Ironman 70.3 Boise : Official Thread (Page 13)

On a brighter note, I just ordered my neoprene cap, so hopefully my brain won't suffer frost bite

geauxtri - 2012-05-28 9:22 PM

PeteDin206 - 2012-05-28 10:00 PM

geauxtri - 2012-05-28 8:30 PM

rbhancock1 - 2012-05-28 4:10 PM Holy smokes, Geauxtri!  That's amazing, and I'd say you're ready to rip Boise!

Thanks... unfortunately, I think I may have paid a price.  My knee is REALLY stiff and aching.  Think I may have strained the patellar tendon.  Oh well... If I can run a half and bike 80 miles on a torn ACL, this should be easy, right????  ugh...

On a brighter note, I just ordered my neoprene cap, so hopefully my brain won't suffer frost bite

ICE ICE ICE, REST REST REST... No more fitness gains between now and the race, so you should get yourself healthy!

I'm thinking lots of stroke work will be my biggest benefit right now
Time to learn how to swim, lol!

yes you can just swim, plus look at running in the water. They have those things you put around your waist to allow you to run in the water.  That might be helpful to you. Hopefully your patellar tendon calms down some. I've been having a few issues like that myself and just been doing ibuprofen...

On another note, I plan on wearing a silicon cap, neoprene cap, and the race cap given to me. I've been wearing my silicon cap and neoprene cap and my head hasn't gotten cold.

According to the Athlete's guide

"Helmets, bike shoes, and other cycling gear must be placed inside
your Bike Gear Bag or attached to your bike. Nothing may remain
on the ground in your transition area."

I agree this will completely change things

So I attempted to buy shuttle tickets for my friend and I and got the below message. The website said they'd be available until June 1 so I thought I had time.... I emailed the race to see if it was going to open up as advertised.

Sorry: Online registration is currently closed. Extra tickets will be on sale during expo hours at the Info Booth at the Boise Centre. To reserve your ticket before they sell out, please visit the Info Booth as soon as possible.

The clean transition really isn't that bad....  I just lay things out nearly identical to how I would lay it on the ground, the only difference is that your stuff is in a bag.  You should be able to put your helmet on your bike, if that helps.

So for me, I'm packing my bag like this:

1. bottom layer - shoes w/socks inside
2. top layer - race belt/number
3. also in the bag (or maybe in my shoe): tri slide so I can spray my toes before I put on socks
4. Helmet/sunglasses will be attached to my bike.  All my nutrition will already be on my bike.

Then I'd put on my race number first, spray my toes, put on socks then shoes, then put on my helmet and hit the road.  Don't over think this, is really fairly simple.  You can still set it up like your traditional transition, the only difference is that you are spatially limited to the confines of a bag.

IMO, the tricky part is jamming your wetsuit in your bag when you're ready to go.

Edited to add a photo of my run T2 spot from 2010.  Hope this helps.

The compression deal is for NON-wetsuit swims only.  That's because during IMTX last year (which was not wetsuit legal for Kona Qualification) some lovely cheating morons decided to cram flotation devices into their compression gear.  Awesome, huh?

This will be wetsuit legal and you can wear compression gear.  No worries.

Thanks for posting the picture mountain_erin.  Looks like the bags are a realistic size for everything you need to pack in.

The nice thing is you can have stuff attached to your bike. Last year I had my shoes clipped on the bike and my helmet/glasses hanging from my aerobars. The only difference between that and a normal T1 is I had to stuff my wet suit into a bag.

I'd highly recommend ear plugs for those of you who don't have them yet. It can really make a big difference when you are running through the fairly long uphill T1. 

Ear plugs?

Why?

A very good local triathlete posted a nice pre-race writeup about the event a few days ago:

http://www.trishdeimracing.com/2012/05/ironman-703-boise-preview.html