Ironman 70.3 Racine : Official Thread (Page 3)

Would you drop off your bike on Saturday then?

I like the Friday idea!  I was thinking of just leaving Chicago Saturday morning, but going Friday does sound nice!  Would also be nice to make a 4-day weekend out of it, too..  

BTW, is anyone else staying at the super-luxurious Estupendo Ocho (Super 8)?

Bikes must be checked in Saturday, no race day check in.  Ok well I think for the pros but what do I know.  So yes going Friday for packets means going back Saturday to drop but with zero stress.  We met a bunch of people for a swim and then went and racked our bikes.  Really a nice way to do it if you can. 

Well, okay then..  Decision to stay made and done.  

Good luck! Really emphasize the intervals too. Just cruising along on a spin bike doesn't work that well. Have to make yourself work. Both shorter and longer ones. Had a discussion on this with someone smaller when we realized this. She was smaller and newer, so not as powerful. That means the flywheel would be helping out considerably at more typical efforts for her. I'm bigger (180 lbs) and strong on the bike, so have the resistance up higher. It really changes how the bike feels as the coast down time is substantially shorter where I'm at, so it's a better workout for me. Not quite the same as the trainer, but closer than what the other person was seeing. So with this, do what you can using the intervals to get in more work at a higher level. Sometimes shorter ones of a few minutes, and sometimes longer ones of 20 min or so. One should be doing this frequently anyway, but it'll be especially important on what you're riding.

I'm currently on the fence with this race, but will still keep checking in from time to time.

Even Craig Alexander has to deal with the photographer on the hill .  Saw this and thought it was in Australia then realized it was Racine!

I've been there to watch a few times and have arrived similar to a lot of the athletes. Plenty early to go down for the pro start, but also not first on site. Have had good luck getting a spot in the area just south of the beach. A number of lots there are used for parking and are only a few minutes walk (5-10 maybe?).

Great find!

Pick up some New Glarus Beer.  Available anywhere.  Moon Man (no coast pale ale) is my fav.  I would suggest, since you are from Denver, to goto Lakefront and Horny Goat.  The bars that carry lots of beer selection most likely distributes those selections in Colorado.  At least you cannot get Lakefront in Denver (as far as I know).  And New Glarus doesn't ship outside WI.  NG is famous for Spotted Cow - a session/wheat beer.  But they have all kinds of delicious beers.  Three Floyds is within a 3 hour drive and would be worth going to for their Zombie Dust (DIPA) and Gumballhead (Wheat Beer).  I will try and get you some of that if you wish tho 

I trade NG for 3F all the time

I go to 3F pretty regularly....I'll grab some for you before Pleasant Prairie..

Apparently a race photographer camps out on the worst hill of the run and takes pictures of "runners" coming up the hill.

My photo set included a nice time lapse of me walking up the hill, seeing the photographer, and then starting to "run" for the picture.  Very flattering, almost like a flip book.

My first "BRICK" in HIM training tonight.  1 hr Les Mills hilly workout and then a half hour run.  Left lots in the tank.  Good sign, or just luck?  

Haha, ok. I was photographing people I knew and some pros from the previous hill, by the zoo exit and big staircase area the year before (2011).

And the other guy was right, this is a fantastic area for watching as it's a very nice area, you get to see the people multiple times without moving, and can still see transition as it's not too far away. Also plenty of time to get to the finish after whoever you're watching goes out on lap 2.

Thanks Cyndi and Troy!! I will definitely check out the places you guys mention. I have had Lakefront Brewery's India Black Ale (good) from LiquorMart in Boulder. And I've sampled their stuff (can't remember) at GABF. NG sounds intriguing, especially since they don't ship outside of WI. We're driving so I'll have to grab some to bring back to CO.

And of course, in the back of my truck will be plenty of good CO microbrews, if I feel good enough after the race