Ironman 70.3 Racine : Official Thread (Page 14)

Does anybody know if the Ironman Live site will be doing athlete tracking the day of the race?  My wife was wondering if there were any athlete tracking options during the race such as texting or a website.

This is my first race with "race officials." In the past, how strict have they been with the drafting calls on the bike?  I  read that they are ready and willing to hand out drafting/passing calls all day long, but then I've heard that on race day, there are few officials to be found. 

I plan on doing my best to adhere to the drafting/passing rules.  I'm not going to be breaking any land speed records out there, and I'd like to enjoy the experience as much as possible, so do I need to be innately worried about maintaining my distances?

Did my last large workout on the free day today.  Able to get in a great swim on a mirror calm (and much warmer than Racine) Lake Michigan on the North Shore (IL).  Bring on the taper!  11 days!

They'll be able to track you on the ironman website.  It should give them  your splits after swim, T1, bike, T2 and finish.

Any advice here...

I been doing the 20 week plan for Racine. I have completed 2 sprints (treating them as training sessions) and today, just ran a 4.5 race.

Granted, it was REALLY HOT, but I seem to be getting slower in the run. I took off time from both tri's but not a ton.

Taper starts this week. Please tell me if it's just age catching up to me or what? I'm beginning to worry about what's going to happen in Racine.

Thanks

Jennifer

Thanks Pat.  I've been doing this for 2 years and completed the Chicago olympic last year. It was great so maybe you are right... just enjoy the experience.

Don't sweat the race officials.  Just do your race and obey the rules and you won't have any thing to worry about.

I am gonna give this a try for Racine and Madison so my wife and friend can track live.  Pretty reasonable for price also.

http://www.myathletelive.com/

Just have to order by tomorrow since they need 8 days i think.

I jumped in and ordered one.  Looks neat, hopefully it works.

On a different note, anybody know of wi-fi hotspots near the transition area? 

Good lord the forecast has changed again.  Now showing 84.  It will probably change at least another 10 times before race day.

I just want it to be under 90.

still looking warm on the 15th where is that cool front when you need it

any ideas on water temps?

depends what time of day you check it, it seems like it can change a lot in a matter of minutes.

the last 3 times i've been in i dont think its been in the 60's...

Yeah, I've been checking the temps at the time my wave goes off. Still cold. Lake Michigan can turn over so fast.

I have searched everywhere and I can't find a thing about the packet pickup logistics: where, when, what time, etc...

Did they email out/post anything?  Thanks all.  Super psyched. 

There is an Athlete Guidebook on the main Racine 70.3 website.  It contains all the information you need.

http://ironmanracine.com/files/2010/11/2012_RACINE-AG-7.2-FINAL.pdf

Jennifer, trust your taper plan and stay extra hydrated, try a weigh in weigh out system. Weigh yourself before your workout, then again after.  You should be drinking enough water to recover the difference in weight loss, if you started at 125 and came in at 122, drink water until you are back to 125.

I also recommend keeping track of your sodium intake, when it's this hot you need to replenish your sodium too, get low on sodium levels and you will slow down.  I simply eat pretzels, their healthy and good for recovering sodium.  

Don't try to change anything in your workouts and don't over stress.  If you have a plan, the very best thing you can do is stick to it.  Do that and you should be ready to rock on race day.  You're going to do awesome, and don't worry!  

Best of luck. 

I just read on FB that the Ironman 70.3 in Muncie this weekend was shortened (1 mi swim, 30 mi bike, 10k run) due to heat. They do that?

The water temp will depend on which way the wind has been blowing the few days before the race.  If the wind is out of the West then it will be cold.  It will essentially push the warmer top water towards Michigan and churn up the colder water from deeper in the lake.

If the wind stays out of the South or East, it will be warmer. 

BTW, warmer is relative.  I think the warmest I've ever swam in that lake was about 65-66 degrees.  I'm going to expect mid 50's and be happy if it is warmer.

I have found, with most Briefings, that nothing new is talked about unless something new happens.  Weather change, road conditions, something new and unexpected happened out on the course, etc.  Other than that, it is more a re-hash of what is in the athlete guide and also an opportunity for those that are nervous to ask questions and gain confidence.

That is just my experience.