Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Silverman : Official ThreadOriginally posted by buckeyeguy77 Originally posted by ChrisM Originally posted by buckeyeguy77From what I've read, the water temp in October ranges from 70-83 degrees. So I wouldn't say there is ZERO chance, but the chances aren't good. Although, it does seem if there is a spot in a body of water that is 73 degrees, WTC will find it. I've done 5 or 6 races out there including in the fall Zero I'm sure if I bring my wetsuit it won't be wetsuit legal, but if I bring it it won't be. I was hoping there'd at least be a chance. That is a lot of elevation gain. Should make for an interesting day and slow run! like you said, RD will find somewhere that is cool enough to measure. I haven't done the climb from Mead to Henderson, but I have ridden Northshore, and climbed to Boulder City. My recollection of Northshore is that there aren't a lot of long sustained climbs, more like big rollers. I'll likely be running my usual 12-30 with a compact The run isn't pancake flat either To add: I see that elevation gain figure is from WTC's site, which is notoriously inaccurate. Unfortunately it's usually inaccurate on the low side (i.e. list abot 1/3 of the actual Canada elevation). But hunting and poking around the 'net i get 2500-2700 feet of elevation for the 70.3 Worlds course from mapmyride and other sources, which isn't exactly the same as it started at Lake Las Vegas and not Mead, but has the same big climbs so will be close. Also don't know what devices are being used to measure elevation (i.e 310 v. 910), long story short not sure what the actual elevation is.... http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/09/race-coverage/course-talk-ironman-70-3-world-championship_83277/4 Edited by ChrisM 2014-04-25 1:10 PM
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