SOMA Course Ride - Sunday Oct 19th

SWEET! That is totally doable!!! 

So what time do people want to start the SOMA practice loop?

That course would make me dizzy! (And I wouldn't miss just one turn on this one...)

That little squiggly north of the lake looks like a Saguaro

What time Sat? 

I'm in for Sunday.  I can do 8 or 9 am, but 9 is better.

Red Rock is linining it up for realz:

Dates: Saturday October 18, 2008 and Sunday October 19, 2008

Meet at 6:15 a.m. at Tempe beach park..

Bike racks will be available, along with security.

There will not be an aide station on the bike or run course. Please bring your water bottles for the bike and your fluids for the run. We will be riding a minimum of one lap of the Soma course and will be explaining each turn while on the ride.

There will be three groups of riders - fast, medium paced and novice. The same will apply for the run too.

The Race Director will be describing the transition area and the flow of the race before and after the ride.

The Schedule:  We are riding first thing in the morning.  Everyone will meet Tempe Beach park in the parking lot, get a brief overview of the race course, transition and answer questions.  We will then immediately be on the bike course.  We will do a minimum of one loop of the course (you can do more if you want).  Then meet back in the parking lot to run one lap of the run course.   

This is a completely voluntary ride and run. No sign up or waiver neccessary...all athletes will ride at their own risk and should follow traffic laws.

Any time on Sunday works for me.

Why did I think I read about a pre-swim?  Did I read about the ride and run and just think there was a swim?  There is no swim, right?

Is the course well marked for race day?  If I don't do a pre ride will I be lost? 

There will be about 2000 other people going the same way

I am not sure what I will be doing yet. I wanted to do the Splash and Dash on Friday evening and then do a pre-ride on Saturday. As of now the family is sick and work is crazy. So who knows where or when I will get to do some tri training.

I know what you mean! Between two presentations, a case study, a final, being sick and having a hole in my foot I've done a whole lot of nothing. I feel like zhit but I'm just going to go out and hammer the QM at SOMA and call it a season.  

I have not really been on my bike in a while. I am seriously missing riding with everyone. I will know when or if I am to have my knee surgery by then, but I am having my divorce party the night before so I plan on being ugly in the morning.

Have we set a definite time to start? I can consider the night before a carb loading and just be prepared before I go out.

I have read above options for 6:30, 8 and 9.  Therefore the three loop people start at 6:30, two loopers join at 8 and single loops catch the crowd at 9.  Is this true?