Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 17)

Hey All,
Did a marathon 2 weeks ago, and just getting back on board with my IM training.
Amazing how a few weeks of rest can make you feel like you are out of shape....

Happy to be back on the bike and in the pool. Looking forward to the process.

What day is everyone planning on arriving? I know check in is on Thursday, but I haven't checked or decided if I am going to fly in Wed or Thursday.

I'm in for IMF number 3! 2007 and 2012 veteran.

Agreed. Much less stressful to do packet pickup Wednesday if possible.

I'm arriving Wednesday as well. Driving from Michigan. What are we, like 89 days out?? It's going to be here before we know it. :-)

I'm arriving Wednesday, driving over from Ocala which will be about 5 hour drive or so. My first IM, so I want to soak it all in!

109 days actually. ;-)

I am arriving late Tuesday with the intention of doing athlete check in first thing Wednesday

I'll be there Wednesday driving over from Jacksonville for my first IM

I'm catching a ride with my parents on Wednesday. The rest of the family will come down Thursday or Friday. Not sure if we are going to take the kids out of school for one or two days.

Question for the IMFL race veterans. I'm planning on flying in from Houston on Tuesday or Wednesday with my family coming in on Thursday. My condo is walking distance from transition. Should I plan on renting a car or are there enough cabs that we could get around for dinner and the like without a problem? I'm using TBT for my bike so that is covered.

BTW... 100 days, 20 hours, 50 minutes til the gun goes off.

you can probably manage without a car if you're that close to transition, which is also close to a few restaurants and a super wal-mart. I stayed a bit further away last year and had a car, which was helpful for me, but if you're that close, you should be ok. Having said that, I don't know about the availability of cabs.

good luck and enjoy. IMFL is a great race!

100 days away!!!!!!!

Training in the heat of houston.....race day will definitely not be as hot as this. Last year it was warm, but nothing like this. Hopefully this year we can have a cold race day (and calm water, not windy...

I was down there in June. I stayed at the Sunbird, which is close to transition. We did not rent a car. We walked to Wal-Mart to stock up on food and the walk wasn't too bad. We only used a cab to get to the airport so I do not know how available they are on a daily basis, but I imagine they are not too hard to find.

Hello,

are there some local bike stores beside the event zone? Comeing from austria I would like some local bike store to check my bike after arriving ;-)

thx

for those flying into Panama City from east coast, any suggestion on which airline to use thats reasonable, I usually travel southwest but there not offering any flights than.....

Hmmm... I'm not sure which airline to recommend, but have you thought about flying to Tallahassee? When we volunteered last year we drove up from So. FL, but a friend of ours flew into Tally and then just rented a car. It's about a 2-hr drive. Not sure if a car rental is an option for you or not.

Well, today is August 2nd so that means.... we've got 3 months. Exactly 3 months (and 1 hour). Woo!

We are driving up on Tuesday and it's about an 8 hour drive for us. Not too bad at all. We are staying at Laketown Wharf which is right near the start line and on the bike course. From what I recall from volunteering last year, just about everything one could possibly need is within walking distance from most of the hotels that are near the start line/transition area... including the Mellow Mushroom.

So how's training going? Bike rides are getting longer and the So. FL heat makes them extra tough as we often finish in a heat index that is close to 100F, if not 100! Coach threw in the first 4000 yard swim this past week which went extremely well. Right now I'm just trusting in the process as best as I can as this is my first ironman distance race.

Train hard, train safe!

Run: 18h 02m 32s - 93.15 M

Wow that formatted weird.  Cannot figure out how to fix it.  Sorry

Hoping we're past the brunt of the heat, humidity and copious amounts of rain. It's been very frustrating for training here in Va... many wet workouts, many skipped or otherwise screwed up. Frankly got me a bit burned out, but now I'm back with renewed vigor! And healthy, so I'll take it. If my run starts to come along this month I'll feel much better.



I'm flying Delta (or Delta operated charter). They had shortest and cheapest flight from Va, layover in ATL and then to PCB. Booked mine thru American Express which had best deal I could find. And lucky I'm flying free on company AMEX points. Will have to pay $150 carry-on fee for the bike which is pretty ridiculous but whatever. Funny thing was I only needed a one-way but the round trip tickets were actually over $100 cheaper than one-way! I hate to fly but depending on how I feel I may fly home and beat the family back (traveling by car).

I'm coming down Tues for a semi-working vacation and early check-in. Probably bike the run course, do some swims, and generally take it easy. Family arrives Friday.

My July looks like this:

Swim: 8h 11m 06s - 26790 Yd
Bike: 21h 42m 24s - 403.53 Mi
Run: 13h 27m 50s - 106.62 M

Those totals are with a taper and race at the beginning of the month and a taper the last week of the month for my OLY this morning. No more races until Nov 2nd for me

I don't think your post was complete so I'm not exactly sure what you are asking, but Southwest flys into PCB and probably has more flights than anyone into PCB. It is a very small airport with only a couple of airlines flying in. We booked a flight yesterday on Southwest from Nashville to PCB for one of my family members to come support me.

I had three VRbo deals fall thru and am needing info as to where to stay. Boardwalk is full. I tried several VRbo for Dunes and they showed availability but actually had none. Where are 4-5 places that are close and have a kitchen and 2br?

I would keep checking with Laketown and/or Shores. I just booked a room at Laketown a couple of days ago. People will cancel.

If you can't find anything, I have a number for the place I stayed last year as a volunteer, although it didn't have a kitchen. She may have other units, though. It's about a mile from the village, but with the Wal-Mart parking lot it was never an issue for me.

I stayed at a Marriott condo property about 10 minutes away from the Wal-Mart. It's a really good choice, that is if you're planning to have a car. My unit had 2 big bedrooms, 2 full bath and a full kitchen. Price was very reasonable. They also have a big hot tub for post-race. There is also 2 big food stores about a 1/2 mile from the Marriott. Since it's a few miles from the heart of PCB, it's nice and quiet, though there were a bunch of racers staying there. I booked my unit semi-late, and they had availability.

If you don't have a car, then the Marriott is not really an option.

Good luck.