Ironman USA Lake Placid (Page 5)

I think BT swim meet ups is a great idea where we set a time, have someone make a sign and see who shows up each morning.

Meet up at the Athlete dinner and pancake breakfast as well sounds great. 

I will wear my BT tri top on the run but a different top on the bike.

It is weird to "know" others on BT and go to a race, pass then many times and not know that they are the person you know from BT. 

I'll see if I can get some of the temp tattoo's from marmadaddy next time I see him.  I think most everyone here will be doing a swim at some point so that may be the best time to put names with faces to start the weekend. 

After you registered, Active sent you two emails, one which was a registration confirmation and one that was a payment receipt.  I found a confirmation number on the payment receipt - I'm not sure if that's the confirmation number they want, but that seems to be the only one I have.

Yeah, I only have one that says "Plz print this for your records" Then it has an "order" number, 8 digits - 12 digits.

I'm not sweating it though. I know I'm on the particpant list, then I'll have a bib#. 

Yes it would be weird but if you have no bangs we'd know it was you walking around but out on the course we'd miss it. Maybe your left calf and your left butt check

I've been telling my kids I want to do something unique for IM with my hair and all my ideas they keep saying no Mom don't do that. But reality is we swim with swim caps, ride with helmets and run with hats so no one will see it any how.

I do have really short hair for a women so maybe that is unique enough.
 

Do you have the link for their website on the wheel recommendations?  I have been going back and forth with a full 808 setup or the 606 setup.  I would like to see what they recommend and what they recommend for other IMs.  Looking forward to July 20.

Had an interesting discussion over on ST about LP tapering and training during that time.  The thread was all over the place ..... but wheels came up (again).

The basic gist is to race the fastest thing you have.  So for me that would dictate running my 999's on race day on my road bike with my Advantage II helmet.  Gonna decide on that in the next day or two.  Probably end up running the disc since I already have it ........ just means I'll need to carry an extra tubie and throw the other in my special needs bag like I did in FL.

I am up for meeting up to swim - and of course for eating pancakes   Just tell me when and where to meet and I'll find a way to make myself noticed.  I don't have any BT gear, but I will find those that do!  I leave 2 weeks from TODAY!

What time do we want to meet up for swims? We are staying outside LP maybe 10 miles so I'm thinking 8:30 would be great.

It would be cool to have a set time and location which is the same for each day. I could get my kids to make a sign just so it is easier to find each other as many of us don't know what others look like.

For IMAZ I think Aaron had folks PM some details like when they were arriving departing, cell phone numbers, full names, and maybe email addresses so a speadsheet could be shared with participants who wanted to be included. I'd offer to do it but my new computer's spreadsheet program isn't so great. Anyone want to step up and do that?

I did my first IM+ distance swim today..it was long...glad to have one done finally.