Last year I pretty much did nothing exercise-wise the Saturday before Ironman Lake Placid. This year I decided I was going to take it easy on the Friday before and then do a light bike and run on Saturday. I usually feel better if I do a little something the day before a race.
Lake Placid Ski Jumps
I fired up the VitaMix immediately after waking up to get the engines fueled with a nutritious breakfast smoothie. I did a little bike check and maintenance after eating. Then I headed out for a nice easy ride out River Rd to Route 86 and then follow the IMLP route through town and then back to River Road. I did extend it a little past the ski jumps to the Adirondack Loj road to take in the great view. The bike seemed to be in good working order and I felt confident now to take it in town and rack it in transition for the race.
Next, I headed back to the house and jumped into my run shoes and did a little brick run down River Rd. It was only about 10 minutes, just enough to get the muscles warmed up. Everything was feeling good and ready to roll!
I through the bike in the rack on the car and prepped my Bike and Run Gear bags for transition.
Bike Gear Bag:
- Helmet
- Sunglasses(dark & light lenses)
- Socks( 1 light and 1 thicker wool pair)
- Sunscreen
- Spare jersey(for warmth)
- Gloves
- Arm warmers
- Leg warmers
Run Gear Bag:
- Sneakers
- Spare socks
- Run Hat
- Run Belt and bib #
- Fuel Belt & 4 bottles(2-Skratch Labs, 2-Honey & water)
- 2 Amrita Bars
- 4 Salt Tabs
- Sunscreen
Denise dropped me off in at the back of the speed skating oval and waited for me. I racked my bike and hung my bags. It was pretty busy, but everything went smoothly. I tied the bags closed at the plastic instead of the string so that water would not get in. The weather forecast did not look promising for Sunday.
IMLP 2014-Bike racked in transition
IMLP 2014-#2422 Gear Bags in Transition
We then headed over to the Dancing Bears for some lunch. I was not real hungry so I kept It light with a nice salad which was perfect. After lunch we headed back to the house and just relaxed for the afternoon.
I had made some Sweet Potato Chickpea curry before we left home for my go-to pre-race meal. I did a little thai pepper to it that had a little punch to it. Hope that would not come back to get tomorrow!
I was in bed and asleep by 9:30pm. I really didn’t feel as freaked out this year as I did last year. Having done the race last year, I now knew what to expect and the anticipation anxiety was much less. It was a long training day and I had been through this before. I had no trouble falling to sleep this time! Big day tomorrow!
