Imlp...

[Kimmyt]

I just happened to be up at a friend's camp on Lake Champlain this weekend (by the way, it was gorgeous. Heaven on freaking earth.) and noticed on the ride up that the Ironman was taking place on Sunday in Lake Placid!

I tried to cajole The Boy into going down to it to watch it, but the idea of sitting around for several hours to watch people we didn't know (when we could be relaxing at the cabin) didn't sound too good. Plus traffic would have been a nightmare. So instead, on Saturday we took a ride down from Lake Champlain towards Lake Placid. Our goal had been to get to LP and then back but we didn't leave until too late so only made it to Whiteface before turning around. In the end we did about 50 miles, and just barely made it back before dark!

We ended up riding on some of the roads the race was on and HOLY CRAP I couldn't believe the hills on just that little section of the route! We clocked a 2+ mile hill coming up from the town of Jay towards Whiteface. Saw alot of the racers doing a training run on the roads and saw the motivational signs (they'd need em on that hill!).

So to anyone who did LP, congratulations, that course looked wickid hard!

K.

[rocknrollgirl]

We have been going up to the Adirondacks my entire life. I know the bike course well, and let me tell you Kimmy, you should see the other side, coming out of Keene Valley. It is crazy tough.

My hat is off to all of the racers in IMLP....

oh and just for giggles...I saw someone online contemplating their first IM and somebody responded that IMLP would be a good one to start with since it was in her neck of the woods. I quickly posted back...ARE YOU CRAZY?????

[Running Mommy]

It may be a tough course, but there are people out there lining up to do it! According to the folks on TNO there was a line around all of LP today waiting for onsite registration to open. They actually had to postpone online reg. to make sure they got all the onsite folks first. So when online opened there weren't very many slots left and it filled in mere moments.
WOW! There must be some tough cookies out there!
I have to say, I've always wanted to do that race, but the course scares the bajeepers out of me. I am SUCH a hill weenie!

[rocknrollgirl]

You get in, and I will come up and cheer you on...that is a promise.



Ruth

[Kimmyt]

Me too!!!

[crazycanuck]

Ummm...I be at IMWA for ya

Lake Placid is a long way & don't tink we be goin dat a way soon

C