Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 24)

Originally posted by cstoulil

Now that we are getting closer I thought I'd ask if anyone is staying in Scottsdale that would be willing to give me a ride race morning. Dino was nice enough to last year, so hopefully I'll find someone to do the same this year. I'm staying at the Hospitality Suite Resort on Scottsdale Rd and Mc Kellips about 2.5 miles from T1.

Don't want to leave the wife and kids without transportation to come watch me and my back up plan would be to ride my fixie down and lock it up somewhere.

Originally posted by TribeMultisport

Hey gang... hope training is going well for everybody (hooray for taper!) 

Just an invitation for everybody to join us Friday before the race  

The 4th Annual Ironman Arizona Slowtwitch Gathering at Tribe Multisport is happening again this year and we couldn't be more excited! Each year has been a blast so we're doing all we can to make this event even better than before... and raise even more money for our local charity the Not One More Foundation. 

The event is planned for Friday, November 15th from 3-5pm here at Tribe Multisport. This time frame should give participants ample time to make it to registration, the pro press conference, etc. and then allow you to get back to transition for the athlete dinner (Tribe is about 6-7 miles from IM village). We're planning on having free food, drinks, and some pretty kick raffle prizes. 

As part of the ST gathering, we've will once again have a pretty deep list of pro's so you can “See what the pro’s are riding”. About a dozen or so pro triathletes (participating at IMAZ) will be at Tribe with their bikes as they'll be racing them on Sunday. You’ll have an opportunity to check out the bikes, talk to the pro’s, take pictures, and get plenty of autographs. We're very flattered and lucky that these pro's have taken time out of their day to join us for the event. 

Some of the pros that are coming: 

Sarah Piampiano 
Trevor Wurtele 
Jozsef Major 
Lewis Elliot 
Bryan Rhodes 

Stay tuned for more! 

As for the raffle, we're very lucky to have some great partners that are donating some great prizes. Everyone in attendance will receive 1 raffle ticket with the option of buying extras. ALL MONEY RAISED via raffle tickets will be donated to the Not One More Cyclist Foundation. NOM is a local, Phoenix-based organization dedicated to ending cyclist-vehicle accidents on the roads that are unfortunately all too common. 

Stay tuned for our list of all of the raffle prizes! 

Please RSVP (in this thread/on FB/ on Twitter) so that we have an idea of how many people to expect, how many ST Gathering T-shirts to make, and also how many kegs to buy! Feel free to bring guests; our store is 9,000 sq ft so we should be able to accommodate everyone. Hope to see you there!

To get an idea of the party, here's a video from last year-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgOuSZMVZw

Originally posted by todds

I'm always in the same boat with the transportation thing when I do races at TTL. I live about an hr from the venue, so I like to get a room for the weekend to cut down on the stress.. I go online(did this last week for IMAZ), and book a cab with Clean Air Cab. They have always been on time....

Originally posted by cstoulil



Thanks for the tip, if i remember correct the bus starts running around 5am too, but i didn't want to mess that up and end up late last year lol.

Originally posted by cstoulil



Thanks for the tip, if i remember correct the bus starts running around 5am too, but i didn't want to mess that up and end up late last year lol.

Originally posted by TribeMultisport

Hey gang... hope training is going well for everybody (hooray for taper!) 

Just an invitation for everybody to join us Friday before the race  

The 4th Annual Ironman Arizona Slowtwitch Gathering at Tribe Multisport is happening again this year and we couldn't be more excited! Each year has been a blast so we're doing all we can to make this event even better than before... and raise even more money for our local charity the Not One More Foundation. 

The event is planned for Friday, November 15th from 3-5pm here at Tribe Multisport. This time frame should give participants ample time to make it to registration, the pro press conference, etc. and then allow you to get back to transition for the athlete dinner (Tribe is about 6-7 miles from IM village). We're planning on having free food, drinks, and some pretty kick raffle prizes. 

As part of the ST gathering, we've will once again have a pretty deep list of pro's so you can “See what the pro’s are riding”. About a dozen or so pro triathletes (participating at IMAZ) will be at Tribe with their bikes as they'll be racing them on Sunday. You’ll have an opportunity to check out the bikes, talk to the pro’s, take pictures, and get plenty of autographs. We're very flattered and lucky that these pro's have taken time out of their day to join us for the event. 

Some of the pros that are coming: 

Sarah Piampiano 
Trevor Wurtele 
Jozsef Major 
Lewis Elliot 
Bryan Rhodes 

Stay tuned for more! 

As for the raffle, we're very lucky to have some great partners that are donating some great prizes. Everyone in attendance will receive 1 raffle ticket with the option of buying extras. ALL MONEY RAISED via raffle tickets will be donated to the Not One More Cyclist Foundation. NOM is a local, Phoenix-based organization dedicated to ending cyclist-vehicle accidents on the roads that are unfortunately all too common. 

Stay tuned for our list of all of the raffle prizes! 

Please RSVP (in this thread/on FB/ on Twitter) so that we have an idea of how many people to expect, how many ST Gathering T-shirts to make, and also how many kegs to buy! Feel free to bring guests; our store is 9,000 sq ft so we should be able to accommodate everyone. Hope to see you there!

To get an idea of the party, here's a video from last year-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgOuSZMVZw

Originally posted by TribeMultisport

Hey gang... hope training is going well for everybody (hooray for taper!) 

Just an invitation for everybody to join us Friday before the race  

The 4th Annual Ironman Arizona Slowtwitch Gathering at Tribe Multisport is happening again this year and we couldn't be more excited! Each year has been a blast so we're doing all we can to make this event even better than before... and raise even more money for our local charity the Not One More Foundation. 

The event is planned for Friday, November 15th from 3-5pm here at Tribe Multisport. This time frame should give participants ample time to make it to registration, the pro press conference, etc. and then allow you to get back to transition for the athlete dinner (Tribe is about 6-7 miles from IM village). We're planning on having free food, drinks, and some pretty kick raffle prizes. 

As part of the ST gathering, we've will once again have a pretty deep list of pro's so you can “See what the pro’s are riding”. About a dozen or so pro triathletes (participating at IMAZ) will be at Tribe with their bikes as they'll be racing them on Sunday. You’ll have an opportunity to check out the bikes, talk to the pro’s, take pictures, and get plenty of autographs. We're very flattered and lucky that these pro's have taken time out of their day to join us for the event. 

Some of the pros that are coming: 

Sarah Piampiano 
Trevor Wurtele 
Jozsef Major 
Lewis Elliot 
Bryan Rhodes 

Stay tuned for more! 

As for the raffle, we're very lucky to have some great partners that are donating some great prizes. Everyone in attendance will receive 1 raffle ticket with the option of buying extras. ALL MONEY RAISED via raffle tickets will be donated to the Not One More Cyclist Foundation. NOM is a local, Phoenix-based organization dedicated to ending cyclist-vehicle accidents on the roads that are unfortunately all too common. 

Stay tuned for our list of all of the raffle prizes! 

Please RSVP (in this thread/on FB/ on Twitter) so that we have an idea of how many people to expect, how many ST Gathering T-shirts to make, and also how many kegs to buy! Feel free to bring guests; our store is 9,000 sq ft so we should be able to accommodate everyone. Hope to see you there!

To get an idea of the party, here's a video from last year-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgOuSZMVZw

Originally posted by Runlinds

Really bad luck on my end.... I was all excited to start tapering, and then my put together body sprung a leak

Started feeling pain in my butt on hard, fast runs (which I had been doing way too much of in the past 3 weeks). Got progressively worse with speed. I can bike but after having periformis syndrome in the past, I'm sure this is that rearing its ugly head. So sad. Was depending on my run to pull me through for a good race since I'm a stellar runner. Now I will just be happy to finish without feeling demoralized and walking the whole thing.

Not sure what to do other than the usual. Stretching, foam rolling. Started PT at Endurance Rehab but it seems like at best, I will have to do symptom management until I can give it more attention. No running til a cpl days before ironman to see how it responds. Maddening, I have sacrificed 9 months of my whole life for this and 2 weeks before I can't catch a break.

Originally posted by KebaNYC

Can't believe that this race is less than 2 weeks away!

Anyway, for veterans of IM how does your spectating family/ friends spend their day. My wife and son are definitely going to be there at the start and probably through the swim and at the finish but I think the mid race excitement, especially for my 10 y.o son is limited by his attention span. My wife will have the rental car so I was thinking of sending them out to the zoo or something like that during the day.

I know there is garage parking in downtown Tempe but is leaving and coming back a PITA?

Thanks for any advice.

Originally posted by thepaul500

Hope no one is looking at the 14 day forecast on accuweather....

I think I'll be adding a cycling coat/vest as well as some rain gear for the run. And more socks than I know what to do with....

**please let it not come true...please let it not come true....**

Originally posted by exnavydoc



You had to look, didn't you. Now, I know I cannot control the weather, but gusts to 30 mph? Phooey. Reminds me of Beach2Battleship 2011 - wind, rain and even a little sleet as the temps plummeted. I'm going to put my head down and keep pedaling.