Steelhead 70.3 (Page 2)

I just checked the website, registration is still open, i couldn't find how many are signed up though. I guess I should probably get around to doing that.

The lake does indeed get up into the mid/upper 70's a couple times per summer when the conditions are right (warm temps and a gentle west wind bringing us all of Wisconsin's warm surface water). As Shermbelle points out, it can also "flip" in as little as 4 hours. Good example: the day before last year's 1.75 mile open water swim between Muskegon and Grand Haven, water temps were in the upper 60's/low 70's. We had an easterly wind overnight that pushed the warm surface water out a couple of miles and temps at the beaches were in the mid to upper 50's by morning (which resulted in a cancelled event).......

As of about 2 weeks ago, there were 700 signed up out of the 2000+ cap. Lots of room. Not sure why the lag in registrations.

1147 are now registered. Most hotels in the area are sold out. I had to get a suite at the Boulevard Inn which is closer to the race venue but way more expensive than the host hotel (Holiday Inn Express).

Does Steelhead let you defer a year if you need to? - Oops - never mind - looks like you can defer for medical reasons. 


Edited by atlrunnergirl 2008-02-23 11:11 AM

We'll see you all there. This will be my first HIM also.

I am staying in a suite at the Boulevard Inn as well.

where can you find out how many people are already signed up?

On the entry confirmation page of the event site. 1147 registered as of 2/24 @ 12:55PM. However, it may take a few days for the confirmations to make the page so the actual numbers may be a bit higher.

Thanks, I was waiting for a little money to come in, this way I can see how close it's getting, I better sign up soon, I already have a room.

Steelhead is a great race and very well run, a very fast course with no hills to speak of.

I will be racing it again this year as my "a" race.

See you then,

Geoff

We will all have to keep in touch as the countdown to the race ticks down.
I will be doing some shorter distance Tri's locally...hopefully to get that transition stuff down to a science before the Big One on August 2nd!

1204 confirmed as of 2/27 @ 9:00AM

I signed up today. See you all there!

Does registering on-line at active.com take care of all the waivers and reciepts and all that stuff you need for check in? I was looking at the Steelhead website and it said you needed to bring reciept for a 1 time USAT membership and that you needed to sign you waiver. Just wondering if bringing my active.com reciept would be good enough? Thanks.

1369 now registered

Just registered. Like some of you this will also be my first HIM. I'm already excited and it's 4 months away. See you all there...

Does anyone know if the bike course has changed? Heard a rumor.

Geoff

Steelhead is the big show: The largest race in the state and the only one that is part of a major international series. Steelhead is the largest 70.3 race in the world also.

See you there!

I'm in looking forward to the race and weekend. I had a hard time finding a room, so if you don't have one I would start looking quick. Hope to see and meet some of you there.

Ron

Count me in finally. Been saying forever I needed to sign up and finally pulled the trigger. See you all there in August!

Found out this is the first day of my vacation. Can't do it. Dangit!!!

I have been signed up for a while and have a room at the host hotel if anyone needs to stay anywhere on late notice and cant find a decent rate more then welcome to share a room I do not mind splitting hotel costs

What does everybody have on the schedule for tune up races? I'm doing a marathon May 4th, and would like to do a couple of shorter tris in June/July. All the sprints that are close to me are 7-10 days before Steelhead and I 'd like to be resting then. Might have to do one at a leisure pace. Keep training everyone, only 4 months out.