Beach2Battleship Half Iron Distance Triathlon : Official Thread

Based on all that I have heard/read, same here.

quite a few people over on the Full B2B thread are doing the HIM, me included.

Last year weather was not good, but that is the only year of 4 that it has been bad throughout. Morning weathr is not normally a problem for the HIM because it starts at 8:30am. The worst part is that T1 closes at 6:30am, so you then have to stand aound in cold temps till the HIM start (unless you come up with another plan)

Obv this year the race is way earlier so the problem could be that it gets warm during the run.

This is awesome to know in advance.....thanks

...party over here!!!

*trembling hand raised*
I'm planning on making this my first 70.3
*knees knocking*

Also looking forward to the White Lake International in September - I've heard that's a nice venue but haven't gotten out there for a race...maybe if I like it, their 70.3 next spring will be my second!
*shudder*

No fear and trembling!!...these are supposed to be fun!

I am  hoping to do White Lake International in Sept as well and then B2B HIM.

White Lake is a pretty cool venue, but read a few race reports on WL Half before you jump in based on your upcoming Sept experience.

Three months out! Plenty of time to train if you haven't been doing so consistently!

Are there any planned group rides in the next few months? If not, maybe we should arrange 2 or 3. 

Happy Training!

Is there?  Really?  Even for somebody who's never done this distance?  I'm looking at my graphs and am way under volume and I'm not doing a high volume plan to begin with.  Is 3 months enough time to 'catch up'?   It's pitiful - my plan is only 2/3/3 and I'm not even hitting all of those workouts.  Thinking maybe I need to stick to the international distance...Thoughts?

d00d is a little north of N. Florida in Fayetteville, NC. Well sorta near Fayettville.

If people want to get together to ride on the course I am open to trying to get together.  You can ride the 1st 9mi from T1 to the interstate but would need to do that early morning because that section is on busy roads.

Best bet is to basically pick up the course at about 21mi, as it comes off the intersate onto 421. You can then ride the rest of the course so basically last 35mi of course. If you start at the battleship (easy parking etc) you will do about 40mi if you go up 421 to the HIM turn around.

Just went on-line to register and we have to pay an additional 6% to register on-line!?!?!  What the hell is that?  It's computerized, no paper work for Set-Up, yet they want an additional 6%!!

Is it possible to register other than on-line?

I think online is the only option. As long as I have done events there is always some sort of processing fee for online reg regardless of if it is Setup or any other company. Sucks but it is what it is.

3 months is enough time to train to finish comfortably. I think you can have a decent race with 8 hours a week. I might suggest a little bit more cycling than 3 hours a week, though. You probably want to ride longer than the distance you're going to be racing! 

Now that we're a little less than 3 months out, you need to focus on hitting your workouts, though! Don't slack. You'll pay for it during a HIM. You also need to make sure your nutrition is on during this time. You're going to have a long, very uncomfortable race if you don't!

My volume, as of late, is around your volume. I definitely plan to increase to at least 10-12 hours a week during August and September.

Good luck!

Yes, I'm out in Pinehurst, which is about 30 miles west of Fayetteville, and about 3 hours west of Wrightsville Beach. 

I'll talk to the wife about a weekend trip to WB and post some possible dates in which I'll be available.

Happy training!