Ironman 70.3 Florida : Official Thread (Page 23)

if you give your bib # to people they can go on ironman.com and look at the times. it will show each time you pass a timing line.

Got down here and am staying in the Lodge - put bike together but too wiped today to ride, so will do an easy ride tomorrow and check out the area....

Good afternoon fellow athletes!

i just arrived in orlando at fort wilderness, and realize i do not have my charger for my garmin forerunner 205...

if anyone has a charger i can borrow for a few minutes, i would greatly, greatly appreciate it.

i can be reached at 615.306.3943

thank you so much
beth

we are planning on going in the am.. do you know if the offer still stands on a saturday??

Flew in this morning, staying at the Grand Beach Resort.  Drove the bike course today, no surprises, pretty much as described.

i have one for a 405 and you are welcome to borrow it if it works on the 205

901-827-8928
greg 

Well I have been following this thread for 3 months and looking forward to the race. All my training was done and in the middle of my taoer week and was invloved in a aciident in my garage Wensday night requiring 60 stitches in my arm and my race is over. Totally devestated after all the training but will find another 1/2 later in the summer. It has been great seeing all the post and answers to the newbie (me)questions. Just wanted to write and tell everyone good luck.

Arrived at the race site around 12 noon today.  We were quite early, so check-in was pretty much a breeze. Drove the entire bike course.  Except for a couple of stretches of state highway, the roads actually look nice and smooth with very little traffic.  There are some rollers between miles 25 to 35 (or so I estimated), just enough to break up the course and make it more interesting.

We also drove by a section of the run (the turnaround farthest South on the course map).  The Cube said it best, it truly looks like an "African Grassland."  Seriously, it's pretty icky.  I don't think this run is going to be very pretty for anyone.  I was expecting the grass to at least be mowed down a bit.  Maybe they'll get to it tomorrow??

I've never had to wear a full-size bib number on my back during the bike leg, so that is new to me.  I'm just pinning all four sides to my Camelbak instead of messing with a race belt & flapping number.

We also got to watch the space shuttle take off today. Where we live in FL, we can only see lift-off on a very clear night.  So, to see it up close during the daytime hours was pretty darn cool!  It looked like a glowing rocket!

Hubby and I will be at Lucky's Lake for the 7:45AM swim tomorrow.  There's a fundraiser pancake breakfast afterwards too!

cpsdad-Oh my!  I'm so very sorry to learn this.  I can only imagine how you must feel, but 60 stitches!  Wow!  That's quite an accident!  Sounds like it could have been a lot worse.  There will be other 70.3 races for you... and with an bigger base, you'll be even more prepared to let 'er rip! Keep your chin up! 

yikes....so sorry. thanks for the well wishing. feel bettera

Oh NO!!!!  I am so sorry!

well get better quickly and yeah there are other races....

1 Day 8 Hours 18 Minutes ...just sayin' 

Shellabree tritoy and myself (martin) will be at the swim in the morning. My number is 910-232-8553

I wussed out of swim - just was not motivated to go anywhere even though woke up spontaneously at 5:45....hanging out

what time is everyone going to bike check in?

my plane was delayed 4 hours last night so was not able to register yesterday like i wanted and am planning on leaving in a few minutes to go up to to register as soon as open at 10 and hopefully deal with bike at 11.

suzanne is picking me up at 10:30 to do the bike check in.



Edited by erinmac 2010-05-15 7:49 AM

Picking up Dewcubs at 415. In tranistion at 5 I am at NC state in Raleigh NC seeing my daughter graduate today and flying back to Orlando this afternoon. This is going to be a great weekend for me. My daughter is graduating summa cum laude which would be the equal of me finishing this race in 5 hour range. I had to share how proud a father I am today. She is starting Grad school in August. I am starting IM training for a Nov race a week from Monday. What a great weekend. All make sure you post after the race and tell how it was for you. Good luck to allBrian

how cool. congrads to ur daughter!!! n to u dad.

Had an awesome swim at lucky lakes and did not meet shella and her hubyy tooo many chicks there. With speedsuit and did not know who she was. None the less got the butterflys out and navigating around peoeple.

Good Luck everyone!!! Enjoy YOUR day tomorrow.
Be happy your there and didnt do my race, waves/wind were a killer.
Was still able to take 4th AG and 26th overall out of 350.
Remember to drink and the bike and grab a sponge first thing on the run as they run out and you can re-wet your during the african glassland run...lol
best to all!!

FM
"The" Cube

I'm not racing tomorrow but I just happen to be staying at Wilderness for the next couple of days.  Good luck to everyone and I'll be out there tomorrow cheering you all on.

ok, I think I have compiled the list of bib numbers (or at least the ones posted):


277 - Cat
356 - Ian
404 - Erin
510 - Brian
691 - Kevin
1117 - Dewey
1141 - Matt
1250 - Anthony
1395 - Mark
1524 - Kera
1535 - Libby
1677 - Suzanne
1782 - Sherry
2064 - Derek
2274 - Martin
2310 - JJCNBG
2397 - Greg

See you all bright and early!!!!!

John - 2143

6:33. More to come later. Slow swim good bike and run.

8 hours 48 minutes. glad i finished!!