MUSKOKA 70.3 - Official Ontario Thread (Page 10)

Oh, yeah... restriction on my right ankle joint... saw the chiropractor today... should be OK for the race

I guess it is one of the taper's demon...

After my last long run last night... I'm feeling the same!

I already felt better right after. Felt a little something "popping out" when she was hammering my foot all over the place :D

She told me it would be ok, it trust her

Looks like I'm going to be doing an early date night with the wife.  In bed by 9pm (well, maybe 10)!

The low is making me start to wonder about clothing on the bike.  We're all going to be soaking wet, and I'm wondering what to do.  I have a one piece trisuit, so I'm not sure if I should switch over to the 2 piece and leave the top in T1, or perhaps even wear a bike jersey for the ride and then swap into a tri or tank top in T2.  I don't want to waste time fumbling with clothes, but I also don't want to freeze on the ride.  Decisions, decisions....

I am leaning towards one-piece, with arm warmers.

Final decision will be when I do an early morning ride in Muskoka on Friday.

I've been thinking the same.  Will a pair of arm warmers be enough?  I have an ugly rainproof windbreaker thing I got as a gift at a run - I was toying with throwing it on - if it gets too hot I can just throw it away.  Though I'm thinking the hills will have me warmed up pretty quickly

Just be careful where you throw it so as not to be penalized

Last year was cool and rainy and I got by with arm warmers and a tri top.  I might don some compression calf sleeves for the added layer more than anything

I'm probably just going to end up with my tri top and shorts. If I were going to do arm warmers, I'd want them on before the swim (they're hard enough to get on dry!), and with them wet, I just think they'd be a hindrance. I may do a bike jersey on over, if it's THAT cold out, but you're right, the hills will get the blood flowing. Also, I carry a lot of crap in my tri top pocket, don't know if I can carry that much in the jersey pockets that I have... I carry 2 water bottles and all my nutrition back there. 

I think it's just gonna come down to wet me vs. the cold. If it's supposed to get up to 20, I imagine it'd warm up pretty quick, so by about 9:30, you'll probably be warm enough... Maybe that's wishful thinking?

I'd originally just thought arm warmers with the one piece, but I'm playing head games with myself at this point and worried my core will be too chilled.  A dry jersey in T1 has some appeal.

Those going with the Tri Top - wear it in the swim, or wait till T1?

Honestly, I can't even imagine trying to put on a tri top in T1... it would take me FOREVER. Or more, depending on which one I decide to wear. as it is, the one without the zip takes me a good minute or so to put on before my workouts!

I'd injure myself trying to put on a tri top in T1 while wet.  It won't be that bad, it was cool and rainy last year and I can't ever recall feeling cold with a tri top and arm warmers.  YMMV though so try it out over the next few days

I'm gonna go with my regular trisuit + arm warmers.

By the time I'm gonna hit the first hills on south portage road, I'm pretty confident I'm not gonna be cold anymore 

As you said, last year was cold in the morning (5C) and the rain was also in the table to complicate things. I opted to wear tri shorts and a long sleeve jersey plus arm warmers. I was fine on the bike but on the first 2km of the run I took off the arm warmers. This year, I will go with my tri top, and may be, with arm warmers. I like the fact that the wind will be breeze this Sun.

I have only used my arm warmers once in a race this season, and it was a race in April (indoor pool swim, outdoor bike, outdoor run).

In order to have arm warmers go on easily: (1) before the race put them on. (2) roll them up as you take them off so that each arm warmer looks like a donut. (3) leave your donuts in transition and after the swim you simply put them on at your wrist and leave them in their donut form. (4) Hop on your bike out of transition and after you are up to speed you can pull each one up your arm and into position.

Thats the way I do it anyway.

I am heading up to Muskoka this afternoon. I might not get an opportunity to check BT between now and the race. Have a great race everyone!

Thanks for the advice !

See you upthere !

See we all worried for no reason - low of 14 degrees - high of 22!

In just 5 hours and I'll be on my way woo hoo!

Have a great race everyone!

good luck everyone!

If you see someone staggering around in a daze, mubbling incoherently about hating running thats probably going to be me. be sure to say hi.