Wildflower Triathlon - Long Course : Official Thread (Page 2)

dharris13 - 2010-04-14 9:22 AM 2.5 weeks away!! How is training coming???

enginerd - 2010-04-14 5:49 PM

btw congrats on the long swim!

dharris13 - 2010-04-15 9:36 AM haha i will say hi to nasty grade for you! Training is coming as planned for the past 3 weeks (fingers crossed it stays like this). I am buying the last few things i need/want for the race (new uniform, body glide, goggles) and a also got a new cassette.  Im going to try running a 13-29 on a standard crank. I know that might seem like overkill but i really do suck at hills. I am a little unsure if im going to spin out the 13t but i guess i will figure that out when i go down in a week.  I got a hotel in King City which will be close enough.

Anyone know about race day parking...where i can leave my car?

For those that are not making this their A race. How do you approach a HIM? i want to do my best (of course) but i will not be going in to the race on a nice taper bc im way too focused on LP to deviate from my plan too much. Next week will be my biggest volume week (16ish hours). Any thoughts on how others apprach a B race?

dharris13 - 2010-04-15 9:36 AM haha i will say hi to nasty grade for you! Training is coming as planned for the past 3 weeks (fingers crossed it stays like this). I am buying the last few things i need/want for the race (new uniform, body glide, goggles) and a also got a new cassette.  Im going to try running a 13-29 on a standard crank. I know that might seem like overkill but i really do suck at hills. I am a little unsure if im going to spin out the 13t but i guess i will figure that out when i go down in a week.  I got a hotel in King City which will be close enough.

Anyone know about race day parking...where i can leave my car?

For those that are not making this their A race. How do you approach a HIM? i want to do my best (of course) but i will not be going in to the race on a nice taper bc im way too focused on LP to deviate from my plan too much. Next week will be my biggest volume week (16ish hours). Any thoughts on how others apprach a B race?

tcovert - 2010-04-15 2:22 PM

No question about it.  My all time highest bike speed is on the big descent after "Heart Rate Hill."  (And I came around the final curve at the bottom of the descent to see an ambulance picking up somebody who'd crashed at the bottom.)

Have to agree with Chris...pretty hard to race WFLC as a 'B' race.  I'm a very good runner and the run course destroyed me...I was actually unable to taper the run for WF, because LA Marathon had been moved to Memorial Day weekend and I had to get in a long run the weekend before WF as a result.  I'd say that contributed to my blowing up on the WF run.

ChrisM - 2010-04-15 2:14 PM

You can prk outside the Park and ride in the race morning (which I think is crazy) or pay to get in and they'll direct you to parking

dharris13 - 2010-04-15 11:42 AM

Thanks. I will just go in and park. Any recomendation on what time to get there to avoid the huge rush of people?

Anyone leaving their bike overnight in T1?

ChrisM - 2010-04-15 2:43 PM

On page 11 of the guide it says:

BIKE CHECK OPTIONAL
Friday: Open at NOON
Saturday: Open at 6:00am
Sunday: Open at 6:30am


am i not understanding this correctly??

ChrisM - 2010-04-15 3:13 PM that's a mechanical bike check, I believe, which is why it's listed as optional.  not a check in

dharris13 - 2010-04-15 11:42 AM

Thanks. I will just go in and park. Any recomendation on what time to get there to avoid the huge rush of people?

Anyone leaving their bike overnight in T1?

dharris13 - 2010-04-15 9:36 AM haha i will say hi to nasty grade for you! Training is coming as planned for the past 3 weeks (fingers crossed it stays like this). I am buying the last few things i need/want for the race (new uniform, body glide, goggles) and a also got a new cassette.  Im going to try running a 13-29 on a standard crank. I know that might seem like overkill but i really do suck at hills. I am a little unsure if im going to spin out the 13t but i guess i will figure that out when i go down in a week.  I got a hotel in King City which will be close enough.

Anyone know about race day parking...where i can leave my car?

For those that are not making this their A race. How do you approach a HIM? i want to do my best (of course) but i will not be going in to the race on a nice taper bc im way too focused on LP to deviate from my plan too much. Next week will be my biggest volume week (16ish hours). Any thoughts on how others apprach a B race?

enginerd - 2010-04-16 12:26 PM

I didn't even know there was a 13-29 unless it's a mountain bike cassette.  I have a 12-27 with a standard up front that I typically use.

I don't have much info for you about parking since I always camp. 

I'm not really using Wildflower as an A race either and will likely just do a < 1 week taper.  It's all in a way training for IM LP for me too.  Just think of it as a big training day and you're not likely to set a PR at Wildflower unless this is your first half.