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Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread
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 2012-01-01 5:47 AM |
Veteran  212  Commerce, Georgia |  Subject: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official ThreadMy wife and I had our Honeymoon in the New Orleans French Quarter. We plan to celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary there on 4/19/2013 . The 2013 race is so close to the date that I want to celebrate doing this race. Edited by kandk 2012-01-01 6:11 AM |
| 2012-01-13 8:45 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660  | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread sign up today whoo hoo |
| 2012-01-18 8:19 PM in reply to: #3989641 |
Veteran 212 Commerce, Georgia | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread I assume you signed up for 2012...Have a gret race,, maybe see you in 2013... |
| 2012-01-19 11:52 AM in reply to: #3964485 |
Member 39 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread I'll be there as well. |
| 2012-01-19 1:19 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread Will be my third time there. With living near Baton Rouge its nice to have a race like this nearby. No travel, hotel, etc |
| 2012-01-21 1:37 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 399 Long Beach, CA | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread Looking forward to racing there too. Going to celebrate my daughters 22nd b-day, family weekend. Should be great. It will be my 2nd HIM. I haven't really raced in almost 2 years, looking forward to getting back into it. See ya'll there! |
| 2012-01-22 7:24 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread got a question for you guys/gals or have done this race before. I am trying not to rent a car for the weekend as I am flying in and hoping not to much driving by stay near the french quarter. So the questiob is Could I ride my bike to the tranistion area/start from my hotel on saturday and whould it be safe to do so? STarting get my training into shape for this race. Looking forward to a fun race and getaway weekend with my wife (No Kids). |
| 2012-01-23 4:01 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Regular 301 Denver | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread ~Hello!~ Looking to connect with other 70.3 New Orleans 2012'ers!! ~Carla |
| 2012-01-23 7:28 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
New user 2 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread I'll be there! This will be my first 70.3! |
| 2012-01-24 5:35 PM in reply to: #4004966 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread BuckHamilton - 2012-01-22 7:24 PM got a question for you guys/gals or have done this race before. I am trying not to rent a car for the weekend as I am flying in and hoping not to much driving by stay near the french quarter. So the questiob is Could I ride my bike to the tranistion area/start from my hotel on saturday and whould it be safe to do so? STarting get my training into shape for this race. Looking forward to a fun race and getaway weekend with my wife (No Kids). Buck, might want to post this on the Louisiana thread as some of the NOLA locals can chip in. My thought is it probably isn't a great idea (but I have not really reviewed what it would take to get there). Besides riding those roads to get there how were you planning on getting back to your hotel on Saturday? Couple of options would be either Taxi (may be a bit expensive) or see if you can catch a ride with someone else doing the race or maybe bus. I am driving down Saturdary from Baton Rouge to drop off my bike and then heading back. Not sure what time but if you haven't figured things out I might be able to pick you up. |
| 2012-02-01 7:41 AM in reply to: #3964485 |
Expert 1128 Fort Riley, Kansas | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread Just registered this morning! Will be my second 70.3, first time NOLA |
| 2012-02-02 7:43 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread The course looks pretty exposed how have the winds been in the past |
| 2012-02-02 7:51 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread 2010 wasn't too bad as I remember but 2011 was pretty tough, with the wind I hit 25mph easy, against I struggled with 16mph. Read the RR's from the last couple of years to get a good feel. Hoping 2012 will be more like 2010 |
| 2012-02-02 7:59 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread this will be the good year |
| 2012-02-02 8:18 PM in reply to: #4026576 |
Veteran 212 Commerce, Georgia | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread to GaryRM, Was the 2011 changed to a duathlon "no swim" due to unpredictable water conditions? I had read in Lava mag about this 2011 race having no swim.. Do you know why this was? Polution, wind, etc... kank |
| 2012-02-07 10:35 AM in reply to: #4026639 |
Member 77 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread Looks like updated course maps have been uploaded to the NOLA 70.3 website. As rumored, the run doesn't appear to finish in the Quarter any more, but instead finishes at the University of New Orleans. Should make logistics a bit easier trying to get your gear back, since the finish is basically at transition, but you lose the experience of finishing in the Quarter. Booo..... |
| 2012-02-09 1:09 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread Saw the email today where the swim is now point to point which I love! |
| 2012-02-09 1:22 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread could care less how the swim goes as long as I can see the bouys. But i am bummed that the course does not go through the city at all. I was looking forward to the new orleans flavor at the end of the race when I most needed it. the race will be much more spectator friendly now so the wife should like that. |
| 2012-02-10 1:46 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 399 Long Beach, CA | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread So I guess we will have to rent a car after all now that the race finish changed (thanks $40 a day hotel pkg -uhg!) . I'm kind of bummed, I heard from other BT'ers about the great finish in the quarter. Oh well - will just have to hit it up post race to celebrate! Has anyone shipped their bike with the provider on the 70.3 website before? Any other thoughts about bike shipping from past racers? |
| 2012-02-10 5:00 PM in reply to: #4026639 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread kandk - 2012-02-02 8:18 PM to GaryRM, Was the 2011 changed to a duathlon "no swim" due to unpredictable water conditions? I had read in Lava mag about this 2011 race having no swim.. Do you know why this was? Polution, wind, etc... kank Kank - sorry I missed this. 2011 the swim was cancelled due to bad weather and they could not get the safety personal out on the water. There was a bit of a discussion on if they should have cancelled the swim or not but it looked rough out there and the locals that know that lake agreed with the decision. As it was the bike was rough in parts due to the winds. OTH, going with the wind was great. First time in my life I avgd 26mph on a bike! |
| 2012-02-18 12:03 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread tri4maggie  - went with tri bike transport to get my bike down there. Think we are going to try and cab it arround or bum a ride where I can. It all depend where checkin is |
| 2012-02-19 12:31 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Member 38 Bham Area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread I missed the webcast with the race director.......what did he have to say about the airshow and the 60k people in the UNO area during the race? |
| 2012-02-20 6:35 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread Saw that you may be able to get a refund on the race because they just dropped the price. My guess is this race is not doing well |
| 2012-02-20 7:08 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread As of Feb 4th they had about 1100 registrants (that includes pro's and relay teams). As for the RD Q&A I think someone posted it over on ST. |
| 2012-02-20 10:17 PM in reply to: #3964485 |
Extreme Veteran 660 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread might be able to get my first top 1000 in HIM  |
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