Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 29)

Good idea, I will add a column.

I'm #1263, but will be DNF'ing at T2. Got a stress fracture in my right fibula a couple weeks ago. Good to swim/bike, but unfortunately will not be hearing Mike Reily calling my name. Not the way I envisioned my first IM, but I intend to sign up again for 2013 and get some redemption (and hopefully stay injury free). I'll be out there at the finish at the end of the night to help bring everyone home. 

That sucks.  You seem to have a good attitude about it though.

The best swimmers will be lining up just left of the ski ramp.  So either fall in behind them or line up just to the right of the ramp.  And if you want to have time to pick your spot, get in line to enter the water early.  Like 6:15 at the latest.  Otherwise you'll be rushed to get in and try to fight through the pack to get up front before the race starts.  My last time, I got in line around 6:30 and didn't get in the water until 6:59. 

I would think doing that would just make the first turn harder than it has to be.  It seems like you'll have to fight your way to the right to get around the buoy as everyone else is swarming to the left to cut the corner as close as possible.  I honestly don't think the contact is as bad as people make it out to be, except for the first 200 or so yards, and again at the first two turns.  If you want to avoid the frenzy, line up closer to the shore and swing wide around the first two turns.

I booked someone in the Fairfield West in Middleton and they still have rooms available.  The only caveat is there is nothing open on Sunday night, only saturday.  Apparently something is going on in the city that starts on Monday morning and has most rooms locked up.

The contact in the turns isn't bad.  Just slows you down.

And hopefully the turns will be somewhat less congested with the change to a one-loop swim this year.

I have one at the Clarion Suites at the Alliant Energy center.  If interested PM me and I'll send all the details.  Check in Friday, check out Monday morning.

I don't think so, but the volunteers can get you H20 while you're changing in T1.  Otherwise, it's easy to grab on the way out to the bike.

What Suzy said.

Another option is to put a bottle of drink in your T1 bag and drink that while T1-ing, and then just leave it in your bag when ready to go.  Instead of drink, I put food in my T1 bag to eat before I get to/on the bike.

I'm planning to chug a full gatorade, drink a Naked Protein Zone Mango, and eat a banana in T1.

I can eat pretty much anything and get on my bike for hours so I plan to load up on a pretty good "breakfast" in T1 to help get ahead on calories.  I practiced this on my last century ride/brick and it worked out well.

Contacted Ironman to verify the flavours of gu on course - luckily they are the same flavours as I found online for IMKY and have been training with for the past two months.

?Gu

Strawberry Banana

Vanilla Bean

Gu Roctane

Blueberry Pommegranate

Cherry Lime

Gu Chomps

Strawberry

Orange.

Only flavour I haven't tried is the cherry lime roctane.  Not a fan of the Blueberry Pomegranate (have most of a box if anyone is interested).  At first I didn't like the strawberry banana, but it has grown on me.  Vanilla bean is still my favourite.

On a side note, I've discovered the Watermelon GU chomps and OMG are they awesome.  I can't find them anywhere in town so I've had to order them online.  I'll be using them to fuel most of my run.

I'll be riding with aero bottle between the bars and one on the down tube.  Grab 1-2 bottles of perform or water at aid stations depending on how much I'm drinking, which will depend on temps.  If 2, one goes on down tube, other tops off aero bottle.  

Carry choc gels in my trisuit pocket, and fill my bento box with pieces of homemade oatmeal waffles and a cliff shot with part of a NoDoz to take towards the end of the ride.  The waffle pieces get eaten early on in the ride to get out of the stomach before the run.

5 Cliff Bars!?