Ironman 70.3 Kansas : Official Thread (Page 10)

I haven't looked at the schedule for this year, but last year I arrived somewhere around 1:00 on Saturday and no issues with the Iron Kids race and access to the campground. From there I breezed through check-in, camp set up, and bike check in. The only thing I didn't do was a practice ride/run, unless you count a slow bike ride through the campground to check that my bike was in working order en route to checking it in. That still left me plenty of time until dinner.

The unknown variables are how long it takes to get through check-in and how long you'd like to do a practice ride or run.(?)

If the race is wetsuit legal and you don't wear one you are giving up a competitive advantage to every other athlete who is wearing one.

If it isn't wetsuit legal but wetsuit "permitted" then that is up to you. I personally will always wear a wetsuit even in a sprint if it is deemed to be under the cut off.

Hi Ali,  Everyone thinks differently on the wetsuit thing so my 2 cents.. If you are ok with adding a few minutes to your swim and already comfortable without maybe that's the way to go.  Something else to consider is the temperature. The air temp and water temps will be high and your body can get pretty warm with the insulation of the suit.  I'm more sensitive to the heat though so that makes it a factor for me.  Hope this didn't add one thing to consider..  Good luck.

Amy 

Looking like it will be calm winds anyway on Sunday. But yeah, looking warm.

 Thankfully, I missed a bunch of training in May so there's almost a 100% chance my day will be slow and pain filled.

 Hopefully I get to meet some of you on Saturday. I don't think I'll be around that evening but I'll wear something bright at bike check in. Or maybe I can have a BT shirt here by then?

Hey Lisa,

Just go to Free State Friday night and get so hemmered you'll pass out once your head hits the pillow!  There must be some type of booze that puts you to sleep

I hear you...

The only problem I have is that I can't slow down...  I'm so screwed.  lol

Dam, i just checked and weather.com now has it at 96 and 17 mph S winds.  uggh

So much for being under 5 hours.  

Just upright for me.  Not too concerned about a smile.

I wouldn't say that I am fretting about the weather per se, but it does have an impact on the race and on race strategy. You would be foolish to show up and not take the weather into consideration when planning race strategy or nutrition/hydration.

No can do.  Actually I can do the bike and I'm waiting for a reply from RD on whether or not I can switch from individual entry to relay.  I think I can wrangle up a swimmer and a runner and pay the difference in reg. fees.  I've paid $225 and relay is $375 so I'm hoping I can pay $150 and us three can go to packet pickup as a relay team.

Does anybody know if you can do this?  The website FAQ list talks about switching from relay to individual but I didn't see anything about switching from individual to relay.

To me this should be easy.  I don't care about getting 3 T-shirts, 3 sets of SWAG etc. just want to have a fun day racing.

Did swim 1600 yds this morning one-armed with lots of kicks, left arm tired

Go the schwaggle deal for Branson though, my new A-Race.

lisac957 - 2012-06-04 11:22 AM

That's awesome Lisa!  With a slight chance of meatballs ....

lisac957 - 2012-06-04 11:22 AM

So it looks like we should do the swim without wetsuits, but then put them on for the first hour of the bike!

Yeah I'm bringing the sleeveless wetsuit (I have one of each) even though it chokes me more.

At KC Tri I wore the full sleeve and my arms hurt so bad - felt like they were attached to rubber bands and couldn't get the full range of motion - constant tension in the arms. Not sure if I just ignored that in the past or if it's gotten worse?

That plus the warmer water, I think I'll be glad to be sleeveless.