Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread

I gave my wife the choice since she has to put up with me over the next year.  She picked B2B because her brother lives in Charlotte and it gives us a reason to stay with them for a while.  I also like the idea because I have spent so little time on the East Coast.  The other challenges (shipping a bike, traveling, weather etc) will just add to the experience

I am going with the Intermediate Ironman program here on BT.  I like the alternating weeks and how it lines up with my schedule. 

Falls Runner,

What did you wear on the bike this year?  I am experimenting now as I tend to tighten up a lot when I am cold.  I saw that it started out cold (I live in Vegas where 40 is COLD) but warmed up a bunch this year on the bike.  I was wondering how you delt with it.  Chet

 Thats what I am thinking. Everyone that I've spoken to spoke very highly of the race and most where signed up for '09 already. The only negative thing I heard was that it got really hot on the run, but it was a guy that just ran the run on a relay team, he seemed to have a pretty bad attitude overall so I didn't even pay attention to him. But hey, if it was easy everyone would do an Ironman.

If you're a marathoner, then yes, it was really hot on the run since most of them would like too have a run in low 40s to low 50s.  You let me know if you find anyone who wants to do an iron distance race where it warms up into the 50s by T2.....

I think one would be hard pressed to find more ideal conditions that day (though most everyone would have appreciated a warmer start, or at least a warmer sidewalk to T1, I think).  Sunny, no wind, highs maybe in the mid 60s.  

 

Temperature:               Actual   Average  Record 

Mean Temperature 	64 °F 	59 °F 	  

Max Temperature 	 78 °F 	 71 °F 	     80 °F (2005) 

Min Temperature 	  50 °F   48 °F       31 °F (1982)

I froze on the first 30 miles of the ride last year, but after that it was perfect weather. If the temps are similar this year I will take the time to dry my arms in T1 and put on arm warmers and maybe wear socks. I was so cold in the early miles of the bike last year that thoughts of dropping out crossed my mind. At the first aid station my hands were so frozen that I couldn't grasp the water bottle from the volunteer.

Last year my race was going perfectly coming into T2 (9th place OA) and I just needed a steady 3:40 marathon to break 10 hours. Unfortunately I came into the race with IT band issues and it flared up at mile 10 of the run. From there it was 16 miles of pain, suffering and hobbling to a 10:49 finish. This year I want to redeem myself!!!!

I wore a sleeveless tri top, cycling shorts shorts, knee and arm warmers, full finger gloves, and smartwool type socks.  T1 was slow but it worked perfectly....never was "really cold".....

Silverman this year started out cold, got nice and then got cold and windy.  I could have played guitar on my IT bands.  I couldn't open my stride on the run and had a very slow run.  I think arm warmers, leg warmers and gloves are the ticket (thanks Falls).  I can then peel and put them back on if needed.  Time in T1 is of little concern as I am a slow and steady kind of guy.  We are having similar weather here in Vegas right now so I am getting it figured out before it gets to be 120 degrees out.  After the summer, the cold always sounds good but poses a problem when most of my training will be at or above 100 degrees.  Hope you all had a great New Year's Eve!

Being a northerner may be a benefit but I did think about the cooler temps and have picked up leg warmers, and will add arm warmers and a cheap pair of cloth gloves just in case it's cool again.

With my luck and history we will have some good thunderstorms and wind, so you all may want to prepare for that.

I noticed only 3 folks have signed up today for the full (Jan 2) and figured it would start filling up soon since this race opened last Jan 2.  I wonder if the increased race fee is keeping folks away with the economy and all?

Either way I'm looking forward to visiting the area and the race.

Steve