Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas : Official Thread (Page 20)

Nice!  Seriously this is good news.

Thanks for confirming and for Part 2 of the course preview.

NICE! Thanks for the info TJ! And, I like the swim and bike write ups ... waiting for the run... although, I think after the last 2 years racing and coming down there to train, I know just about every step of that loop now! LOL ....

Did they relay any information WHEN they will be doing this? I want to be able to plan my rides accordingly. Way out there to have to find an alternate route if it's closed to through traffic.

No. I didn't get that much detail. I have 1 more call I made that I haven't heard back from. He might give me more detail.

Let the weather discussions begin!

First long range forecast for May 18th is up on Accuweather. 70/85 SSW winds 4-9 .... chance of a morning thunderstorm, clouds giving way to sunshine. I hope after the 100 changes to that forecast between now and race day that we end up with those conditions!

Interesting, I'm sure it will change though - hope for the best train, for the worse.  I swam this morning and the temp outside was 49 degrees...in southeast Texas at the end of April.  WTF?  I haven't been able to train in the heat.

I have a 3 hour run today but almost want to push it to tomorrow for more heat. Could we be spoiled on race day? I wouldnt be offended.

Long time reader, first time poster.  Its been annoyingly cold here in DC for the last month so I feel all of your pain.  My wife is getting tired of me saying the word: "acclimate" when describing our weekend plans.

On a unrelated but entertaining note: I was assigned number 666 for the race.  I emailed and asked if I could get it changed (who wants that # on their first IM photos?) - and they actually accommodated my request.

Indeed....tired of this cold weather...at least it's warming back up this weekend

I contacted the run director, and she assure me there would not be any interferance with IM course. 

Are the intersections closed to car traffic?

The intersections are not closed but police will stop traffic to allow bikers through. I remember coming back into the woodlands last year behind a LONG line of stopped cars and thought to myself, "that sucks to be those guys". At the same time I was waiting for a door to open from a pissed motorist to knock me off my bike. I did not hear of any issues last year but in 2011 bikers were stopped for an extended period of time to let cars through.

Dude that would have been awesome.  I'd rock that bad boy race number "I'm racing and hell's coming with me."

Been there for the last 2 weeks. Already getting some restless nights because I am not as excited/anxious/nervous/gitty as last year. Feel like I should be with such an event on the horizon.

Agreed. Every muscle cramp, ache, stiffness, and even the slightest case of the sniffles has got me thinking the worst in everything. Last night on my run I talked myself into believing my ankle was sprained. That was mile 2 out of twelve. I'm beginning to realize it's just all in my head at this point.

I hear ya on that!  I've been freaking out the past week over my ankle and actually took a week off running.  I think I might be more paranoid about being injured than I am actually injured (hopefully!).  I couldn't imagine training so hard only to have something happen now.  I think less running was a good idea for me because I feel great now.  Just did a 10.5 mile run and had a few people exclaim how good for me to run in this heat.  I just checked weather.com.  It's only 74!  

OH NO! Accuweather calling for MORNING THUNDERSTORMS on race day. High of 85, Low of 70. Everyone freak out now! Haha jk

Hope everyone is peaking nicely! Almost go time!!!

Haha! Just saw that I was beat to this!

Welcome! Also from DC! And that is hilarious about your race #. My friend got that for Rumpus last year and had a lot of fun with it. That's awesome they changed it!

DC has been ridiculously cold this year... hoping the time on the trainer paid off... Did get a nice run in today in the 70 degree weather... acclimate is definitely going to be a key word