GOAL: Ironman Canada 2012

[Susan Otcenas]

Susan,
Good Luck! I am also in for my first IM next year too - Lake Placid.

Sharon

Thanks! My elder sister had done Lake Placid. Such a pretty part of the state (we were born and raised in NY.)

You should start a Lake Placid training thread! Would be fun to compare experiences.

Susan

[Susan Otcenas]

Ironman Training Day 14: Cramping

http://susanotcenas.blogspot.com/201...-cramping.html

[Pika]

Re: accomodation for IMC
This is the place we stayed this year- along the finishing mile- you can walk to the start - they had a 7 night min stay
email:
Rochesterresort@shaw.ca
in 2010 we stayed at
Valley Star Motel ( wahine had also stayed here - it is on Skaha Lake road- so near the bike/run route but not that near the start ( you have to drive). They had a 5 night min. stay
My sister stayed at the Ogopogo Motel ( I think) and they didn't have a minimum stay- it is at the far end of the finishing mile ( more like 1.5miles to the start) Just far enough that with gear you may want to drive.
Hope that helps! and as someone already mentioned it would be a good idea to nail something down sooner rather than later.
Tam

[Grog]

A few years back we stayed at a b&b in Summerland (maybe 20 minute drive away?), and we could have used the kitchen there if we wanted, so it's worth looking around. Also look at Craigslist (or even VRBO??), you may find a private condo to rent.

Note that on both sides of the lake there are rather steep hills, so in our case getting back after a ride meant finishing on a notable effort. You could always park a car at a lower altitude though (less practical). All this to say that if you rent outside of Penticton itself, make sure you look at altitude data to avoid getting a surprise.

It was a nice ride into town to watch the start of the race. I am not certain about parking anymore but I'm pretty sure you could have someone drop off your things, too.

[sgf726]

Thanks! My elder sister had done Lake Placid. Such a pretty part of the state (we were born and raised in NY.)

You should start a Lake Placid training thread! Would be fun to compare experiences.

Susan

Love the LP area, volunteered on the run course this year and have done some hiking in the ADKs.

Good idea on the training thread - probably close to the beginning of the year.

[solobiker]

Thanks! My elder sister had done Lake Placid. Such a pretty part of the state (we were born and raised in NY.)

You should start a Lake Placid training thread! Would be fun to compare experiences.

Susan

Hey..I was born and raised in NY too!! What part of NY are you from?

Keep up the great work with all of your training.

[Susan Otcenas]

Hey..I was born and raised in NY too!! What part of NY are you from?

Keep up the great work with all of your training.

Born in Kingston. Dad still lives there.

Lived in Kingston, New Paltz, & Wallkill as a kid (until 8th grade, when we moved to NJ). Lived in Manhattan & Queens during my first 3 years in college. Lived in Queens right after college, then in Pearl River in my mid 20s.

I've lived a lot of places. Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Japan.

[Susan Otcenas]

Ironman Training Days 15-16: Busy Weekend!
http://susanotcenas.blogspot.com/201...5-16-busy.html

[Susan Otcenas]

Days 17-19: Stick a Fork in Me.
http://susanotcenas.blogspot.com/201...tick-fork.html

[salsabike]

Born in Kingston. Dad still lives there.

Lived in Kingston, New Paltz, & Wallkill as a kid (until 8th grade, when we moved to NJ). Lived in Manhattan & Queens during my first 3 years in college. Lived in Queens right after college, then in Pearl River in my mid 20s.

I've lived a lot of places. Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Japan.

Good God. I was born in Buffalo, grew up in Albany, and went to SUC New Paltz my first two years of college. My mom was from Manhattan, dad from Brooklyn. Ah, New York.

[Crankin]

Susan, I had relatives who lived in Kingston and I have never met anyone else who lived there! They owned/wrote for the local paper. They are second cousins/third cousins/great aunt and uncle, so you might know the third generation? Don't know if any of them still live there, though.

[Susan Otcenas]

They are second cousins/third cousins/great aunt and uncle, so you might know the third generation? Don't know if any of them still live there, though.

Other than my Dad, I don't really know anyone in Kingston. I didn't keep in touch with any school mates.

I like the Hudson Valley. I've moved so many times in my life (more than 20) that I don't really consider any one place my "home town". That said, there's something about the Hudson Valley in general that just feels like my roots to me. The four REAL seasons, the changing leaves in the fall, the mix of deciduous and evergreens, the low rolling hills of the Shawangunk Mountains...

[Susan Otcenas]

Ironman Training Day 20: The Zombie Apocalypse

http://susanotcenas.blogspot.com/201...19-zombie.html

[solobiker]

Good God. I was born in Buffalo, grew up in Albany, and went to SUC New Paltz my first two years of college. My mom was from Manhattan, dad from Brooklyn. Ah, New York.

Wow...I was born and raised in the Rochester area and went to college in the Finger Lakes. Beautiful area!!

[colby]

Super excited to hear your journey and see you get to the start line, then the finish! We all know the bike is nothing you can't handle Training 3 disciplines at that distance will be an interesting new challenge.

I am really hoping to be able to come up and volunteer this year. I am racing Coeur d'Alene and I think they are just too close together, but a trip to Canada would be fun.

Congratulations