Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 148)

My racebelt is currently MIA...but I'm still searching.  No biggie to pick up a new one later today.  Hadn't thought of lights or reflection though...I'll throw something in my SN's bag.  Thanks!

Hey peeps--guess who is rolling into CdA tonight!! I'll give everyone the low down once I'm in! Plan to feel out the water tomorrow as well, so I'll update. 

Okay, goal times--of course, PR is always nice, but this is definitely more challenge than IMAZ, so if I put something out there, I'd say sub-12 for me.  Feeling comfortable in all 3 legs of the race, but if I PR anything, I think it'll be the run (given I'm smart on the bike).

A tip my coach mentioned for the bike given a cold swim (which we are going to have): even if you don't think the air warrants toe warmers, your feet will be COLD coming out of that water--once you get riding, the cool air will keep them cold, toe warmers can block that wind and help warm up your feet, you warm up your feet, and your body will feel much better.

I brought my bike in for a final tuneup last week and have been too sick to ride since.  Today I went to get my rental wheels at a different bike shop and told me that a 9 speed chain was put on my 10 speed bike.  Went back to the original bike shop and they are out of 10 speed chains.  I should mention that I didn't ask to have the chain replaced in the first place.  I went to a third bike shop to get my chain replaced again.  I'm finally feeling better so I'll ride it today before I box it tonight to fly tomorrow.  I hope nothing else goes wrong with it but I already am thinking the front derailer is screwed up.  Between the sinus infection and my bike, I'm getting a little nervous at this point.

I brought my bike in for a final tuneup last week and have been too sick to ride since.  Today I went to get my rental wheels at a different bike shop and told me that a 9 speed chain was put on my 10 speed bike.  Went back to the original bike shop and they are out of 10 speed chains.  I should mention that I didn't ask to have the chain replaced in the first place.  I went to a third bike shop to get my chain replaced again.  I'm finally feeling better so I'll ride it today before I box it tonight to fly tomorrow.  I hope nothing else goes wrong with it but I already am thinking the front derailer is screwed up.  Between the sinus infection and my bike, I'm getting a little nervous at this point.

Do they provide said reflective tape?

Race morning I go to my bike
- Inflate tubes
- Cover disk cover valve hole with cool sticker of choice
- Put two bottles of infinit in bottle racks
- Put computer on to mount
- Turn computer on
- Make sure bike is in proper gear

Then I walk away and come back at least 6 times to make sure I did everything.

If I was going to mount food to bike I would do it that morning.  I wouldn't worry about the squirrels as there will be enough activity in transition to keep them away during the morning.

Another newb question:  if I turn my Garmin on before the race, is it draining the battery to be left like that?  I am planning to use my 305 on the bike and my husband's on the run, due to the short battery life.  It can sometimes be annoyingly slow to locate satellites, so it'd be great to already have it locked and loaded before I hop on the bike or take off on the run.

Oh and that's pretty exciting to have another famous pro at our race!