Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 17)

Slidell4life - 2010-10-25 3:51 PM
You know they won't "clean up" any floating debris. It's going to be like the trash compactor scene from Star Wars.  "What a wonderful smell you've discovered..."

sax - 2010-10-25 4:21 PM are the ticket generating SUV's still active?

BTW, I never paid those two tickets I got in the mail from last year...hope they went away.

max - 2010-10-26 2:20 PM I thought I'd ask a question regarding spectator parking.  I'll be driving down from Prescott pretty early on race day morning, planning to get there between 4 and 5 AM.  The 2009 IMAZ guide from the race website suggests athlete parking at the US Airways building south of Rio Salado Parkway between Ash and Mill Avenenues.

They also list spectator parking at lots north of University Ave along Ash Ave, by taking the Red Mountain Freeway (202) to the Priest Drive exit, then going south on Priest to University Ave, and turning left on Ash Ave.

Does all this pretty much make sense for this year as well?  I'd like to be able to plug in a specific street address into my GPS so if someone can verify this or suggest a particular parking lot for spectator parking, I'd be eternally grateful!

elliot85 - 2010-10-26 2:31 PM Yes, these are good directions.    It's a good idea to take the PRIEST exit and NOT the Scottsdale/Rural exit because the road closures can be tricky (I know my parents had problems with this last year).  Athlete parking is right across the street from the transition area (tempe beach park) and spectator parking is about a 10 minute walk.  If you show up at 4 or 5am  you should be able to get pretty close parking; there are a number of parking lots within close proximity. I'd recommend the Ash parking lot as well, because it's close and convenient if you need to leave.

max - 2010-10-26 3:53 PM

Thanks Elliot!  I mapped it out to see the distance and it comes out to around 113 miles.  I'll just plug in an approximate address on Ash Ave to my GPS and then even a knucklehead like me can probably find his way there! 

markdills38 - 2010-10-28 7:27 AM

Where are bib 3's posted?  Thanks