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 2010-06-24 9:51 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
Extreme Veteran  378   Warwick, Rhode Island |  Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official ThreadRoute 102 is a mess when you are trying to train on it. The shoulder is not that great at all but it is a great spot on the course to know how to ride. As I have said before, no suicide missions here as it will come back to haunt you later in the race. The scary hill on the run course is not quite as scary as last year but make no mistake about it, it is steep and it sucks. The good part is there is a slight down hill for roughly 3/4 of a mile after the Power St hill. I live about 10 minutes outside of Providence so I am going to zip in to registration first thing on Friday and take care of business. Have done it this way for the last 2 years and usually get in and out in 15 minutes. |
| 2010-06-28 9:34 AM in reply to: #2847807 |
| New user 2 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread The website has been updated and the Bib numbers are listed, but the Athlete Guide is still from 2009. Only 12 day's to go  |
 2010-06-28 10:38 AM in reply to: #2847807 |
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| 2010-06-28 11:05 AM in reply to: #2847807 |
Master 1410 White Plains NY | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread I just signed up this morning. I have an 11 week break between two HIM this summer and I was about to go crazy if I didn't stick a race smack in the middle. Timing wise this works out perfectly as I have a scheduled rest week immediately following this race. Do the exact same volume on my own that weekend or do it in a well run race? hhhhmmmmm, tough choice! haha! Fortunately this one is only 3 hours from me. |
| 2010-06-28 11:55 AM in reply to: #2847807 |
Master 1927 Guilford, CT | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread kind of annoys me they can't get the athlete guide together a little sooner...when did it come out last year? edit: right there with you westchester....looking for something to do before timberman in august Edited by acumenjay 2010-06-28 11:57 AM |
| 2010-06-28 1:49 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Member 16 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread Have the waves been released yet or will that not appear until the athlete guide is released? Judging by the bib numbers it appears I may be in the last wave (bib 1446, M24). Boo. |
| 2010-06-28 1:55 PM in reply to: #2948671 |
| Master 1572 Baltimore | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread arn5001 - 2010-06-28 2:49 PM Have the waves been released yet or will that not appear until the athlete guide is released? Judging by the bib numbers it appears I may be in the last wave (bib 1446, M24). Boo. Sorry for being stupid, but where are you guys seeing this? |
| 2010-06-28 2:29 PM in reply to: #2948697 |
Pro 4672 Nutmeg State | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread jsiegs - 2010-06-28 2:55 PM arn5001 - 2010-06-28 2:49 PM Have the waves been released yet or will that not appear until the athlete guide is released? Judging by the bib numbers it appears I may be in the last wave (bib 1446, M24). Boo. Sorry for being stupid, but where are you guys seeing this? Race numbers are posted at ironmanrhodeisalnd.com No waves up yet, but you can roughly figure out the waves based on bib nubmers. Looks pretty much the same as last year. |
| 2010-06-28 3:19 PM in reply to: #2948806 |
| Master 1927 Guilford, CT | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread kaburns1214 - 2010-06-28 2:29 PM jsiegs - 2010-06-28 2:55 PM arn5001 - 2010-06-28 2:49 PM Have the waves been released yet or will that not appear until the athlete guide is released? Judging by the bib numbers it appears I may be in the last wave (bib 1446, M24). Boo. Sorry for being stupid, but where are you guys seeing this? Race numbers are posted at ironmanrhodeisalnd.com No waves up yet, but you can roughly figure out the waves based on bib nubmers. Looks pretty much the same as last year. yup, if you dump it in excel you can quickly see it's the same as last year. good to know |
| 2010-06-28 3:33 PM in reply to: #2948954 |
| Master 1572 Baltimore | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread acumenjay - 2010-06-28 4:19 PM kaburns1214 - 2010-06-28 2:29 PM jsiegs - 2010-06-28 2:55 PM arn5001 - 2010-06-28 2:49 PM Have the waves been released yet or will that not appear until the athlete guide is released? Judging by the bib numbers it appears I may be in the last wave (bib 1446, M24). Boo. Sorry for being stupid, but where are you guys seeing this? Race numbers are posted at ironmanrhodeisalnd.com No waves up yet, but you can roughly figure out the waves based on bib nubmers. Looks pretty much the same as last year. yup, if you dump it in excel you can quickly see it's the same as last year. good to know yeah, I'm on that website, but where to go once there. I see "participants" but that doesn't have bib numbers. |
| 2010-06-28 3:34 PM in reply to: #2949000 |
| Master 1572 Baltimore | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread jsiegs - 2010-06-28 4:33 PM acumenjay - 2010-06-28 4:19 PM kaburns1214 - 2010-06-28 2:29 PM jsiegs - 2010-06-28 2:55 PM arn5001 - 2010-06-28 2:49 PM Have the waves been released yet or will that not appear until the athlete guide is released? Judging by the bib numbers it appears I may be in the last wave (bib 1446, M24). Boo. Sorry for being stupid, but where are you guys seeing this? Race numbers are posted at ironmanrhodeisalnd.com No waves up yet, but you can roughly figure out the waves based on bib nubmers. Looks pretty much the same as last year. yup, if you dump it in excel you can quickly see it's the same as last year. good to know yeah, I'm on that website, but where to go once there. I see "participants" but that doesn't have bib numbers. Nevermind, IE 7 just formats the page ridiculously poorly...Gotta scroll over a ton to the right to see the info. |
| 2010-06-29 1:43 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Extreme Veteran 378 Warwick, Rhode Island | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread Wow...pretty nice PRO field there. I count three world champions (2 at Kona, 1 at Clearwater). Multiple 70.3 and full distance winners too. Should be a nice race to watch up front, especially when things get into Providence! Aged up this year...got shuffled down a couple of waves. Too bad.
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| 2010-06-29 1:49 PM in reply to: #2951089 |
| Uxbridge | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread vm354 - 2010-06-29 2:43 PM Wow...pretty nice PRO field there. I count three world champions (2 at Kona, 1 at Clearwater). Multiple 70.3 and full distance winners too. Should be a nice race to watch up front, especially when things get into Providence! Aged up this year...got shuffled down a couple of waves. Too bad.
Age has its benefits, I am right after the pros!!! |
| 2010-06-29 2:24 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| 2 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread This is my first HIM, and I am getting pretty excited. Does anyone know when the athlete guide will be published? |
| 2010-06-29 2:36 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Member 31 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread I will be volunteering in the finish area and cheering on all of the BTers!! Hopefully that will push me into signing up for next year. |
| 2010-06-29 4:09 PM in reply to: #2951089 |
| Master 1410 White Plains NY | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread vm354 - 2010-06-29 2:43 PM Wow...pretty nice PRO field there. I count three world champions (2 at Kona, 1 at Clearwater). Multiple 70.3 and full distance winners too. Should be a nice race to watch up front, especially when things get into Providence! Aged up this year...got shuffled down a couple of waves. Too bad.
which pro's? |
| 2010-06-29 5:39 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Extreme Veteran 378 Warwick, Rhode Island | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread Terrenzo Bozzone (clearwater), Karen Smyers and Michellie Jones (Kona)...sweet! Add to the mix Ritchie Cunningham and Michael Lovato (if he recovers from IMCDA), Tim Berkel, you have a nice pro men's race. |
| 2010-06-29 6:27 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Master 1410 White Plains NY | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread I have a Q about the swim and tides. How placid is the water usually around 6 & 7 AM? What temp is it usually in July? Also, according to this: http://ri.usharbors.com/tides/ri/julptj10.html high tide is @ 7:57 AM, so that means the tide will be coming in while we swim. Does this make going out harder than coming in? Or do the conditions described above make this a non issue? I ask because I am very unfamiliar with the beach and ocean swims in general. The only ocean swims I have done were in harbors. Thanks! |
| 2010-06-29 10:44 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Extreme Veteran 378 Warwick, Rhode Island | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread Short answer...it is called the Harbor of Refuge for a reason. It is quite calm in there (most of the time...not last year). If I was a betting man I would count on it being nice. 90 percent of the time it is like a mill pond that early in the AM. Currents are a non issue where we do the swim. VM |
| 2010-06-30 8:30 AM in reply to: #2952219 |
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| 2010-06-30 7:38 PM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Master 1927 Guilford, CT | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread Just noticed the 2010 athlete guide was posted. Question for people who may have done this in the past. It says a limited number of Lake Placid spots are available and gives the time frame. The time frame overlaps with gear pick-up times. How likely is it that they stop signing people up for LP and cut it off? Should I basically finish the race and wait in line for it to open? It's kind of vague. Also, weird that there is no explicit mention of the wave #s in it. Maybe they will add that so it's official? Reading all of this pick up drop off go here and there 3 bags, bring a pump but you can't bring a pump so you should borrow a pump stuff is sort of leaving me feeling like I'm not paying enough attention to all the little details going on with this race...... |
| 2010-07-01 7:19 AM in reply to: #2847807 |
| Master 1572 Baltimore | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread I've got somewhat of a technical question for those familiar with the bike course. I run a compact crank and am debating between an 11-23 and 11-25 cassette. Gut says 11-23. I like to spin up hills (like to keep avg cadence mid 90's for a race), hence thinking about the 11-25, however in the flats I've noticed I sometimes have a hard time finding the right gear with it due to the extra 2 tooth jump it has. Thoughts? |
| 2010-07-01 10:29 AM in reply to: #2955140 |
| Master 1927 Guilford, CT | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread jsiegs - 2010-07-01 7:19 AM I've got somewhat of a technical question for those familiar with the bike course. I run a compact crank and am debating between an 11-23 and 11-25 cassette. Gut says 11-23. I like to spin up hills (like to keep avg cadence mid 90's for a race), hence thinking about the 11-25, however in the flats I've noticed I sometimes have a hard time finding the right gear with it due to the extra 2 tooth jump it has. Thoughts? I'm running a 50/34 up front with an 11/23 for this. Haven't ridden the course but from the profile and what I hear I don't think I will even be using the 34/23 combo during the race....I doubt you would need the 25 as much as you'd want the other gears. I heard there's one short steep one that you can basically just hop up out of the saddle and burst over..... I'll wait to hear what others say... |
| 2010-07-01 3:25 PM in reply to: #2955780 |
| Master 1572 Baltimore | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread acumenjay - 2010-07-01 11:29 AM jsiegs - 2010-07-01 7:19 AM I've got somewhat of a technical question for those familiar with the bike course. I run a compact crank and am debating between an 11-23 and 11-25 cassette. Gut says 11-23. I like to spin up hills (like to keep avg cadence mid 90's for a race), hence thinking about the 11-25, however in the flats I've noticed I sometimes have a hard time finding the right gear with it due to the extra 2 tooth jump it has. Thoughts? I'm running a 50/34 up front with an 11/23 for this. Haven't ridden the course but from the profile and what I hear I don't think I will even be using the 34/23 combo during the race....I doubt you would need the 25 as much as you'd want the other gears. I heard there's one short steep one that you can basically just hop up out of the saddle and burst over..... I'll wait to hear what others say... thats what i figured, 50/34 and an 11-23 is almost exactly the same range as the standard 53/39 and 12-25 (well, just a smidge wider) and I rode that for a long time with no problem except in the hilly areas. This doesn't seem "hilly" though. Just though maybe there was a killer steep hill or something where it may justify it. thanks. |
| 2010-07-02 9:33 PM in reply to: #2955780 |
| Member 74 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island : Official Thread acumenjay - 2010-07-01 10:29 AM jsiegs - 2010-07-01 7:19 AM I've got somewhat of a technical question for those familiar with the bike course. I run a compact crank and am debating between an 11-23 and 11-25 cassette. Gut says 11-23. I like to spin up hills (like to keep avg cadence mid 90's for a race), hence thinking about the 11-25, however in the flats I've noticed I sometimes have a hard time finding the right gear with it due to the extra 2 tooth jump it has. Thoughts? I'm running a 50/34 up front with an 11/23 for this. Haven't ridden the course but from the profile and what I hear I don't think I will even be using the 34/23 combo during the race....I doubt you would need the 25 as much as you'd want the other gears. I heard there's one short steep one that you can basically just hop up out of the saddle and burst over..... I'll wait to hear what others say... A favor, please? Can you explain this jargon to a bike newb. I spend an awful lot of time with my in the saddle, but there's still a lot I don't know. What is 50/34, 11/23, etc... Thanks! |
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