Ironman U.S. Championship : Official Thread (Page 25)

Damn there is a lot of negativity going on this thread.  Looking at the weather, they say scattered showers only because of high humidity levels.   One storm could pop up within a 20 mile radius and they will still say "chance of scattered showers".  If it does shower, especially during the bike leg, It will probably feel refreshing and could bring down the humidity.  As for the poopy water, the hudson is a huge river with constant currents.   It will be long gone by Saturday!!

Think Positive people...stay focused only on the things in your control.  Sleep, nutrition, rest, pacing...

I don't that this was planned.

"The discharge is taking place so that repairs can be made to the damaged line, which broke about 3 p.m. Wednesday"

Aside from needing to be careful on the bike, I would think that rain would be a good thing during the race. With any luck, the front will push through a little faster and we will also get a break in the humidity.

As for the water...I am sure they will be testing for bacteria and nasty stuff. It is what it is. Not much they can do about a break.

I hope we do get to swim though, I was looking forward to it.

Hopefully there will be enough time until the race for the sewage to "flush" out.  Ha.

Can't control it so I won't worry about it.

I must admit. I am VERY negative and VERY upset.

This will be my second Ironman event ever.

The first one was the 2012 New-Orleans 70.3 . They canceled the swim there as well. 

I am sick of this, seriously. Leave aside the many thousands of $ I spent here, this is just

depressing. Two Ironman events and both duathlons? I want my money back.

So this swim is officially canceled Sat? And signing up for NOLA 70.3 did you really think the swim would go on?

Not racing, but just wanted to pop in and say that I REALLY hope all of you get to compete in the full 140.6, including a swim in water that passes quality standards.

You worked incredibly hard to get here and deserve a full, healthly, awesome race.

Fingers crossed for all of you!

I think your question is regarding the bike special needs station, but in case, here's the complete setup.

1. T1 - Swim to Bike - At Ross Dock. You get your bike gear here and bike up a steep, short hill that leads to a traffic circle (the mile 7 run turnaround & run special needs station). You then continue up a longer hill that takes you to the Palisades.

2. Bike special needs - this should be somewhere near the mile 56 turnaround. It'll be on the Palisades parkway. A volunteer truck will take your special needs bags from Ross Dock to the special needs station.

3. T2 - Bike to Run - At Ross Dock. You change into your run gear, run up that steep short hill going south and then turn going north at the traffic circle.

4. Run special needs - Mile 7 & 14 traffic circle

Hope that helps.

It is 3 pm on Thursday and I just realized that the bus from the hotel to the ferry leaves in 36 hours.  Yikes.

Good luck to everyone.  Think positive.

Guys I am SUPER excited for you and will be heartily cheering you on from run aide station at 125 th in Manhattan!  Good luck!

Welp, darn if the finish isn't 2 BLOCKS from where I live.  Just walked by it!!! Sigh.... making it real tempting to sign up for next year (still on the fence)