Ironman 70.3 Racine : Official Thread (Page 11)

Bib #'s are out!! And wave times! I am # 1647/8:12/green cap....I think I am going to be sick! Although not too happy about being one of the latest waves...that just means some of you can hang around at the finish line to watch me crawl across it!

Holy !

butterflies in the stomach 

1865 Jedlicka Pete M  wave 17 Orange 8:16 AM

Biggest concern is cutoff times for me and I'm in the second to last wave, yikes!

Swim: 1 hour and 10 minutes after final wave start...............9:30am
Bike: 5 hours and 30 minutes after final wave start...............1:50pm
Run: 8 hours and 30 minutes after final wave start................4:50pm


Edited by RaytownPete 2010-07-07 9:09 AM

786 Trapp Carrie F 9 Red 7:35 AM

I'm starting 5 minutes after my dad (his first HIM).  I'm faster in the water and on the bike but he's quite a bit quicker on the run.  Having waves so close will make it a good race to the finish and plenty of motivation for me to keep pushing!   I want to finish before him for once!

610 Wilkinson Michele F 7 DG Green 7:26 AM

Can't wait!!!  Should be a fun day!  Look for the pink cape on the run!

I'm off at 7:18am.  #314.  wish they would just have us all go off at the same time that way there's more people to chose from to draft off of in the water. 

I swam today in the pool for my 1x/week swim and it got me thinking.....man, i should have trained more for this thing.  ha ha ha.

Someone asked about Food and shopping...

North beach is just noth of the main downtown portion of Racine.  Shops, musemum, art gallery's, coffee shops, pubs, ect.  It's all less than a mile.

I swam Monday... its cold, hands and turkey neck were pretty cold. Everything inside the suit was fine...

re: swim conditions

locals know this best but basically expect CCCOOLLLD water and swells of about 2-3 feet because if we get those conditions you're mentally prepared if we don't you'll be golden.

when we swam last week it wasn't super cold (guessing 64-65ish) but cold enough so that when you got in the water chilled you to the bone and gave you that little nauseous feeling in the pit of your stomach. 

Then when all of us were in the parking lot getting our bikes ready our bodies couldn't stop shaking for like 15 min...and we only swam for 18 min!

fun fun fun! 


Edited by Steve- 2010-07-07 10:52 AM

1834  Wave 17 (8:16) . . . now I have a reason to look forward to turning 40.
I'm not overly worried about the cut off times, but I'm much rather be finishing my run around noon rather than starting it.

wow...  i'm in the last wave at 8:20am...  that kind of sucks...  well at least the water should be a bit warmer from everyone peeing in it before me...

bib# 1952

Where are people getting their bib #'s and wave information?  I checked the event website and didn't see anything?  Link?

On the right side of the ironmanracine.com main page there's two links under race essentials -

http://ironmanracine.com/10RAHBibNumbers.pdf

http://ironmanracine.com/10RAHSwimWaves.pdf

Edited by ctrapper24 2010-07-07 11:22 AM

I guess now I dont have to worry about you swimming over me....or at least I hope not!  Bib 974, Wave 10, 7:39am start!

you really think it's possible to pee in water that cold?  i know i can't. 

Bib # 579 start time 7:26 Day Glow Green Cap.  Looking at that does make the heart beat a little faster. 

well... apparently youre not going to be any help in warming up the lake for me...!!!

Thanks! I'm in Wave 3 at 7:10 AM, Bib # 186 Eric Snyder...looks like I get to avoid the heat somewhat

Hey all, I've never done Racine or an ironman branded event before.  Is it reasonable to expect that the bike course will be well-marked (read: fatigue-induced-idiot-proof)?  I haven't been able to ride the course and, now that we're within 2 weeks, I find myself periodically panicking . . . panic of the day: bike course!!

i've never had any issues with finding my way.  every time i've done this race they've had either volunteers or cops at each intersection blocking traffic and also telling you which way to go (straight, left, or right).  pretty fool proof.

over the years it's been marked, marked, and marked some more. IMHO you willhave no problems with the course markings.

being in a late wave I'll be in the heat , but should be able to find  the bike easier. 

I'll be sporting BIB # 1496.

I'm soooper excited to see that BIB #1 will be Craig Alexander - How very cool to see the Pro's!!

just received the blast mass e-mail with more details

http://www.ironmanracine.com/10RAHAthGuide.pdf

is it possible that they could have found a place further away from transition to hold the expo and athlete check-in?

HFP Racing where are you?  We miss you!!!

was just checking the water temps...  if i'm reading this correctly the surface waters temp along the lake front north f racein this morning ranged from 39.2 - 57.6 degrees...  how does one even swim in that...?!?