Ironman 70.3 New Orleans : Official Thread (Page 13)

Every other WTC 70.3 or 140.6 event I've done has given out finisher hats. Not sure why they didn't do it here. 

As a related note. The race caps for sale for this event were the coolest ones I've seen. Great colors and piping and they have velcro straps. I think the visors even had velcro straps. I have previous visors where the elasticity wore out and they are unwearable.

Here is Trevor Wurtele's race report. He finished 2nd overall, just 5 seconds back. What a race he and Raelert had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9smKg1w58w4&feature=player_embedded

Marie: Ha! I have used the "But I'm Half an Ironman now" excuse plenty. It hasn't gotten me anywhere. So much for rights and privileges. Actually I only mowed because my husband said he wouldn't have time before leaving for NOLA and with all the rain we've had... well that just would have been embarassing to come home to. You had a great bike split! Enjoyed chatting with you and hope we meet up again somewhere.

Love Wertele's race reports!

Was I just missing something, or did anyone else have the bike aid stations located at miles 14, 39, and 50?  Didn't the athlete guide say that they would be at 14/28/42?  I know that I was hard up for nutrition/fluids at mile 28, and would've liked a handup.  I kept waiting to see the aid station, but I either missed it or it wasn't there. 

If they're not going to have an aid station at 28, that's fine, just tell me so that I can plan for it.  Don't tell me there will be one at 28 and then not have it until 39.  Also, why in the world would you have an aid station at mile 50 of a 56 mile course?

Yeah I meant to ask about that, too. Noticed the 50 station on the way out and wondered who would need it then. I had planned to get a water at 28. Good thing it wasn't warmer and I wasn't desperate for it.

Also, I was one of a handful of people wearing race numbers on the bike. That was the first time I saw it was required in a race so I did it. And it was annoyingly flapping. A friend said that in the athlete meeting he attended, someone asked about it and the speaker said "oh you don't have to wear it if you don't want to". Wasn't mentioned in my group. Also saw several people on the run with earbuds. Passed two guys with iphones on their bikes -one of which almost swerved into me while fiddling with his. Lots of people dropping their trash on the road. People with buckets & totes in transition and their stuff sticking way out of the rack. An official came by and he didn't say a word to anyone around me about their stuff. Just wondering if this is normal? The rules are only for first-timers like me that don't know it's really not that strict? I believed them when they said they would hand out penalties.

Yea the bike aid stations were abysmal.  Perfect place for an aid station would have been just after the turnaround.  But mile 39?  And yea the mile 50 one was strange too.   Run stations were great, the bike stations were a joke. 

I wore my number on the bike as I am required to do in all WTC events.  I actually did attend an athlete briefing (for the first time ever) and they didn't say anything about the number.  

enjoy,

Duane