Vineman Full Ironman : Official Thread (Page 16)

I would have been #862 which I'm super bummed about since I am still having issues with PF and there's no way I could have even been able to train up to walk the marathon portion.  Anyways,  I usually race well with an even BIB #- weird, I know.  Based off my BIB # I'd like to think that I would have had a good race at Vineman.  Is it wrong to already have a virtual finish time??

Anyways, on a more positive note.  The hubster and I are thinking about driving from San Francisco along Highway 1 to get to Santa Rosa.  It's a longer drive  but more scenic.  I read somewhere that Highway 1 was closed due to a landslide and wouldn't re-open until the end of June.  Does anyone know if it's open?

Also, can anyone recommend any good lunch spots in Bodega Bay?  Nothing fancy.

It's very exciting to think that we will be that cool couple driving along the CA coast with the windows down jamming in our awesome Crown Victoria rental car.  I really hope we get a cooler car that what the email states!!  Only good thing is that other drivers may mistaken us as a cop car and be nice to us on the roads

I'd drive a Crown Vic in a heartbeat!  (We had a Crown Vic wagon when the kids were small, and an '89 Town Car a few years back.  Lots of headlight dipping since from the front, you couldn't tell it was a wagon instead of a Highway Patrol car)  When we brought the Town Car home, my oldest son stated "I'll walk before I drive that thing!" But once he drove it, he decided the "pimpmobile" was actually a pretty sweet ride. 

I like that! What more motivation is necessary?!

QUESTION: Does anyone know about the rules about a non-participant  biking the run course?  I have a friend who is going to be out there and wondered if that would disqualify me.  Anyone know?  

Hard to know for sure, but the roads are open to traffic.  So they couldn't stop a car and theoretically a bike from being on an open road.  If he did offer you aid/assistance in some way, that would be another story.  They do, of course, ask to not have spectators drive on the course.  

From the vineman website below:

10. The roads are open to traffic. Ride on the right hand side of the road unless instructed otherwise by a police officer of a race official. For the safety of you, the athlete, we ask that spectators not drive the coursewhile the race is in progress.

Thanks!

QUESTION: Does anyone know about the rules about a non-participant  biking the run course?  I have a friend who is going to be out there and wondered if that would disqualify me.  Anyone know?  

Most races have a general prohibition about "outside assistance" which would include getting aid from a spectator (technically includes getting aid from another participant, but they usually don't call that).  Aid could be providing you with food/drink, emergency gear (tube, or shoelace), taking things from you, or pacing you.  Tell your friend he can't ride along side you nor can he provide you with splits (imagine your friend riding a mile up the road and then telling you "you ran that mile in 8:47")  without risking a penalty/DQ for you. 

Hehe my wife on her mountain bike would definately be more precise in helping me pace than my garmin will be (where is that sarcasm font).

Hrm things to remember to not forget: clip your tonails (the ones you don't want to turn black) remember sun tan lotion, bike pump, bike, shoes, socks, goggles, race belt, tri top and bottom.... GU and Infinit as well as an aero bottle to put them in.  Everyone have their elastic laces adjusted in the special pair of shoes?  I just picked out my shoes from the pile this morning, they are the newest in the 4 pair rotation, but probably have 75 miles on them. 

My wife just loaded some maps onto her new Kindle or whatever it is.  I thought that was a cool idea, including the race map.  I am hoping that my energy level starts picking up soon.  With my taper at a 45 degree angle on my workout graph my body ought to be catching up any time now. 

Even if there were not any overcast in the morning the river is only  um 70 feet wide with trees, so you shouldn't have any direct sun to worry about as far as picking out goggles goes.      

I'm glad to hear someone else feeling this way. I was just telling my girlfriend this morning that I expected to feel fresher by this point, but my legs still feel heavy... just waiting.... and repeating, "trust the plan, trust the plan, trust the plan....."

It's been a long time since I've ridden in mid-50 temps. Am I really going to want arm warmers? I generally like to dress a little on the cool side, but I'd hate to be uncomfortably cold, and mid-50s is pretty cold for biking. I suppose I should just make some as Abbie suggests and I can ditch them early if I'm not digging them. Maybe a pair of throw away pair of gloves too?

Anyone get the sense that a bunch of us are more interested in the race than work today?

Bib #614 for me.

I'm really looking to just finishing this one.  I'm going to swim in a sleeveless, wear actual bike shorts instead of tri shorts for the ride and switch to actual running shorts for the marathon.  Sure,  this really digs into my transition times but I think it'll work out for me in the long run.  I've used tri shorts for 70.3s but they just aren't comfortable enough for me for distances over 70 or 80 miles.  

It's been mighty cool here in Portland all spring and summer so even temps in the 80s are gonna suck.  Planning on keeping well hydrated throughout the day.  Also bringing salt tabs on the bike and run.  Salt tabs have saved the day for me a couple of times while doing the Davis Double Century in (for me) extreme heat (100s) and they can't hurt with temps forcast for the high 80s.

Best of luck to all of you.  Be safe and have fun!

HAHA... YES!  And I think the tube socks idea is awesome.  You'll probably see me with some on

I WAS #666 last year!!!  I was very popular on the race course, people kept calling me "devil", nice

I decided to drop to down and do Barb's Race.  Looking forward to seeing you all at the Finish line!

Yeah, let's stick with 1:30 at Johnson's beach for anyone that wants to meetup to drive the courses, 3:30 at Johnson's beach for a peak at T1 and a taste of the river (I'm planning a 30min easy swim), and 5:00 at Sushi Tozai in Sebastapol for dinner... They're expecting us; the more the merrier.

At some point we should take a wide angle picture and get our mugs on the BT homepage.