get in the water. If you're worried about time, you'll want to consider lining up pretty early, but if you have anything to do in transition in the morning you'll likely end up in the middle of the line after taking care of that and walking the 0.75 mile to the river. 

2015-03-09 1:30 PM
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My second mile was twice as fast as the first one in 2013. The current was tough going up stream, but awesome going down stream. A friend said he felt like he wasn't going anywhere last year as well when he first got in.

When you go to the meeting two days before they will tell you how early you can line up. If you are worried about making the cut off, get in line first, take a chair or something to sit in or lay down on. FYI- Nobody can reserve a spot in line for you either
2015-03-10 9:36 AM
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The first portion of the swim (~0.75 miles) is definitely a little protected, given where the channel lies on the river.

When I did it in 2013, there was some current noticeable heading upstream. It was very evident the day prior at the practice swim.
But once I made the turn, I was flying.

I got to the start line around 5:30am, and there was a significant line. In spite of thise, I was in the river before 7:20am.

I go into more detail in my race report.

2015-03-14 5:15 PM
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I plan on riding the course this summer, but until then....has anyone done Raleigh 70.3 and can you compare Louisville to that course? Obviously it is twice as long....got that part


2015-03-27 7:54 AM
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so anyone else get hit with a bad bug? I swear I was taken out for almost 3 weeks. Thank the lord there is plenty of time left to train Kinda puts a damper on things for me for early races though Hopefully tmrw I can get some quality time in. I started slowly building back up last wknd. I still have this dry, annoying cough though. GRRR
2015-03-27 9:46 AM
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Originally posted by SEADOCHA so anyone else get hit with a bad bug? I swear I was taken out for almost 3 weeks. Thank the lord there is plenty of time left to train Kinda puts a damper on things for me for early races though Hopefully tmrw I can get some quality time in. I started slowly building back up last wknd. I still have this dry, annoying cough though. GRRR

Just the lazy bug here - I feel like I gave myself a little too much permission to enjoy the off season and now my training plan is set to start next week! Between the holidays, a Chicago trip, multiple work trips, a ski trip, a trip to the NCAA basketball games... I haven't maintained like I probably should have this winter. But dang I have had a lot of fun

Hope you get to feeling better - I was out over the holidays with a terrible bug. It sucks big time! Sounds like you are on the mend though!

2015-03-27 10:37 AM
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No bad bug but I have been nursing a very annoying shinsplint Luckily running is at a fairly low-level right now and I have been on the trails so I think it's finally going away Might take every run scheduled for next week and cut it in half to ensure I'm not going to make it worse. Don't wan't to have running sidelined anytime soon :/
2015-04-01 10:37 AM
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I have had two head colds within 2 months of each other that are driving me crazy. I am sure it is having a little effect on me but nothing major. I am also fairly confident that my lack of energy has more to do with the fact that I took the entire winter off from working out and then I jumped right into my Fink 30 week plan.
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