Beach 2 Battleship Iron Distance : Official Thread (Page 12)

If I remember correctly it was disposable plastic bottles.  I was a bit delirious with fever at that point, but I am 98% sure they were throw away bottles and fit in my cages no problem

You'll need the ladders as there's no other way to the top that I noticed and the back ups were minor and seemed rather orderly for the full athletes.  Nothing to worry about.  Strippers were maybe 25 yards down the walkway you use to head to T1 leaving plenty of room for athletes to get away from the ladder area and yes your responsible for your wetsuit.  Not really a big deal and much easier then trying to take it off at T1, there is little to no room in the changing tent.

You'll get your T1 bag just before entering the changing tent, so it's a bit of a walk from the water exit but all you'll have to carry is your wetsuit.  You'll be responsible for getting your swim gear back into your T1 bag, tie it and set it at the exit of the tent.  The tent was packed when I got there, so I dropped the swim jammers and put on my tri shorts and got out of the tent doing the rest of my dressing with plenty of room outside.

I didn't really see the need for booty's or neoprene caps but realize I'm use to colder waters and temps as a norm compared to folks from down south.

I didn't think the ground was to bad barefoot, but if you don't like the cold that's the only reason I'd consider booty's and thought's that why people used them.

If you want to get a better overview of the exit to T1, check out a google map of Wrightsville Beach or check this link out of it works:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=wrightsville+beach,+nc&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Wrightsville+Beach,+New+Hanover,+North+Carolina&gl=us&ei=cSCATK78GMmnnQeTnuRk&ved=0CCUQ8gEwAA&t=h&ll=34.212521,-77.804822&spn=0.003904,0.009645&z=17

You can see from the sat view that there's 4 rows of docks.  The sidewalk that they all connect to is the one you'll be using.  You'll exit the water at the outer most dock and sidewalk area, and go nearly all the way to the last dock, turn left through the parking lot to Dock Drive turning right towards Causeway Drive.  You'll turn right and cross Causeway Drive at some point to enter T1.   Bob Sawyer Drive is where the T1 exit and mount line will be where the area towards the SE will be the entrance and where the tent is located.  Hwy 76 symbol on Causeway Drive is on the map I'm seeing and is where the T1 entrance is.

Hope that makes sense.

Wish I could go back.

did you see special needs on the bike is at mile 51?  That seems silly to have it so early in the race.