Raleigh half? (Page 11)

The water feels warmer than 67, but I'm kind of jaded........I'm used to the 54 that was reported at White Lake Half!!!!!  I feel like yesterday could have been done without wetsuit no problem.

Also, I agree that traffic shouldn't be as much of an issue on race day......early morning on a Sunday should be much better than a Saturday at High Noon!!!!!

I did the OWS this Saturday and rode the first 26mi of the course (out and back from the swim start) on Sunday the 5th from about 10am - 1pm.

the 1.2 swim... (56mins - woohoo!!) to me it was cold and felt cold. My body didn't warm up until just before the first turn buoy. I wear a sleeveless wetsuit and found that my hands never warmed up and were kinda numb the whole time. The chop wasn't fun and I did take a bit of water in but not too bad. However, I will have to take Dramamine before the swim because I was just starting to get a bit of motion sickness. I have discovered the older I get the more this is becoming an issue.

imho... i do have my reservations about the water jumping 10d in 3 weeks. the highs over the next 10 days will average low 80's with a couple of rain days forecast. alas, wetsuit or not - my butt will be in the water trudging along.

the bike... traffic was light the Sunday i did the course. 55 wasn't a whole lot of fun but cars doing 70mph while i am doing 18mph do tend to have that effect on me. This past Saturday the traffic seemed to be at least 4 times heavier than when i rode the course on Sunday about the same time when we will be on the bike course race day. i think we will be ok.

it is almost TAPER time.

BIB No. 426

Well, my weekend ended poorly.

I sprained my ankle yesterday training... three weeks before the race. I've been training a lot for... to say I'm frustrated is putting it lightly. Yesterday after the injury, I barely walked on it. I've been icing the heck out of it, keeping it elevated, and been applying Arnica frequently. Today, I'm on crutches today and am babying the heck out of it. I feel like I could walk "normally" (forward, but not side-stepping) but wanted to let it rest fully today. I'll be icing it when I can. I can point my foot/toes forward and down, but it's the lateral movements that I feel acute pain. I know it would have been a lot worse it I didn't practice yoga. So my question for the BTers....

Do I have any chance of recovering in time? I'm conservative when it comes to recovery and I'm pretty sure I'm not letting my hard-work blind me, but I do feel better a little since yesterday...

Quoting this to bring the link to the current page to make it easier to find.

Upward trend over the past 3 days.....1 degree per day.

69 degrees today.

I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet; got some cool nights coming up, and not too hot days.  We may see that trickle back down.

More specifically, here is the trend recently:

Mon and Tue cool, then highs in the mid 80s and lows in the 60s for the rest of the 7-day on WRAL. At least the mid 80s will give us NC residents some time to get used to training in the warmer weather...

So what is the WTC cutoff for wetsuits? 76.1 right? This week should be very interesting if the sun shines bright and it doesnt cool off that much overnight.

You are also a beast and eat HTFU for breakfast!

X2...Carol laughs in  the face of things that make sumo wrestlers cry.

I think Chuck Norris is too scared to ask what Keyone would do!

So, water temp has been 70 for the past two days.  Weatherdotcom has highs over 80 every day for the next 10 days and the lowest overnight low is 62.  10 Day forecast gets us to May 24....still 8 days before the race.  I would feel confident betting that this race will not be wetsuit legal.

wow talk about being a party pooper Alan

The only guarantee with the weather is that the 10 day forecast is wrong

Actually with a lake that size I wonder how fast water temps will rise. I guess we will be able to plot it over the next few days and get a sense of that eh.

Even if the lake is cool, who is betting on a 90+ deg run.

Raleigh normally has 1 or 2 days in the 90's by the end of April. This year I don' think that day has come yet. Hmmm when will it come?

Fingers crossed that it will not come on June 2nd.

Just posted over on the official thread but wasn't sure if folks were monitoring both - can anyone tell me how the hills on the bike route compare to Ebeneezer Church Rd over by Umstead Park - My bike route usually involves a few out and backs from NCSU area to the end Ebeneezer Church Rd.

Am I am totally planning on at least a 90 degree day - that way I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's any cooler.