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 2009-11-19 9:43 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
Elite  2998     Fishers, Indiana |  Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official ThreadYEAH! I AM HERE!! Woohoo!! Got it and got registered with no line cause it was near the end of registration. I'm still listed twice, but registered as #101, so that was fun. WAS THRILLED that the caps weren't pink for women. Those that know me know I DESPISE pink, so I'm quite happy with white.  At about 4AM this morning I had the "HOLY CRAP" I am doing an Ironman moment. My heart was doing some funny fluttering at registration. It is REAL now!! I will be going to the Athlete Dinner tomorrow, so if any BT'ers see a short (5'3") red head wearing something with "Army" or West Point on it (cause I will), then please say hi, cause I'm sure I'm the only short red headed Army woman out there. I'm going to be out swimming around 8/8:30 as well. |
| 2009-11-19 10:01 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
Expert 1076 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Made it into Tempe tonight as well. Might go out for a morning swim, then moving hotels and off to registration! Everyone enjoy the lead up, the training is done, now it's just a couple rest days and then the big event! |
| 2009-11-19 10:06 PM in reply to: #2522982 |
| Member 41 Neptune Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Yea, how quickly did this race sell out last year? Any help would be great as we are registering my wife and need to know if we have to make arrangement with work to be by the computer at registration time Monday or if we can wait until getting home (in truck or on jobsites most of day rather than in front of computer unfortunately, or not). I know it can change from year to year but I know some races sell out immediately and some like IMKY take longer. Thanks! |
| 2009-11-19 10:07 PM in reply to: #2523041 |
| Member 41 Neptune Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Oh, and best of luck to all racing Sunday!! Race hard. |
| 2009-11-20 12:33 AM in reply to: #2521879 |
Expert 916 San mateo California | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread fenway - 2009-11-19 10:25 AM Hi, all- some quick observations from the Gatorade swim this AM, for what it's worth: 2. However, I think the temp did have some effect- I was a little dizzy (nothing terrible, just more so than usual) when I got out of the water, probably from cool water in the ears in addition to the typical horizontal / vertical transition.. for that reason, and because they don't seem to quite go down far enough into the water, be really careful on the stairs (as others have said).. If you get a pair of ear plugs you will not be dizzy anymore. The dizziness is because the cold water gets into your ears, I did that last year in Cour dAlene and that fixed the problem.. good luck.. |
| 2009-11-20 7:30 AM in reply to: #1827515 |
Champion 9600 Fountain Hills, AZ | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread As per the Athlete Information given to us in our race packages: NO helmets or shoe's on the bike in Transition when you drop it off. It says shoe's and helmets go into the gear bag. Different from the main Athlete Guide. |
| 2009-11-20 7:32 AM in reply to: #2522051 |
Pro 4672 Nutmeg State | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread bryancd - 2009-11-19 1:09 PM Just got back from registration/packet pick up. Very smooth, but I was way towards the front of the line. Stopped into the IM store to get a few things as they sell out of the best stuff early in my size, so get in as soon as you arrive for merchandise. With regard to the IM store. Went around noon yesterday and apparently the largest womens size they have in anything that specifically says IMAZ is a medium. Im a large. I was ridiculously bummed by this. |
| 2009-11-20 7:34 AM in reply to: #2522742 |
Veteran 273 Virginia Beach | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread jkholden - 2009-11-19 6:21 PM perkins_jerryw - 2009-11-19 4:54 PM trey800hj - 2009-11-19 1:23 PM If we do the athlete registration Saturday do we have to pay? For some reason I thought we could wait for a month or so. Thanks! To register for next year you pay right then and they give you a link to finish the registration process about a month later. Of course they want the money up front! I'm not sure about this. I'm getting pretty old so my memory could easily be failing me but I thought that last year when I registered for this year that they just gave me the link with my access code which I had quite a while to either use it and register or lose me spot. I don't think I paid until I actually registered. Of course things were a little bit different last year because I was registering after the April race for the fall 09 race. The onsite registration process changed last year starting with the IMFL 2009 sign ups (Nov 2008) . You now have to pay onsite to register, and as mentioned you get a link to finish the registration at a later date. To my knowledge the process changed becuase under the old system lots of people were picking up the vouchers and then not registering so they were having a hard time with accurate numbers when a race actually sells out. |
| 2009-11-20 11:16 AM in reply to: #1827515 |
Champion 9600 Fountain Hills, AZ | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Just got back from the Gatorade Swim practice. I was the first one in the water! Michael Lovato was there on the steps and told me to get in there, so I did. I was all alone swimming down the lake, evryone was way behind me. It was the most relaxing 15min I have ever had in TTL. I felt so good, the water was perfect, the sun was shinning down into the water. I turned around about the haflway point and moved over to the bouy line for the swim back. had to navigate around a few folks. Swam about 30 min total. Feet were getting cold and will be cold on Sunday morning when I get out, hands also, but otherwise the water was REALLY nice. My head and body felt nice and warm. Edited by bryancd 2009-11-20 11:16 AM |
| 2009-11-20 1:07 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Good luck to everyone!! Looking forward to following you on race morning (until I got to the Ravens - Colts game in the afternoon)! 9:20 or better Bryan ............ |
| 2009-11-20 3:51 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread OK, it's been fun watching you guys prepare and get nervous... Money is in the bank, Sunday is time to make a withdrawal. MOST IMPORTANT (for most of you, ahem bryancd): HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!! |
 2009-11-20 6:12 PM in reply to: #2523769 |
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| 2009-11-20 7:10 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Extreme Veteran 557 Woodland Hills, CA | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Got into town late last night! The lake looked pretty inviting today even though the bridge looked reallllly far away. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for a 10 minute swim, 30 minute bike, and a 10 minute run, then after those I can pack my gear bags and prep my mind. It's going to be a good Sunday. |
| 2009-11-20 10:48 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Expert 916 San mateo California | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Rode my bike, the road is pretty nice and smooth.. Swam early in the morning and it felt better than yesterday.. The bike shop ran out of CO2 cartidrages, (threaded) so I went to a local bike store.. They were the nicest people, had everything I needed and at half price than at the IM Village. I bought a hot and a couple of water battles.. Looking forward to tomorrow... I'll be relaxing hydrating and taking it easy.. yay.. Good luck everyone.. |
| 2009-11-20 10:51 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Expert 1076 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Going out for the practice swim tommorow morning again, just a short one. Good to get acclimated to the wet suit again. |
| 2009-11-20 10:53 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Expert 1076 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Any last minute tips for swim drafting in sub 3 foot visibilty water I guess it takes a while to find someone at the same pace and then just hope they keep it constant. Gonna be an interesting swim with 2400 us out there! |
| 2009-11-21 6:35 AM in reply to: #2524732 |
| Elite 3221 the desert | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread toddg - 2009-11-20 8:51 PM that guy was great... he's earned some micrphone time. I just hope to finish in the same time!Going out for the practice swim tommorow morning again, just a short one. Good to get acclimated to the wet suit again. |
| 2009-11-21 7:32 AM in reply to: #2523019 |
| Extreme Veteran 710 Wilmington, NC | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread TexasMPGal - 2009-11-19 10:43 PM YEAH! I AM HERE!! Woohoo!! Got it and got registered with no line cause it was near the end of registration. I'm still listed twice, but registered as #101, so that was fun. WAS THRILLED that the caps weren't pink for women. Those that know me know I DESPISE pink, so I'm quite happy with white. At about 4AM this morning I had the "HOLY CRAP" I am doing an Ironman moment. My heart was doing some funny fluttering at registration. It is REAL now!! I will be going to the Athlete Dinner tomorrow, so if any BT'ers see a short (5'3") red head wearing something with "Army" or West Point on it (cause I will), then please say hi, cause I'm sure I'm the only short red headed Army woman out there. I'm going to be out swimming around 8/8:30 as well. You got a white swim cap??? |
| 2009-11-21 7:56 AM in reply to: #2524820 |
| Elite 2998 Fishers, Indiana | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread canadarn2001 - 2009-11-21 7:32 AM TexasMPGal - 2009-11-19 10:43 PM YEAH! I AM HERE!! Woohoo!! Got it and got registered with no line cause it was near the end of registration. I'm still listed twice, but registered as #101, so that was fun. WAS THRILLED that the caps weren't pink for women. Those that know me know I DESPISE pink, so I'm quite happy with white. At about 4AM this morning I had the "HOLY CRAP" I am doing an Ironman moment. My heart was doing some funny fluttering at registration. It is REAL now!! I will be going to the Athlete Dinner tomorrow, so if any BT'ers see a short (5'3") red head wearing something with "Army" or West Point on it (cause I will), then please say hi, cause I'm sure I'm the only short red headed Army woman out there. I'm going to be out swimming around 8/8:30 as well. You got a white swim cap??? Yeah, and so did Judy (jkholden)... |
| 2009-11-21 8:13 AM in reply to: #2523252 |
| Pro 3715 AZ | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread kaburns1214 - 2009-11-20 5:32 AM bryancd - 2009-11-19 1:09 PM Just got back from registration/packet pick up. Very smooth, but I was way towards the front of the line. Stopped into the IM store to get a few things as they sell out of the best stuff early in my size, so get in as soon as you arrive for merchandise. With regard to the IM store. Went around noon yesterday and apparently the largest womens size they have in anything that specifically says IMAZ is a medium. Im a large. I was ridiculously bummed by this. I had a similar experience. I have always wanted an IMAZ bike jersey when I finally do IMAZ. So I walk up and they have aqua ones and orange ones. I don't do aqua, so I headed for the orange ones. Not 1 large. So then I go to the mens. Not 1 small. I was very irritated so I asked a worker about it. We tried on the Mens Medium but it was huge. Then he asked if I tried the woman's medium. I said no...I just assumed it would not fit. Well, I tried it on and what do you know? It fit perfectly. BUT with that said...another t-shirt I got that was cut for woman (read:runs small) I bought an XL because I don't like them tight and clingy, and it fit perfectly as well. |
| 2009-11-21 8:44 AM in reply to: #2524837 |
| Master 2411 Goodyear, AZ | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread TexasMPGal - 2009-11-21 5:56 AM canadarn2001 - 2009-11-21 7:32 AM TexasMPGal - 2009-11-19 10:43 PM YEAH! I AM HERE!! Woohoo!! Got it and got registered with no line cause it was near the end of registration. I'm still listed twice, but registered as #101, so that was fun. WAS THRILLED that the caps weren't pink for women. Those that know me know I DESPISE pink, so I'm quite happy with white. At about 4AM this morning I had the "HOLY CRAP" I am doing an Ironman moment. My heart was doing some funny fluttering at registration. It is REAL now!! I will be going to the Athlete Dinner tomorrow, so if any BT'ers see a short (5'3") red head wearing something with "Army" or West Point on it (cause I will), then please say hi, cause I'm sure I'm the only short red headed Army woman out there. I'm going to be out swimming around 8/8:30 as well. You got a white swim cap??? Yeah, and so did Judy (jkholden)... I got a white cap too! Wonder if it's because of the Janus Charity challenge? That's why I also got a low number |
| 2009-11-21 8:50 AM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread There's a picture of me on page 7 of the program bodymarking a 2009 athlete. I hadn't noticed, but Mrs. Sapper (Wife Unit) did. My hair is not so neat and tidy anymore.  |
| 2009-11-21 9:41 AM in reply to: #1827515 |
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| 2009-11-21 9:54 AM in reply to: #2524897 |
| 12 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread Hi, Late to the party! Have a good race everyone, weather is lookng spot on! 1. Do we need to bring our SN bags down today/\? No, bring them tomorrow morning. Yes, that is the purpose. They will be stacked up where you left them in semi-organized fashion. Cheers, Keith |
| 2009-11-21 5:08 PM in reply to: #1827515 |
| Master 1547 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona : Official Thread anybody have the link for the athlete tracker? i have told several people about it but no one can figure out how to get the updates. |
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