Ironman Texas (Page 48)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Looks PANCAKE flat to me, lots of good shaded area on the first half, lots of good spectator areas on the last couple miles. Do you guys think the streets will be closed or will we be running on the little side trails?

It is very flat with a couple slight gradients over the bridges.  Ton's of spectator areas. 

Most of the folks I talk to believe we'll do the running on the 'trails' and not on the streets.  Could be nice to have some shade (although I'll probably be running in the dark regardless), but those paths can get quite humid.  It may get crowded being a 3 loop run. 

On a side note, the Woodlands HS prom is the same night at the Marriott on the waterway.  They may have a hard time closing down the streets with an event that large going on in the same vicinity. 

Holy cow it was brutal out there Saturday with those winds! Felt like a superstar on the way to Richards, felt like calling my wife on the way home. Ugh. Hope it's a little more calm come raceday.

I have a question on the run special needs bag...being a 3 loop course, is it something that we could "access" on each loop or only they one time after 1.5 loops?

Also, I cant imagine running on the "trails" or running paths. Those paths are not that wide. You can run two abreast without much crowding..get a third person trying to pass and they will be running the fine line between path and trees.

I agree.  Can any of you that are in contact with the RD confirm?

http://twhs.conroeisd.net/departments/counselingdocs/SeniorAddendum2011.pdf 

It's not so much the location of the race, but the idiocy of Woodlands High School for not checking to see if there were something going on that weekend.  Or it could be the town not telling them to schedule the prom for another weekend.  Or it could be that the town told them to reschedule but the parents threw a little hissy fit and the town backed down.  Or..... basically somebody dropped the ball here.

Regardless whose fault, this could potentially turn into a disaster.  This race is a big enough event to require the attention from whole town (police, fire, etc.), now we're going to have a bunch of drunk, horny teenagers starring in their own movies showing little to no regard for our safety.

 That said, I'm sure Keith has a handle on the situation.

just guessing, but it may have more to do with there being 9 high schools in the spring/conroe/woodlands area trying to schedule the proms on separate weekends.. i wouldn't be surprised if the dates are already set for 2012 proms..

..i just need to finish by 7pm so i have time to shower before the dance floor opens at 8pm.

Not crying about it, pal.  Just pointing out the obvious potential problems with over 2000 racers, their families and friends, and volunteers being in a relatively confined area, becoming even more congested with an influx of teenagers trying to get to their special night when a large part of the race field will still be on the run course.

But then again, when you fly in here, having only posted 3 times on these boards, and cop an attitude about others "crying" about it, you probably must be fast enough that you won't have that to worry about.

 Yea! What he said!!!

group hug?

i see it bothering the kids more than it bothers the ironman hopefuls.. they'll have to battle crowds at market street if they choose to eat there, but there should be plenty of street access to the marriott from any direction other than the west.

Again with the condescention.  Real classy, dude.

SORE - SORE, and did I say SORE !!! - on top of that eating like a horse !

Legs are in a constant state of tired. I split up my long run/ride now so they arent back to back on the weekends and I think that is helping. Still dont have my nutrition figured out yet. I need to up my calorie intake on the bike.

I am headed down this weekend to ride the bike course and run a loop of the run course. Does anyone know if the overpass at Fish Creek and FM 2854 is open (I thought I read somewhere that there was an overpass going in here)? Or should I stay on Honea Egypt until I get to 2854?