Ford Ironman Wisconsin : Official Thread (Page 46)

ONE WEEK ........ yes ONE WEEK (minus 44 minutes)........bring it on.

Go change buy some new tires. One for the front and one for the back. Then you will have 2 brand new tires to take you through the hills of IMWI. 

I have a 6 mile run. The weather is beautiful, Chris is out on his bike, and I'm trying to get motivated. It's hard work to get me motivated to run, you know. 

I'm going on brand new tires and tubes, might put 20 miles on them before Moo Moo.

Nothing new on race day, right? 

My response, yeah right, whatever.

I rented the MyAthlete GPS tracker thingy for the race for one day and just got notification that it shipped out and that it will arrive in 1-3 days.  So, to respond to earlier posts, it looks like the company survived the hurricane and the little blip on the screen will work.  

All the best to all of you and if you see an old guy on a white specialized that you pass, say hello.  Right whizzzzz?  By the way, I bought my secrete weapon for the one luxury on the race today special, and it is a PAYDAY candy bar.  This is nirvana when you are out there so long.  Salty, crunchy, and paradise in the mouth.  

No, I won't, but I wish I could.

You're welcome, Fred.  Now, go out and have yourself a GREAT RACE!!  MOOOOOOOOO!!!

That happened to my rear deraileur cable 3 weeks ago on a 120 mile ride...luckily, i was looping back to the car right at 80 miles, couldn't fix it out there and couldn't shift easily to the small ring, so stuck the darn bike in the car and drove home, finished the last 40 miles on the crazy Computrainer.  had the cable replaced the next day. 

Shifting was fine subsequently...still a week to make sure it's okay?  I have a new chain since then, too, and was worried about it being loose or too tight...but it's been fine.  Just curious, and only because I am not very bike savvy, but how can one ride with a snapped cable?

My rear deraileur cable snapped a couple of months ago on a long hilly ride.  The chain moves to the smallest (heaviest) gear and gets stuck there.  (At least that's what happened to me, every time I manually moved it to another gear it went right back to that small one.)  I could still ride, I just didn't have any options in the back.  I used the small chain ring in front on the hills, and big chain ring on the downhills, until we made it to a bike shop to get repaired.  Not ideal, but definitely you can ride.

Anyone making a list of BT racers with names and bib numbers?

Considering the forecast outlook to be around mid to upper '70's, I suspect a much cooler evening starting around 6:00 p.m.

I would suggest a light, breathable wic-type long sleeve, jacket, or arm warmers, and a pair of light gloves in your Special Needs run bag, since it gets a little cool when you hit down by the UW Hospital/Observatory Hill/UW Campus/Lakefront Path area.  I don't suspect rain, but am keeping an eye out for that.

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Considering the forecast outlook to be around mid to upper '70's, I suspect a much cooler evening starting around 6:00 p.m.

I would suggest a light, breathable wic-type long sleeve, jacket, or arm warmers, and a pair of light gloves in your Special Needs run bag, since it gets a little cool when you hit down by the UW Hospital/Observatory Hill/UW Campus/Lakefront Path area.  I don't suspect rain, but am keeping an eye out for that.

Do you

Considering the forecast outlook to be around mid to upper '70's, I suspect a much cooler evening starting around 6:00 p.m.

I would suggest a light, breathable wic-type long sleeve, jacket, or arm warmers, and a pair of light gloves in your Special Needs run bag, since it gets a little cool when you hit down by the UW Hospital/Observatory Hill/UW Campus/Lakefront Path area.  I don't suspect rain, but am keeping an eye out for that.

Do you have reflective clothing or reflective strips, too?  Be safe.

relaxing swim this morning water water was nice, but really chilly once you were out of the water

Putting it out there again if anyone gets to town this week and needs something at the last minute I live here and will do my best to help out.

Nicole

Google's your friend.

You need to enter either the last name or bib # -

http://ironman.com/events/ironman/wisconsin?show=tracker#axzz1X7EKuv5a

Excellent! Thanks.