70.3 Austin (Page 2)

I finished Austin HIM last year after training for the hills in flat Chicago.  Thank you Spinervals!  Yes, it was killer hot, and in my opinion, hills were most difficult 30-36 (rolling upwards) then at 57.  (Even saw people walking the bike up).  By the way, that hill at mile 57 is hit twice on the run (5 and 10, I think).

And yes--that is not a typo.  The bike course was changed last year due to some road issues causing the course to be a bit longer than normal.

 Felt S75--road bike with aerobars.

Ship your bike via Fed Ex (not UPS) to Jack and Adams--LBS in Austin and a sponsor.  They had a deal last year to receive, assemble, tune-up, unassemble and ship back bikes.  I LOVED IT!

UPS was going to charge twice as much and take a few days longer to get the bikes there.  Also, be aware that you need to ship your bike down about 1 week in advance and won't have it back right after the race. 

another post had it at 4.3% grade for .4 mile -  

92 to 98 ft of climb 

I signed up for this a few months ago and it will be my first HIM.  Sounds like I made a good choice - - sounds like a great event.

The heat shouldn't be a problem after training in Phoenix all summer - - although the humidity may get me!

Unless it crosses the finish line, I may not be able to get back up and continue on.