Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 10)

  I don't even remember 37!  IMKY is my 50th BDay present to myself

Hahaha! Maybe we will need to race. 

I will be racing 45-49 AG this summer at IMLOU.  This will be my second Ironman.  I have raced mostly half irons for the past several seasons.  Ironman is so different in opinion than any other distance.  It's so hard to predict a time.  It's such a long day, and with the IMLOU heat and rolling bike course, I think that adds to the unpredictability.  I went sub-12 at IMFL, but at IMLOU, I just want to finish with a smile on my face!  I do, however,  plan to be very, very, very bike fit for IMLOU.  That doesn't mean I will neglect the swim and the run, but I think being super bike fit will increase my changes of having a more successful marathon. 

Looking forward to hearing how everyone's training progresses! 

Wooden Dragon,

I live in the central midlands of SC with plenty of nice rolling hills.  I have a compact setup that works very well on a Trek Speed Concept Carbon Tri bike.  The set up: Chain rings 50/34.  The rear cassette: 11/28.  This is a 10 speed.  I am planning Louisville in 2013 but would bet that this gear setup would be perfect for that area of the country.

At IM Louisville last year, I used an 11/28 with a standard crank and was quite pleased.  Right now I'm experimenting with a compact crank and a little different gear choice and so far I'm not quite as happy with the setup.

Amy,

Are you using a standard or compact crank? 

I'm running a compact (50/34) and a 12/25 and not quite as happy with it as I was with my standard (53/39) and 11/28.

Alan

ETA:  My current cassette may be an 11/25...not 100% sure.

1-25 compact

11-25

thanks for the reply...talking with the two diffrent bikes shops in town. They have my head spinning with the diffrent advise from one sales person to the next re:compact ring sets...

Im thinking of going to an 11-28 and use my standard crank.

There is a guy posting on Slowtwitch that claims he knows the RD and earlier this week he said it was approx. 90% full.  That seems reasonable to me.

WTC won't tell you any longer. I received this on 2/2:

Hello Joseph,

Thank you for your e-mail. Due to a recent policy change I am unable to release this information. However, in previous years Ironman Louisville has sold out a few months prior to the event.

Pretty lame if you ask me.

Thanks guys.  In 2010, I think it filled up near the end of Feb.  Appreciate the info from both of you guys.  Hopefully it will be open Mar. 1.  If so, I'll be talking to you!