Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas : Official Thread (Page 29)

SO frustrated at the moment. Brought my bike to the LBS to make sure everything was safe / okay after my crash and to get tuned before the race. I mentioned to them that my pedal felt very wonky (as in off center) on the left side where the impact was and they said they would make sure everything was good to go.

Fast forward and I pick the bike up today. I ask about the pedal, guy says he rode the bike and it feels great. I pay, leave and go back to work. I try the bike tonight and the pedal is NOT OKAY. Still wonky. Biggest bummer: I am handing my bike in tomorrow to TriBikeTransport to ship it to Texas and will have no time to take care of the issue until I get there. I am assuming that new pedals will be the solution. Livid. 

Do you guys know if there is bike service in the IM village? I'd like to have someone more experience than me look at this.

I wouldnt risk it.

Someone who lives in The Woodlands didn't get to race last year because they didn't think that timeline was a strict one. Don't risk it.

And the line on Thursday is a beast.  Bring a big jug of water and a umbrella incase you get stuck in the sun

Dude a wetsuit is like a pair of floaties.  How could not be ready for a wetsuit swim.

They just had CB&I (a sprint) in the lake and I heard no issues.  Honestly it's a modified run off/retention lake.  The folks in the Woodlands water their yards enough that the drought would have to be awful bad to have lake level issues.

Thanks for posting!  Is it really only 2-3 feet deep all around the lake?  Even in the canal?  That's good hip pocket information.

nice. I'm still waiting to mount my new wheels then I'll post one of mine. In a week i should be driving into the woodlands right about now. Can't wait.

Hi BTexans! I had a couple questions about the swim maybe some of you would know:

- Do you think the lengths of the three sections are about equal: 1. Out, 2. Back, 3. Canal

- Is ther room to swim inside the buoys? It's hard to tell from the course map

- Any sighting advice?

Thanks!

Ryan

My garmin from last year had it .9 miles out, .9 back, and then .6 up the canal

I have lined up to the outside both years, bit in some of the videos I have watching I have seen people swimming just inside the bouy line

There is a pavillion, I believe,  and t a large antenna array that work pretty well for sighting off of.

TJFry had a great write up on the swim, check it out

http://badig.com/2013/04/ironman-texas-swim-course-preview/

it is pretty shallow around the edges.. on the out and back there are quite a few curves and coves on the water's edge so that shallow water may be further away from a kayak if you're in trouble.. in the canal though the edges are shallow and you could grab the walls pretty easy.. just don't make forward progress while hanging on.

the water is probably a little higher than last year as i think we've had a few more inches of rain this year, but no data on the depth to back that up.

i was out taking photos of the start last year and looking back through them you see a number of folks standing up and walking close to the edge in the first 150-200m.. blurred faces as i am not in the business of embarrassing anyone..

I'm getting nervous/anxious... I start to break out in a cold sweat when I say "it's next weekend" to people asking me when the race is... Good luck to everyone. I hope your taper is going well. I feel like my body has been ready for this taper for some time now and I still feel sore all over... =\ 

I think I'm going for a massage a few days before the race... 

Sorry for pulling a post from a week ago (I am back reading through the thread re-living the nervous energy that I had at this time last year)! This was I that went into IMTX last year with realistically probably only 30% of the training volume that my plan called for, longest ride of 69 miles, 1 full IM distance pool swim, and long run of 14 done several times. I am SLOW as it is and then my nutrition plan (if you could call it that) fell all to pieces. I finished in 16:36:12 and every minute of it, including those where I was questioning my sanity and the sanity of those around me, was a complete BLAST!

Have fun, enjoy your day, whatever comes at you. No matter how much you have trained or how slow you are, you will have an amazing time that you will remember forever (or until the dementia kicks in). Embrace the pain as it is all worth it in the end!

If you are bored at the end of the bike, I will be captaining the last aid station on the course so feel free to  say hello as you go screaming by or stop and stay a while!

Good luck to everyone in your adventure!

Heat is expected. Wind is expected. But the mentions of rain are not welcome on the bike. It can rain all day when we are off the bike :-)