MightyMan HIM

I'm in. My first HIM.

2 months to go!

I'm in -- only my 2nd HIM.  I love doing tri's out in Montauk!  The drive sucks, but the race conditions are amazing. 

Hopefully some time in the near future they will have a full Ironman in Montauk!  The swim could start on Shelter Island, or even better in Montauk and we would swim 2.4 miles from the South Fork to the North Fork, bike down the the North fork and bike West for 50 miles and then turn and bike 60 miles back East, up the South Fork to the Hamptons, and run two loops through Sag Harbor and the Hamptons and end back in Montauk.  That would rock.

That's a great idea, I see a future for you as a race director!

I honestly don't mind the drive out there at all. I've always found it to be very therapeutic and relaxing. I'm about 60 miles from Montauk Point, but have driven out there on two occasions just to clear my mind.

As a matter of fact, the only thing better than driving out there is biking out there!

This thread needs a BUMP! I'm in for the half, although I haven't been putting in the work that I should.

 How is everyone's training going??

homan - Where were you able to score a room??? Silly me, I have yet to book a place to stay and will be frantically calling places from work today (don't tell my boss!)

I have yet to sign up for the race, or pick out a hotel - but I am fully commited to it. I suppose I'd better get on the ball about it.

My training was going well until this weekend. Between coming down with an illness and this Wall Street fiasco, my training has taken a back seat for the first time in months.

I hope everyone has been doing hill repeats!  Murder Hill I hear is, errr... well ... you know - and we have to run it twice!

I'm staying at the Atlantic Terrace with the wife, two kiddies and au paire.  We're like a small traveling cricus.  We booked Saturday and Sunday.  We won't be staying Sunday, but I need somewhere to take an ice bath, then shower and lay my head after the race. 

I'm going to post my goal as sub 5 hours.  just kidding.  Ha!  Actually my goal is just to go sub 5:47 - my July 70.3 time.  With calmer waters than my last 70.3 (ocean swim), being more familiar with the Montauk bike course, and having logged more running recently, I feel pretty confident I'll get err done.   

GOOD LUCK to everyone - especially all you HIM Virgins