Ironman USA Lake Placid : Official Thread (Page 14)

PennState - 2009-12-03 9:36 AM Also, great crowd support and great aid stations.

Each aid station takes on a theme usually... very fun!

PennState - 2009-12-03 9:36 AM Also, great crowd support and great aid stations.

Each aid station takes on a theme usually... very fun!

gopennstate - 2009-12-03 9:42 AM
speaking of this...what were those people walking in a line holding a rope on the part along the water doing?  i asked them who they were & what they were doing and they wouldn't tell me. 

station workers are awesome!!!  And I like aid stations with booty shakin music!

tasr - 2009-12-03 1:16 PM

Those were youths in a correctional facility.  They were there to learn what dedication was and maybe a little clean up.  They could not have answered you without severe reprimand.  I did here them talking among themselves and to the counselors.  They were VERY impressed with US and what it took to get there.

gopennstate - 2009-12-03 1:53 PM Really? How do you know this?!!! That makes sense though. I also heard them talking to each other and to the adults with them. It was just so weird when I asked more than 1 group of them who they were and no one would answer me. I mean, they were walking down the very middle of the road in an Ironman! Surprised the counselors didn't answer me. Cool they let the kids witness that!

tasr - 2009-12-03 2:53 PM

It was part of a scared straight program.  Stop stealing and doing drugs or we will make you run a Ironman.

gopennstate - 2009-12-03 5:17 PM Ohhh, i was thinking it was more like, stop stealing & doing drugs and look at what you can accomplish if you put your mind & energy into healthy things! Whoops!

cusetri - 2009-12-04 11:48 AM

clothing choice.

I have been thinking about this, and thought about just doing the standard routine, 2 piece tri-suit under wet suit and go...

than I thought how comfort plays such a HUGE role on long rides, and wearing jammers under my wet suit, than changing into my Desoto 400 mile shorts for the bike, than into tri shorts for the run....while this may take 1-2 extra minites to T1/2, that time could be made up for by the comfort factor easliy over 138.2 miles......

what is the changing tent like?  can you/do people "bare all" while changing.  I imagine it is pretty crazy, so really, few will care or even notice, but was curious about the logistics of going full change, and for that matter if it is even allowed......

thanks!!

swishyskirt - 2009-12-04 1:20 PM WittyCityGirl and I volunteered in the ladies' transition area, and I will tell you, leave your modesty at the Swim Out area--**everyone** was nekked as the day they were born! The men's and women's tents were separate, though there are doors on either end, so if you peeked in, you might see a bare tushie or three. But yeah, people didn't really try to cover themselves up. They ran in with their bags, and while we untied their shoes or organized their clothes or nutrition, they were stripping everything off. The volunteers chuck the old clothes back into your bag, tie it up all nice, and hang it back up with the rest of your stuff, so you can just focus on getting a speedy change, eating, drinking, resting and heading back out to the course. It's a really great system. Personally, I never considered changing for any triathlon, because all the distances were HIM or shorter. But then IM is such a different animal. When I saw the changing tents and what people did in T1/2, I realized that comfort is key. Changing into dry cycling clothes before heading out on the bike looked like a really great idea. As did changing into new clean running gear after the bike. So, yeah, bring change of clothes. And get over any modesty you might have before the start.

cusetri - 2009-12-04 11:48 AMclothing choice.

I have been thinking about this, and thought about just doing the standard routine, 2 piece tri-suit under wet suit and go...

than I thought how comfort plays such a HUGE role on long rides, and wearing jammers under my wet suit, than changing into my Desoto 400 mile shorts for the bike, than into tri shorts for the run....while this may take 1-2 extra minites to T1/2, that time could be made up for by the comfort factor easliy over 138.2 miles......

what is the changing tent like?  can you/do people "bare all" while changing.  I imagine it is pretty crazy, so really, few will care or even notice, but was curious about the logistics of going full change, and for that matter if it is even allowed......

thanks!!

PennState - 2009-12-04 4:38 PM

No, but they are a little more concerned about a few seconds than SOME AGers.

papson14 - 2009-12-04 9:42 PM

Just don't be that guy that walks two steps into the changing tent and drops trou.  That's just wrong.

swishyskirt - 2009-12-07 11:31 AM Unless you have terrific pace booty. Then...go right ahead.

swishyskirt - 2009-12-07 10:31 AM Unless you have terrific pace booty. Then...go right ahead.

Livestrong191 - 2009-12-04 4:18 PM Question um the Pro`s dont change there cloths besides putting helmet in T1 and put on socks and shoes in T2   do they have special  comfy gear we all do not know about?

Livestrong191 - 2009-12-04 4:18 PM Question um the Pro`s dont change there cloths besides putting helmet in T1 and put on socks and shoes in T2   do they have special  comfy gear we all do not know about?