Ironman 70.3 Muncie : Official Thread (Page 5)

I'm camping this year at PCR, you can't beat $12 a night.   From what I understand the campsites are about a mile from transition.

Haha! Watch out for Zucco. Saw his name on the list. 1st Overall Amateur last year. He's in your age group and 1 wave behind. ~2:05 on the bike and beat 4:04 overall. Good luck!

Guess I might have to settle for 2nd overall then.

We are camping at Camp Modoc which looks to be 45 mins or so from race site coming from the south.  Easier for us to manage with kids and food.

http://www.kampmodoc.com/

I have been off all training 2 weeks tomorrow from any training due to random back strain I had.  So.... not even sure if I will race at this point.  Feel good now and will try to get some miles in this weekend to see.  I have never had to come back from injury this close to race date.  Luckily I had lots of high mileage runs/bikes in prior so I am hoping I didn't loose too much fitness.  Sucks!!  But hoping to race still.

Sounds great!  I was thinking about the Muncie course on my 56 miler Saturday.  I chose a course with similar elevation- around 800 feet of climbing- and there was a steady breeze around 10 mph.  Helps a lot when it's at your back, but you pay for that later...

I also went out after lunch when the temp was >90 degrees and felt good for the ride.  I doubt that the temp will get that high during the bike leg since it will be earlier in the morning.

Now the run on the other hand...

I am still giving this race some thought but the possibility of a heatwave is looking scary.  It is supposed to be near 100 here in Dayton by Friday.  It cannot last though, and maybe the good man upstairs will grace the field of competitors with some mild conditions....unless I sign-up.

David

The current extended forcast only has a high of 94 degrees. 

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/muncie-in/47305/daily-weather-forecast/328785?day=11??

After wilting in the unseasonable early May heat of Rev3 Knoxville, I have a new plan.  I bought one of the Desoto "Cool Wings" and will keep it in a soft cooler full of ice in transition (not my idea, I read it somewhere.)  Then when I hop off the bike I will attempt to put it on while running out of T2.  That could be interesting...

I also have a handheld bottle that I may carry for the run as well.  Sometimes I find that I don't want to drink too much at a time, so aid stations every mile are not as good as a drink every half mile or so.

In my experience it usually seems to be one of the smaller fields.  From what I have seen they get progressively more entrants until about the 35-39 or maybe 40-44 and then taper off again.

10 day is showing 90's all week, if its 81 already, not a chance this will be wetsuit eligible.  More along the lines of disgustingly hot.