Subject:RE: Clermont Intimadator 70.3 vs FL IM 70.3
I have only done IM FL not the Intimidator. I have heard great things about intimidator but I always seem to have a conflict with the date. I think they are both good events. IMFL is much larger. The swim in IMFL is ridiculous only because there are 6 turns in a 1.2 mile swim. I'm a swim whiner but that's my thought about it. Also for no reason at all the run at IMFL has 3 loops. 3 in 13.1 miles ... it's ridiculous. The IM FL 70.3 bike is super fun and fast. I guess that's what keeps me coming back.
I just finished the NYC marathon on Sunday and I think I'm going to venture into triathlons. I am doing an Olympic distance and I want to do a 70.3 next year too. Any advice?
Some mistakes I made during the Hawaii Ironman 70.3. Don't be caught out on the course not knowing how or not having the equipment to change a flat tire.
Already a cyclist and not a bad swimmer, I figured all I had to do was build up to running a few miles and I’d be ready to go. The challenge invigorated me, and I ran out to buy new running shoes.
It was the morning of Ironman Newfoundland 70.3, I felt queasy. I didn't want to eat or drink anything. I had a full blown case of the pre-race HEEBEE GEEBEES.