Los Angeles Triathlon (Page 2)

200 feet in about half a mile.  It is steep; you will see tons of people walking (possibly the majority, depending on when you arrive), and some who run will be throwing up at the top.   

Just keep your stride short and keep breathing till you get to Disney Hall. 

 Thanks for the heads up on the run. Race plan is to leave a little in the tank for the hills. This sounds like the hill at the end of the AFC Half Marathon.

Packet pick up starts tomorrow and my bike is out with a broken spoke   

Hopefully its ready as promised  tomorrow  Or else i will have to borrow a buddy's (who is not racing)  wheel ... 

 I did not prepay for a bus ticket so i am hoping  they sell them at the expo .

If not i will park near the beach and ride home afterwards.

 I am hoping things run on time this year as our sprint wave will be one of the last one to go. 

 Anyone else getting antsy ?

You will run down the middle of T2 until you hit a section that matches your bib number.  Even though the two different T areas, it is pretty simple.

Since this is your first, keep in mind that your T1 will be much slower than other races.  You will have to quickly pack up your gear so the race volunteers can load it on a bus to drop it off after the race.  Also, remember, you will have two gear bags one for T1 and one for T2.  I am thinking that this year I am just going to use a plastic bag for my T2 bag (shoes, socks, race hat, race belt, etc).  Where my T1 bag will be my normal Transition bag.

Well my  bike wheel  is fixed and    T2 bag was dropped  off  at the expo .

I am number 3048  . Going with the big boys in Wave 15 . 

 See you out there .  

Based on my experience as one of the volunteers packing up T1 bags last year:

• Even though you need to do it quickly, make sure you pack everything up thoroughly and close up your bag.  There was a lot of stuff falling out of bags last year.
• My recommendation would be to pack up most of your stuff (except what you'll be using on the bike leg) and zip up your transition bag before you start, and bring along a separate, tagged trash bag to dump your swim stuff into.  RD may say one T1 bag, but nobody's counting--every bag in the T1 area is going to get loaded up and sent downtown.
• The bag tags provided by the RD aren't all that durable--might want to put a luggage tag or duct tape tag on your bag as well.
• Don't forget to throw the towel you set your T1 stuff out on into your bag.

I'll be there as a volunteer at the start area again this year--not sure exactly what my job will be, but might be handing out chips again.

Good race, everybody!

See you guys out there.  I'm going to the Expo tomorrow morning.  I'll be in wave 12... sigh... with all the fast guys.  Haha...

Wave 1 Pro Men   6:45am  Silver  Caps

2 Pro Women   6:50 am   Pink Caps

3 Elite Men & Women & PCs  6:55 am   White Caps

4 Oly Men 30-34 & Relays   7:05 am   Royal

5 Oly Men 25-29  7:15 am Green

6 Oly Bike   7:25am

7 Oly Men 35-39  7:35 am  Orange

8 Oly Women 7:45am  Lt Blue

9 OLY Men 40-44 &  24 and under   7:55am  Black

10 OLy Men over 45   8:05am Fl Green

11 Oly  Clydes & Athena  8:10am  Fl Orange

12 Sprint  Rlays and Men under 39  8:15am  Red

13  Sprint Women  8:25am  Yellow

14 Sprint Men over 40  8:35 am Purple

15 Sprint Clydes & Athena  8:40 am   Navy

Transition areas open at 4:30am.  I think T1 is actually the main Venice Beach parking lot at the end of Venice Blvd, so you might have to drive north or south a bit to the next parking lots over to find parking.  Don't know how fast it will fill up - I plan on riding my bike down to the start tomorrow morning since my wave starts so late anyway.

If you want to watch, I'd get there early and find parking somewhere in the lot, then drive down the 10 freeway toward downtown to find parking at the Convention Center/Staples Center area to watch the bike/run transitions and finishes.

The actual LA Triathlon website lists recommended spectator areas here: 

http://www.latriathlon.com/athlete.html

Just scroll down to the section that says "SOME OF THE BEST SPOTS TO WATCH THE RACE"

Hey everyone! I hit the expo today...saw Omega, mixie, and hundoracer there! Omega and hundoracer were talking Hunter Kemper's ear off! Bag is packed and I'm antsy, as usual.

Honestly, I'm a little more nervous for this race than I was. I am in the LAST wave. Since I am about as back-of-the-pack as it gets, I fear I'll be out there alone for the bike and run! Usually I have waves behind me to help buffer that. Plus, there is a noon cutoff time. I'm expecting to go about three hours, which only gives me a 20 minute window for any unforseen anything or for late start times. I hope if they start late that they bump back that noon time. But, I'm trying not to get discouraged and just have fun.

Hope to see you all out there! I'll be there bright and early to watch the pros start!

I have to agree , It was great to race this one again and the new sections on the bike course  were really fun with a ton of rollers .  The pavement on Wilshire was disastrous .   The swim iN and Out were  finally  clearly separated like it should have always been .  T2 and Finish area were Great  and I placed in the sprint so I had a good day.

Could not buy a bus tix at the expo so ended up ridding back down Venice after the race.