Tri Girl, you've still got a while for your race. Lake Placid is in 38 days, I'm so scared! OT, I noticed your 'Run for the prize, Phil. 3', that's awesome, my favourite chapter!

As far as post ironman stuff goes I'll try to let you know after LP is over. But my mum did it a couple years ago and she did a sprint distance about a month later. Otherwise she kept it low key, lots of walking. Apparently the day after she had a hard time with things like stairs, and she would be super hungry eat two bites of her meal and be full.