Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 51)

I looked at rolling resistance, puncture resistance and price. I ended up with Pro 3 light which are rated with latex tubes at .00257 compared to Pro 3s I used last year that are .00306. Not sure how much time they will save.

I considered also

Continental Grand Prix Supersonic found they were very prone to cuts and flats

I must get on my bike and ride....I've been procrastinating with BT time, emailing that company to find out sizing and if they could do a Happy 50th Birthday Tri/Cycling top, writing my son a letter.

5 hours...plan to start on CT then take bike outside later when it warms up.

Must get on my bike, must do my long ride....

What will I watch?

Shasha has HS soccer game at 4.

Posting this hopefully will help me get this done

Vittoria Open Corsa Evo 320 tpi CX  20mm front and 23mm back

GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!@!!!

ive always been a big fan and will be riding w conti 4000s with  front n rear 404's

So do you ride the 23`s in the back for comfort. I was thinking about doing keeping my 21 front and changin the back to 23 to see the diffrenece

I am in for the swims on Thursday and Friday, Lunch Thursday and MOST CERTAINLY the Sunday birthday lunch! I will be leaving PCB Monday fairly early, tho, so will miss the dolphins.

I'm in the same boat with IT band issues.  I haven't run in about 2 weeks and don't plan to until race day (unless I try to run short off the bike this weekend) Rolling, icing, stretching and weekly chiro/ART/Acupuncture appts will hopefully get me through.  At this point, I am prepared to deal with the pain on the marathon but don't want to aggravate it until the race.

I arrive mid-day Wed after long drive, hope to get all of the IM formalities out of the way that afternoon.

Definitely in for swims Thur-Fri, and get togethers & B'day celebrations on Thur & Sun  

Will have to drive all day Monday (back to Fort Lauderdale) so will miss the pontoon boat this year  

Just looking for accommodation at moment, anyone with hot-tips let me know, looking for a studio - strangely 2 bedroom appartments are cheaper than studios on VRBO at the moment - go figure! 

BTW - I'll be on Michelin Pro3 Race tires, also, just did a tide check, will be a minimal rising tide, cresting at 7:54, so wind will likely be more of a factor than current.

I'm afraid to post - don't want another 20 posts to show up   Yow, sorry about that folks. 

I'm riding Conti 4000's.  I might rethink the tri shorts - it would be so much easier if I didn't have to change in T1.  Just throw on a top, helmet, shoes and go.

A lot of people have said not to hurry, make sure you are comfortable coming out of the transitions, a few minutes won't make difference, etc.   But my thought process is I work hard to get my bike, run and swim faster why would I want to throw away 5 or 10 extra minutes in the transitions.  I'm not going to rush but don't want to waste time either. 

Duane

Whoa now thats a long time.

For those of us who are not familar with the workings of the ocean, how will this affect us? Does a rising tide mean we will have a little current working against us going out, but helping coming in? Just curious. Based on the tone of your post it doesn't sound like it will be a huge factor either way.

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nice!  i plan to be there on friday for the swim. 

aorund various parts of the course saturday yelling at y'all.  in the chute from 6-9.  then crushing beer til' midnight and beyond!

sunday, depends what time we head out but i hope to be at lunch w/ y'all.

man, i'm getting excited for all you guys!!!!!

There is a walmart if that helps not carrying the food in the car.

Done....5 hours and 15 minutes on trainer....surprisingly it wasn't that horrible.

I had planned to do 2 hours inside then finish outside but my kids need transportation so rode 3:45 on CT at home, picked up from school, drove daughter to HS soccer game and set up my trainer and finished my ride. Someone came and talked to me for about 40' in the hardest part of my ride which distracted me and helped time pass faster.

I'm using Continental GP4000s.  I used to use latex tubes but with HED6s you need valve extenders and I had a lot of trouble with them.  So back to butyl - I'll just have to push more watts right ?

Adrian

Me Too! - Continental GP4000's with butyl - See y'all at the swim

There is a walmart and a publix in PCB

One big plus I like about IMFL is logistics and what all is available. Since it is the off season, you can get into any restaurants, everything you need is close by. Many just walk to Walmart if they are staying at Shores of Panama, Sunbird or Wharf.

Rural IM races can be challenging as they don't have many grocery stores, roads or restaurants and when IM weekend capacity is over what really can handle. Plus harder to get to, no big airport.

Who is getting excited? Nervous?