Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 21)

phatknot - 2009-09-29 12:38 PM fack headlamps! im getting done asap so i can go home and put my feet up haha

i did augusta 70.3 with canadarn2001 and 3000 others and did pretty decent. she rocked it and i won the clydes outright but they only gave me the masters clydes award. rr is posted. i dont think it will help me much but coach shanks does.

back to the grind in a couple of days. october looks to be nasty volume!

canadarn2001 - 2009-09-29 8:37 PM
Any chance the river in Tempe has a current in our favor???

phatknot - 2009-09-29 10:20 AM time will tell but that 70.3 had me rethinking this whole IM thing haha

azstaterick - 2009-09-29 11:16 AM There is lighting on the path around TTL and on the streets. The bridges are well lit as well. It will get dark and chilly early so depending on ones' eyesight it could affect your pacing. With that said, I do not believe you will need a headlamp.

jldicarlo - 2009-09-30 8:31 AM

I'll second what he said.  There was only one section where I felt like it was a bit dark.  And it was short.  Otherwise, plenty of light!

Edited to add:  FWIW I ran two full loops in the dark.  I actually got handed my glow necklace as I headed out on my second loop.  And I have quite possibly the world's WORST night vision.  So if I didn't think it was too dark, it probably wasn't very dark.  But of course, that can partially depend on what phase the moon will be at and when it's rising and such...might want to check on that!

ChrisM - 2009-09-30 12:55 PM

The downhill to the undercrossing after the big uphill?   Yeah, that part was very dark, as I recall.  And downhill.   I did at least one loop in the dark, I am sure it was more, just don't remember, but that was the only place I thought "this is dark."  There's lots of folks around you tho

ChrisM - 2009-09-30 11:55 AM

The downhill to the undercrossing after the big uphill?   Yeah, that part was very dark, as I recall.  And downhill.   I did at least one loop in the dark, I am sure it was more, just don't remember, but that was the only place I thought "this is dark."  There's lots of folks around you tho

jldicarlo - 2009-09-30 1:35 PM

I think that is the EXACT place I'm thinking of...it was a downhill on the "far" side of Tempe Town Lake.  There were plenty of folks on my first few times around but on my third loop I was mostly alone over there.  But I honestly felt more creeped out on the path after you first cross over to the far side and take a right onto the bike path.  THAT felt more desolate to me even though it was lit.  I think because it was kind of far to any aid station from there.  From what I can remember there is either an aid station right before or right after the "dark section" we are all referring to.