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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() cullyatt - 2010-11-08 10:53 AM Question on the Athlete Dinner: I know the little chat after the dinner is required....but how many of you go to the dinner? Just wondering whether I'd be the only one who did not spring for the extra $30-a-pop for family to go. Do you go? Do you bring your family? The first year I did an Ironman (Lake Placid) I went to the dinner and the "required meeting" afterwards. It turned out that yes, the food was mundane at best, and the information given at the meeting wasn't anything that was not already covered in the athlete guide. So the following two years I didn't bother with the dinner or the meeting. There were no repercussions. I'm not sure how they can prove you attended or not. |
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![]() max - 2010-11-08 4:35 PM cullyatt - 2010-11-08 10:53 AM Question on the Athlete Dinner: I know the little chat after the dinner is required....but how many of you go to the dinner? Just wondering whether I'd be the only one who did not spring for the extra $30-a-pop for family to go. Do you go? Do you bring your family? The first year I did an Ironman (Lake Placid) I went to the dinner and the "required meeting" afterwards. It turned out that yes, the food was mundane at best, and the information given at the meeting wasn't anything that was not already covered in the athlete guide. So the following two years I didn't bother with the dinner or the meeting. There were no repercussions. I'm not sure how they can prove you attended or not. It's outside in a park, no one knows if you go or not. Personally, I found it all rather cool, and part of the experience. I am sure the food was not that great, but it wasn't about that for me. It was also cool to see BTers win the youngest participant (gymgirlx) and most weight lost (devouhay) If it's your first, I say go. Just my .02 Edited by ChrisM 2010-11-08 6:39 PM |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() You can have your Facebook status updated or send text messages/emails to family and friends by using www.tritracker.com. Its free right now and is a great way to keep everyone updated without having to go to the ironmanlive site. Disclaimer: I am the developer of the site. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() csharp1171 - 2010-11-08 8:38 PM You can have your Facebook status updated or send text messages/emails to family and friends by using www.tritracker.com. Its free right now and is a great way to keep everyone updated without having to go to the ironmanlive site. Disclaimer: I am the developer of the site. That sounds very cool but how does it work..Im certainly not carrying my cell phone with me during the race..does it follow your race chip??? |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I just printed out the athlete guide and noticed that the last available time for athlete check in is Friday at 4:00. WTF? My flight doesn't land until 11:30. If I have any delays or transportation issues, that could get interesting. Why wouldn't you have any available check in times late Friday or even early Saturday? |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() trirific10 - 2010-11-09 9:13 AM csharp1171 - 2010-11-08 8:38 PM You can have your Facebook status updated or send text messages/emails to family and friends by using www.tritracker.com. Its free right now and is a great way to keep everyone updated without having to go to the ironmanlive site. Disclaimer: I am the developer of the site. That sounds very cool but how does it work..Im certainly not carrying my cell phone with me during the race..does it follow your race chip??? As the results are made available when you cross the various timing mats on the course it will send those results automatically to the contacts you have setup. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() austiry - 2010-11-09 7:19 AM I just printed out the athlete guide and noticed that the last available time for athlete check in is Friday at 4:00. WTF? My flight doesn't land until 11:30. If I have any delays or transportation issues, that could get interesting. Why wouldn't you have any available check in times late Friday or even early Saturday? The airport is about 5min from Transition, you could walk there and still make it. ![]() |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() csharp1171 - 2010-11-09 9:20 AM trirific10 - 2010-11-09 9:13 AM csharp1171 - 2010-11-08 8:38 PM You can have your Facebook status updated or send text messages/emails to family and friends by using www.tritracker.com. Its free right now and is a great way to keep everyone updated without having to go to the ironmanlive site. Disclaimer: I am the developer of the site. That sounds very cool but how does it work..Im certainly not carrying my cell phone with me during the race..does it follow your race chip??? As the results are made available when you cross the various timing mats on the course it will send those results automatically to the contacts you have setup. Coool thats awesome I signed up!! ![]() |
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Veteran![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() If you have an Apple product there is an app called Pele that does a great job on tracking athletes as well. We tracked 3 friends at IMFL on our phones this weekend. And it worked perfectly. |
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![]() | ![]() Reading the athlete's guide and the drafting/blocking rules and penalties got me thinking, how crowded is the bike course ? on a three loop course I am thinking it may be hard to stay clear of other bikes to avoid penalties, is this the case? anyt tips for the bike course? |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() duutri - 2010-11-09 10:09 AM If you have an Apple product there is an app called Pele that does a great job on tracking athletes as well. We tracked 3 friends at IMFL on our phones this weekend. And it worked perfectly. Thats also neat but would require all my friends owning Apple products. This way everyone is in on the gig!! ![]() |
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Veteran![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() First loop can be crowded, 2nd and 3rd loop it spreads out pretty well. When I did the race last time there was a lot of "TRI-Debris" (CO2 cartridges and bottles) on the roads especially Beeline the last 2 laps so be aware. |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() csharp1171 - 2010-11-08 5:38 PM You can have your Facebook status updated or send text messages/emails to family and friends by using www.tritracker.com. Its free right now and is a great way to keep everyone updated without having to go to the ironmanlive site. Disclaimer: I am the developer of the site. This is excellent! Thanks so much for posting. |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() elliot85 - 2010-11-09 3:40 PM Welcome Ironman Arizona! I've got wood. (55319041.WoodenBike.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 55319041.WoodenBike.jpg (33KB - 18 downloads) |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Updated list...hope I've got everybody!
Attachments ---------------- IMAZ 01.xls (17KB - 17 downloads) |
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![]() | ![]() It's official !!!! I got my first dream where I got out of the water and then got distracted and walked around for a while. When I realized I should be on my bike, I could not find it and everybody was out of the water already. After I found my bike, I did not know the route to follow and nobody could tell me where to go. I was getting very frustated because i could not get started on the bike.........then I woke up. 9 more days ..... |
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Official BT Coach ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Man, looking at the forecast is amazing. Everyday is like 72 and sunny. How can you get any better than that? Oh yeah, n wind would be nice! |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Yup, that weather sure does look great! My favorite part is the 0% chance of precipitation through Sunday. I don't think I've ever seen that on a Massachusetts 10 day forecast. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() hockeyhands - 2010-11-12 8:24 AM Yup, that weather sure does look great! My favorite part is the 0% chance of precipitation through Sunday. I don't think I've ever seen that on a Massachusetts 10 day forecast. Haha... I grew up in Seattle and there was never 10 straight days of sunshine. I sometimes miss the rain over here. Nov. 21st -
77° WIND From the South Southeast 5mph
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Regular ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Happy to see the winds at 5mph, I dreamed last night the headwinds completely stopped me. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() max - 2010-11-10 11:26 PM Updated list...hope I've got everybody!
hey Max you can add Smoke #1263 Chris Emmerson M 42 he's not around much anymore but doing IMAZ and a few peeps here might be interested in how he makes out. |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() It was windy as HELL this morning. Here's what I've seen every day for a week: Northerly wind ~10 mph until 11 am or so. Then it comes around to a Southerly wind, which are a little lighter. It's surprisingly consistent, so I'm expecting that on race day. The lake temps are dropping FAST. From www.ironboomer.com I see that the water temp is dropping 1°F every day! It was 71°F on Sat and today it's 66. |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() hockeyhands - 2010-11-12 8:24 AM Yup, that weather sure does look great! My favorite part is the 0% chance of precipitation through Sunday. I don't think I've ever seen that on a Massachusetts 10 day forecast. Now you know why I moved here from central MA after retirement! The weather here is fabulous, I think it's rained 5 times in the last 6 months. |
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