How to properly pace a hilly Ironman: Lake Placid 2021
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SWIM
Two loops
Seed by swim time -5min faster than predicted
Swim on the line (if you want more traffic) Off the line for most.
Swim on the underwater line? + / - Strong Atheltes only… less confident your are swim to the outside of the swim course.
Swim RPE 2-4 for beginners, 4-5 for intermediates, 6-7 for elites and pros.
Keep the head down.
Find “feet”
Corner with the head down around the buoys….
Wetsuit legal…
Water temp? (More)
Bike pacing
Watch the Keene Descent
NEW FOR 2019: Bikes will be going PAST Northwood Road (Cobble Mountain Lodge area) to the stop light at the intersection of 86 and 73 (in Lake Placid), turnaround and head back on 86 and make a left onto Northwood Road and continue as normal. They will only be going down Bobsled Run Lane about 1 mile and they will NOT be going into the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center this year.
Pace it easy for loop one
Pedal coast from miles 18-25
Watch power on the second loop and especially turning onto the hills at “Jay”
Save your best efforts for the final loop climb back into Lake Placid ~ 22mi
Nutrition early and often as you have practiced…
Did we say pace loop #1 easy?! EASY!
Conditions?
RUN
Lots of easy on the first down hill section up to mile 9. “High cadence off the bike”
Steady and watch heart rate on the first loop back up to Mirror lake.
Carry momentum back down for loop two. (Think slightly faster than goal race pace)
Hang on for the final 10K mostly upwards to the finish.
Conditions, what to do if there is rain or heat? ..likely to be one or the other or both!