Beach2Battleship Half Iron Distance Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 3)

yep HIM is wave start. I have never seen them split an AG. Start is not to bad because there is plenty of room to head straight down the cahnnel.

The Name on them are "wave rebel" I picked them up for about $10 at a local beach shop.  I think they are for body boarders that wear fins.  Essentially they slip over your foot and leave your heel exposed.  I bought them for my wife when she races however I have found they are useful on races with sandy/rocky beaches or long runs to the transitions.  We both love them.

JK

That'd be them..........

JK

There are tons of good places to get food in Wilmington. For healthy stuff check out Epic or Lovey's, both off Military Cutoff Road. Breakfast at the beach go to Causeway Cafe (but be prepared to wait), or head to Cafe Del Mar on Lumina (also at the beach). They make great smoothies.

Head to Lighthouse (at beach) or Cape Fear Beer and Wine (downtown) for beer. Cape Fear Seafood in Monkey Junction has the best seafood in town (or try to get into Catch off Market Street- a bit pricey, but incredible).

Or just Yelp it. Reviews there are very accurate.

Nancy

Training for Beach to Battleship Half, living the dream in Wilmington

So, logistically speaking, how does this point-to-point thing work?  Specifically, I have never done a point-to-point. In the races that I have done, I show up early on race morning, chit-chat, double check the bike in T1, etc.,, then eventually put the wetsuit on and head down to the water. 

Same idea for this race?  Go to T1 on race morning, make any last minute preparations, get wetsuit on and then board a bus to the swim start?  If so, where do you leave your belongings that you don't want in T1?

Also, is this why some folks have said to wear a throw-away pair of flip-flops to the swim start?...assuming that whatever you have at the swim start you'll never see again??

Thanks and sorry if this has been addressed already.

This is VERY different to the regular "show up on race day and rack your bike" tri. You HAVE to rack it the night before, which is both good and bad. You get a bunch of bags that are labeled T1, T2, special needs, etc. and you put your stuff in those. They will be hanging on a hook by race number in the appropriate spots so you just grab them as you enter T1 or T2. If it sounds complicated, don't worry- Setup has done this a bunch and it goes very well. But yeah, the swim start flip flops are going to be put in the trash. You get your other stuff back (wetsuit, etc.) that you leave in the transition areas.

Awesome!...thanks.  So I'm guessing race morning goes something like this:  Wake up get dressed (for me tri-shorts/shirt), grab T1/T2 bags, grab cap/goggles/wetsuit and head to T1. Turn in bags to event staff and find porta potty.  Put wetsuit on and find shuttle bus to swim start...is this about right???

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Awesome!...thanks.  So I'm guessing race morning goes something like this:  Wake up POOP get dressed (for me tri-shorts/shirt), POOP grab T1/T2 bags (I CANT REMEMBER BUT I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY TURNED THESE IN THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH YOUR BIKE...BUT I COULD BE WRONG), grab cap/goggles/wetsuit (YES, DEFINITELY. AND THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO POOP) and head to T1. Turn in bags to event staff and find porta potty (YES, YOU ARE LEARNING).  Put wetsuit on and find shuttle bus to swim start...is this about right??? I WOULD GET IN THE SHUTTLE BUS AND THEN GET IN THE WETSUIT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE HANGING AROUND FOR A LONG TIME IN THE WETSUIT OTHERWISE.

While we are on the topic of race morning....

I will be ridding the shuttle bus to the T1 site. As far as making sure Tire pressure is good and other bike stuff is good the morning of how would someone go about having a pump/other bike stuff at T1 and then being able to recover it after the race. Or would I be better to try to find a Friend race morning that already has one there.

- Turn in T2 bag at registration on Friday.

5) When will I check in my changing bags?
Changing bags (Swim to Bike and Bike to Run) will be checked in at two locations.  Bike to Run (T2) changing bags will be checked in at the convention center (downtown) on Friday inside the convention center near the event expo and packet pick up areas.  You will hang your T2 changing bags on the appropriate rack (individually numbered) on Friday.  Swim to Bike changing bags will be checked in at T2 (Beach) either on Friday when you check your bike or on Saturday when you arrive to the event site.  For T2 full distance athletes will check in their bags near the changing tents while half distance athletes will place your changing bags at your bike rack.

- You will NOT get your wetsuit (or any other clothing/gear) back if you don't put it back into your T1 & T2 bag. 

Last year there was a bus at the swim start which collected your bag for the items that you wear prior to your start, flip flops, jackets, etc.  You get this bag back at the end of the race which is also good since you will most likely need your jacket and stuff after the race.  The bags sound confusing but it actually works out pretty well.  For example at T2 you got handed a bag and ran into the change tent, sat down in a chair, changed out, and then put your stuff back in the bag and off you go.  With T2 changing locations I am not sure how it will work this year but I am confident they will have it organized. T1 you set up as you normally would unless you want to use a change tent. Then you bagged your stuff and pick it up at the entrance of T1.  It is a little slower in T1 since you have to bag your stuff and then take off.  Getting a wetsuit in a plastic bag is not always quick.   I would bring a marker and mark the bags with your number all over it since when you pick up your bags it will be easier to find. Finding your bags after the race is a bit of a pain.

JK

Is this a bag for the swim start one that they provide, or our own bag that we need to mark/label/identify??

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Awesome!...thanks.  So I'm guessing race morning goes something like this:  Wake up POOP get dressed (for me tri-shorts/shirt), POOP grab T1/T2 bags (I CANT REMEMBER BUT I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY TURNED THESE IN THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH YOUR BIKE...BUT I COULD BE WRONG), grab cap/goggles/wetsuit (YES, DEFINITELY. AND THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO POOP) and head to T1. Turn in bags to event staff and find porta potty (YES, YOU ARE LEARNING).  Put wetsuit on and find shuttle bus to swim start...is this about right??? I WOULD GET IN THE SHUTTLE BUS AND THEN GET IN THE WETSUIT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE HANGING AROUND FOR A LONG TIME IN THE WETSUIT OTHERWISE.

Thanks - I don't know if you'd seen that they are no longer providing that bag you passed to the bus...I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense. I just got an email back from the RD responding to whether or not I might have misunderstood the B2B website comments on this. Alas, RD says no bag for flipflops, etc. What to do?

Go to a 2nd hand store and buy a cheap sweatshirt and toboggan.  Then get a $1.00 pair of flip flops from the Dollar Store.  Leave them at the start and list them as a charitable contribution on your taxes with a $25 value.  Wear a trash bag if it's raining.  You have probably spent $5000+ on tri toys, another $2000 on entry fees and hotels.  $10 in clothing that will go to a charity won't break you

I live in Florida. I had to look this up on the googles.  But thanks for the info; I have the exact same question as @alltom1.

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One month to go...How's training looking? Honestly, I'd like to be throwing down a little more volume, but time is just a commodity that I don't have that much of...That being said, training has been more quality than quantity.

Weather is looking great! Hope it is not too much cooler on race day than it is now, though! I don't want a sub 60 degree bike start!