Subject: RE: Ironman Florida : Official Threadjjcnbg - 2009-03-17 8:39 AM As far as close hotels go, the shores of panama seems to be one of the closest with availability. I believe it is 4/10 of a mile down the beach/road from the start. You can go to google maps and use street level view to see just how close they are. I believe the sunbird? condos are even closer. Don't know if they have availabilities or not. Looks like a slightly older building. If I do the race next year I think I will have to jump on the boardwalk reservations while I am down there this November. I had no idea it filled up so fast and I would have liked to be at the start line as well. Oh well, I figure with the Shores of Panama being 700 yards away my family can pretty much come and go as they please. Plus the bike passes by the hotel a couple of times and it has a great amenities for the kid. Trust me, the Shores of Panama vs. the Boardwalk as far as distance is virtually negligble. This past Nov, I was there to cheer on Sue (Socks) and sign up and I stayed with her at the Shores of Panama. It is literally just down the road from the start and finish. PLUS, they have the parking garage available for those staying--if you're at the Boardwalk, some of that parking issues, the noise, the mass # of people, etc. made the Shores of Panama extremely convenient. Needless to say, I'm booked there for this NOV... I hope everyone is doing well and getting psyched up for IM specific trainin here in a couple of months. I kick off my tri season with the Lone Star HIM on 5 April and then the Boston Marathon 15 days later! Not sure how wise that was, but it's been a good "taste" of some of the same type training I'll have to do for IMFL and good base building. Muscle Rub (like Icy Hot) and I are already friends, and I've discovered that Infinit on the run is a BAD thing for me. |