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New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa
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 2010-07-21 8:34 AM |
Buttercup  14334    |  Subject: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to TampaUSA Ultra Triathlon is bringing their Double IRON to Tampa next March! Distances are 4.8 mile swim, 224 mile bike ride, and 52.4 mile run. The event will be held in North Tampa (bike and run at Flatwoods). It is an overnight, nonstop event - an experience unlike any other. I scouted locations with the race director last year. I like this closed-to-traffic bike and run venue much better than the one in Virginia for the obvious reason that the loop is closed to vehicular traffic. Not to mention that it's in my hometown! Volunteering and crewing is a unique and exciting experience. It can also be crazy fun for those with a healthy sense of humor. If you're interested, let me know. As for participating, I'll leave that to hardy folks like Madcow to explain. |
| 2010-07-22 12:48 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
Veteran 237 Eastern WA | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa |
 2010-07-22 3:20 PM in reply to: #2998035 |
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| 2010-07-23 7:54 AM in reply to: #2994141 |
Expert 1023 Ft Gordon, GA | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa I thought the whole Double IM was crazy enough before I saw that the loops are sooooooo short! My God, what a hellish time that will be!!! |
| 2010-07-23 10:01 AM in reply to: #2999560 |
| Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa It's kind of surreal and tranquil. You are allowed to have pacers on the run and that makes it more special for everyone, and less drudgery for the athlete. I remember running at midnight under the moonlight with Tony (aluminum1) and talking about relationships, family, careers. I don't remember many of my runs over the last 5 years, but I remember that one clearly. It is a very supportive, family environment. Crews chat with each other at 3am while there's not much to do besides either sleep, prepare hydration or food for the athlete, or just wait for your turn to pace. To be sure, you must have your mental wits about you. It requires a great deal of mental endurance, not just physical endurance. |
| 2010-07-23 3:40 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
Champion 5850 Michigan | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa I'm in. Looking forward to it. I was supposed to do the VA one this year but Tampa fits the schedule much better. Will you be there Renee? It's been a long time, will be nice to see you again. |
| 2010-07-23 10:24 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Member 151 Rock Springs, Wyoming | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa I see theres even a Triple Iron! in that webpage. wowsers... so whats the prize money for something like that anyways? I'd do that just for the craziness of it |
| 2010-07-24 2:32 AM in reply to: #2999881 |
| Expert 1023 Ft Gordon, GA | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa Renee - 2010-07-23 10:01 AM It's kind of surreal and tranquil. You are allowed to have pacers on the run and that makes it more special for everyone, and less drudgery for the athlete. I remember running at midnight under the moonlight with Tony (aluminum1) and talking about relationships, family, careers. I don't remember many of my runs over the last 5 years, but I remember that one clearly. It is a very supportive, family environment. Crews chat with each other at 3am while there's not much to do besides either sleep, prepare hydration or food for the athlete, or just wait for your turn to pace. To be sure, you must have your mental wits about you. It requires a great deal of mental endurance, not just physical endurance. Excellent points about support and pacers! From that point of view, it would be very nice. But, you're also right about the mental endurance: Make sure not to forget to bring the Mental Toughness!!!  |
| 2010-07-25 12:44 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa jelous |
| 2010-08-02 3:10 PM in reply to: #3001585 |
| Elite 3235 San Diego | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa MDVJR - 2010-07-23 8:24 PM I see theres even a Triple Iron! in that webpage. wowsers... so whats the prize money for something like that anyways? I'd do that just for the craziness of it Ha! Prize money????! Every finisher gets a shirt and plaque. First through 3rd get a jacket. In 2007 there were 3 women that signed up for the double. One women didn't finish under the cutoff. At the awards banquet, she got the 3rd place plaque but didn't get the finishers shirt because she didn't finish. She was upset about the shirt and came back, tried 2 more times and finally finished it in 2009. She now has a shirt and can finally relax. It is a completely different atmosphere than IM. One person finished the double and got a tattoo of the double logo. The race director, Steve, thought that was the craziest thing he had ever heard of. "Can you believe someone would get a tattoo of the race logo?" Priceless. BTW, the loops in Virginia were shorter than those in Tampa. |
| 2010-08-04 11:39 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Expert 1116 Thornton, CO | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa Your pacers can almost just stand in the middle of the loop and just turn in a circle as they talk to you. They'd need more of a swivel chair than the ability to run. Maybe one day they'll have a Double IM here in Colorado... just maybe not in Leadville.... maybe something a little lower like in the Boulder/Denver area. The biking and running could both go up into the mountains then. Do the race directors keep the loops so short because of logistical purposes? I'm mainly thinking medical reasons more than permits and stuff like that. Perhaps it's a difference of ultra runners being used to supplying their own caravans, support crews, pacers, and being out in the middle of no where in the middle of the night on trails, but triathlete's (even up to the IM distance) are used to fully supported races, flat courses, and road running. |
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| 2010-08-05 6:50 PM in reply to: #2998035 |
| New user 110 Troy, MI | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa JMINPNW - 2010-07-22 1:48 PM 224 miles on a 7 mile bike loop and 52.4 miles on a 1.7 mile run loop! wow I would loose count after 2 laps. Wow is right |
| 2010-08-10 3:31 PM in reply to: #3026324 |
Champion 7547 Albuquerque, New Mexico Bronze member | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa Sketch - 2010-08-05 6:50 PM JMINPNW - 2010-07-22 1:48 PM 224 miles on a 7 mile bike loop and 52.4 miles on a 1.7 mile run loop! wow I would loose count after 2 laps. Wow is right The Esprit Triathlon (Montreal) is 41 (4.4 km) laps on the bike and 9 (4.6 km) laps on the run... |
| 2010-08-24 9:27 AM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Veteran 225 | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa How does one train for this? I am not, nor will I ever do this, but I would not know where to start. |
| 2010-08-24 9:33 AM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa Even crewing for this kind of thing is an endurance event. I LOVED it. (although I am not cut out for sleeplessness!) Some of my best BT/Tri memories were at madcow's first double, with Renee and others. In spite of being a thousand kerjillion times harder than a reg IM or tri, the people who do it are inversely laid back, chill, and unpretentious. |
| 2010-09-19 9:36 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Regular 89 Midwest City, Oklahoma | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa Holy balls i wouldnt want to do those loops on a olympic |
| 2010-09-20 10:03 PM in reply to: #2994141 |
| Expert 1051 Bradenton, Florida | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa How do you go about becoming a support crew or pacer for someone? I'm not crazy enough (yet) to attempt this race, but would love to be there to see it done, and if I'm there, I may as well do something. |
| 2010-09-21 5:37 AM in reply to: #3109034 |
| Champion 5850 Michigan | Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa cwpeters - 2010-09-20 11:03 PM How do you go about becoming a support crew or pacer for someone? I'm not crazy enough (yet) to attempt this race, but would love to be there to see it done, and if I'm there, I may as well do something.
C-Dub...go to the website above and email Steve Kirby. He's the race director and a really cool person. He'd tell you how and what you could do to help!! Look forward to seeing you there!! If you end up being my counter you better not mess up my laps!!! |
| 2010-09-21 7:11 PM in reply to: #2998035 |
| Subject: RE: New ULTRA Tri (Double Iron) coming to Tampa JMINPNW - 2010-07-22 10:48 AM 224 miles on a 7 mile bike loop and 52.4 miles on a 1.7 mile run loop! wow That is a lot of colored armbands!!!!!! |
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