Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 4)

There website has some good info but in a nutshell avg water temp is 67 degrees, disk wheels are ok, wetsuits allowed, and as a common courtesy all women athletes are asked not to beat any of the men....    this is just a IMCDA rule but is strictly enforced.....   lol

Underwear on race day are you kidding me.  And you call yourself a triathlete.  Go back to the Canada thread.   (PS - Good luck on the 30th, enjoy your taper)

never saw the hot tub in 2008 and the water ended up being i believe 58-59 degrees..... 

I've seen a hot tub in T1 in past years.  I've never seen anyone actually in it.

Well with 2300 people racing unless you were in the top 50 in the hotub I would think that is probably not the place to be....... 

I know how lots of people keep their wetsuits warm.  Now let's all wash off in a hot tub together....yuck.

I'll bet that you will not get in the hot tub after the swim.  The cold water is always a topic of concern every year.  With the exception of 2008, the water has warmed up in the last two weeks leading up to the race.  Most people that I have talked to who wore a long sleeve wetsuit with the neoprene cap have said that they were getting a little too warm at the end of the swim.  I have never felt cold in T1.  However, I have gotten cold during the first 20 miles of the bike until I've fully dried off from the swim.  You might want to think about bringing arm warmers.

I saw it in 2007 and 2009.  I actually saw someone in it in 2007 coming into T1.  Not sure if he was one of the people that got pulled out of the water that day - conditions were rough.  

I believe in 08 there were warming tents and hot tubs. Water was COLD. I didn't use either. Put on my sleeveless top and arm warmers in T1 and by mile 15 or so on the bike I quit shivering.

Honestly, I was sweating by the time I got out of the water in 08.  I had a neoprene cap on, but no booties.  When I came out of the water, I couldn't wait to get the wetsuit off.  The weather was decent that morning though, so I didn't bother with any warming clothing on the bike, and I was fine.

The water will be cold, but to tell y'all the truth, the minute you get in the water, you stop worrying about the temperature and start worrying about which person will be the one who knocks your goggles off, or kicks you in the face, or drowns you.  CdA was the worst swim start in an IM out of the three I've done...and not just by a little.  BY ALOT.

Yeah, okay...maybe a pointless post...but I figured...what the h3ll.  

See you all in 2010.

Er...you're calming all of my CDA swim nerves.  Gulp.

Hehe...sorry Shannon.   I just really wish they'd switch to a deep water start there.  But I guess treading water in 55 degrees wouldn't be great. 

I plan on taking an "inside the buoy line" swim until I have to turn left!  Seemed to be a bit less congested there last year, from reading race reports.  I'll try that!

Good strategy!  My strategy is to not die.