Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 2)

Did anybody see this buried in the FAQs?

3) Will there be transportation after the event from the Battleship?
NEW FOR 2012 - The event will finish and hold Transition 2 in downtown Wilmington.  Thus, there will be no need to be transported from the Battleship.  This change will make everyone's day more enjoyable.

4) How will I get my gear after the event?
Transition 2 will take place inside the Wilmington Convention Center (The same area where you collected your event packets).  All your gear will be returned to the convention center following the event and you will collect it there.

http://www.beach2battleship.com/event-info/information/faq#run

If there's a course change, it would be nice if Setup updated the rest of the websites, including the maps, to reflect that.

Double post.  My apologies.  I seem to have been out smarted by my equipment.

My wife and I read all about the grates last year before our race.  Everything we read said they were sketchy.  2011 was a wet bike and I never noticed the grates if we road over them.  For the run, it was rather uneventful.  The cobblestone road was rather "meh" too.  The only thing I didn't like on the run course was the train.  :-/

more pictures in the link in my sig line.  Good luck to you guys, its a great race.

My only WTC event was NOLA 70.3.  I'll take B2B any day over that. 

I can say that B2B had plenty of aid and volunteers while I was there.  The finish line wasn't AMAZiNG, but it was acceptable. 

I saw lots of spectators on the run.  The bike was rather miserable and I can't blame anyone for not coming out for support.  The run was through downtown, so lots of places to sit outside, drink, and cheer. 

It truely is an awesome race. 

I know that this question probably comes up often, but how is the temperature in Wilmington in October? I did IMKY in 2010 when it was hot as heck and everyone was dropping out due to heat and dehydration, is the temperature at B2B the other direction where everyone drops due to cold?

Just curious, I am looking at doing this race with a buddy and we cannot decide between B2B and Great Floridian.

Everyone drops due to cold???  2011 maybe but every other year when it was a bit chilly to start the days weren't really all that bad with sunshine and decent weather.  With the start two weeks earlier seems like it will be warmer.  In 2009 IM Florida had very similar cool temps as they were on the same day and the same weather system had created similar conditions there too.

I'm sure the Floridian is a great event too, but don't give up on B2B because of one bad year.

If you're willing to travel, Patriot's Half in Williamsburg VA in early September might be a good option. It's almost two months out, and has similar terrain (but usually not as windy conditions). Also put on by Setup, the same folks who do B2B.

Chesapeake Endurance Festival in Cambridge, MD has a half on windy, coastal conditions very similar to B2B, but it's just three weeks out. A number of folks do the IM distance aquabike there in prep for B2B or IMFL.

On the fence - Like some help.  Rev3 Cedar Point vs Beach to Battleship..??!!

Would like to hear from the fellow BT'ers as to your true thoughts between these two events.  This will be my 1st Full Iron distance.

Thanks to everyone.

Just know one thing, we would love to have you join us!  You can check out some of the highlights here;

http://rev3tri.com/videos/rev3-cedar-point-2011-age-group-video/

Or the pro race is here;

http://rev3tri.com/videos/cedar-point-2011-pro-recap/

If you have any questions, shoot them our way!

Charlie

www.rev3tri.com

This might be an insignificant question at this point, but this will be my first time to Wilmington, and my first IM.  I want to have the best experience I can.  If the Hilton is the host hotel, which view would be better, river or downtown?  I wasn't sure if you'd be able to see anything (race wise) from either side.

8 months out, and I'm already excited.