Ironman Calgary 70.3 : Official Thread

I have never seen a race that I have done advertised in anything other than maybe a local paper... 

 My training plan starts on Monday - starting to get excited, hopefully I will stay motivated for the whole 6 months

They have posted a list of entrants on the site, since I sit in front of a computer all day I have already dissected my AG - 110 in the 30-34, 78 from Alberta, 6 from BC, 10 from the US, 6 from Sask. and 6 from distant parts of the world and 5 from other parts of Canada. All done up on a color graph, bar charts and I have been googling everyone to see who the competition is....I think I may need some heavier supervision at work! Here is the link:

 http://www.ironmancalgary.com/entrants.htm 

The site now has the agenda for the pre race days as well as the times for shuttle to Ghost Lake for bike drop off...blah blah blah....fyi everyone

Who's sick of 3 hour trainer rides!? Can I get a 'hell yeah!'. 

Won't be doing any open water swims until June at the earliest up there I don't imagine!

You can still be in full brick mode, if your brick consists of a trainer ride followed by a bundled up outdoor run! We make it work man, we make it work.

Best of luck..................see you on the course!!!!

What are you guys worried about!?!? It's only a 1/2! That and Crazypop told me the bike ride is like all down hill! 

It is all down hill! I might even bring my Mtb so I can have some fun!!!

So I'm going to make the jump to upgrade my wheelset. My dilema is now that I'm on the Praries, wind seems to be a large concern. So the question is "how deep"........I'm thinking anything over 60mm would be pretty hard to manage in the winds out here. What are some of the opinions of those that have earo wheels? Do the winds die down or are they ever present? Is it a good idea to carry a second set of wheels (on race day) just in case? Would 40-50mm be a good "all round" set? I currently have semi-deep (32mm) wheels but while stiff they are heavy (1800g).

Crazypop and I are going to be in Calgary and are looking to stir it up a bit before the race. Anyone think they'll be up for a meet and greet. Beers, nachos and good times! Regarding the wheel set choices, I'm interested as well, had not thought about the winds on the way back into town.

I'll see how things work out but wifey (cbass on BT) and I might be interested!

I think the 60mm would be good.

I have a heavy wheelset as well. I need to upgrade...I was thinking williams wheels...

I looked long and hard at the Williams, a great price point, good reviews and ceramic bearings as well. Although, I emailed and they do have a rider weight limit, so tough luck for me. I was back in BC last weekend and went to my old shop. They gave me a really good deal on a set of '09 Bontrager Areolus 5.0 ACC's complete with tubes/tires/skewers etc. They are one of a handful with no rider weight limit. I'm happy with 50mmm, a good compromise of aero/wind.

Tick tock. 64 days to go! Can't wait, that is like 2 months to go! 

They are now filled up 400 short of the 1700 entries. How is everyone's training? Crazypop and I raced in Oliver last weekend and it was awesome, great weather, beautiful course and a lot of great people. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to the Calgary race, hope everyone is getting excited! I'd hate to think I was the only one standing in Ghost lake pee'ing in my suit due to my giddiness to get my race on!!!!