Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 57)

well, I was done in about 12 last year, and I was using sponges for the daylight portion and the night portion I felt great.  I think when you are moving, you won't need it.  But it's up to you.  The LOW is 57 and that's probably at 4-5am...  It will still be in the 60-70 when you are running.  That's great running weather.

looks like lows of 55, so at 10pm-12 maybe high 50's

I'm just going to wear what i always do, I've done a few sprint tri's in the 60 degree and overcast range with no problems

i do have more fat than most though, and im from up north where we wear shorts if its above 50

If you just want to ride Beeline, park at JR's gas station on the corner of Beeline and McDowell.  You can then ride all the way up Beeline and back with only Gilbert Rd as a traffic light to delay you (if you miss the light).  One recommendation:  if you want to get a little climbing and mileage in, ride past Shea about 10 miles up to Bush Hwy, then turn around and come back.  It is a clean ride, with only a couple stop lights, and round trip is about 44 miles.  Or you can just turn around at Shea (Ironman turnaround) and get 22 round trip miles from the gas station.

Wow! I was going to recommend the timeshare in Mesa that I'm renting from Wed-to-Wed since it has two bedrooms, kitchen, etc.  Then I realized its 18 miles from the race. Guess I should have planned this better...

And here (Texas) we were jeans and jackets in the 50s.    Although I do have to admit that I love running when it's in the 50s.  I just can't stand still in it or I freeze.  I will have a long sleeve top and gloves in special needs that I don't mind losing if I don't use or decide to toss later.

We've got a townhome 6 miles from TTL, found it on VROM ? 2 br with kitchen. Knowing that it was going to be a long day, I also got a room for Saturday and Sunday night for friends at the best western which is less than 1 mile from start finish.

See everyone next week....  

You are not alone!

i am last man standing at work tonight -- because I spent too much of the week reading tri posts and obsessing. 

Did my last longish workout today. 30 min OWS, 2 hr ride, 10 min run. All went pretty well. The lake temp out here (lake natoma in sacramento) was about 59 degrees. My face hurt at first but after 5 minutes or so I settled in and warmed up. I was trying out a new wetsuit and I think it felt good. I'll still bring my old one just in case something funky happens at the practice swim.

Now I'm just trying to work out all hte logistics of what to bring and what to put in my special needs bags. I feel like there's so much to think about. It's overwhelming!

I believe the IronKids run is 1 mile only - no other options.  You can probably Google it to see if there are different distances, but I only recall the 1 mile run last year.

How much of a difference do tinted goggles make? I have lightly tinted ones, but not the dark ones. If the sun is that bright, I'd imagine that nothing is really going to help, and I'd rather not have to buy a new pair when I love the ones I have.

I roll with tinted Sables and I didn't find it too terrible out there...You won't be able to see anyone in front of you, but that's just how we roll at Tempe Town Lake.

I didn't feel cold at all until about 2k in when my feet started getting really chilly. I wasn't going to wear my booties because of the slight drag that they cause, but I'm really considering it now. If the lake remains this warm I'll pass, but if it goes down to the low 60's I'll probably end up wearing them.

It was cool meeting you, Patrick! Lloyd (Zero2Athlete) and I ended up meeting for a good ride up to the Beeline and back. The wind got up to 15mph, but the good news was it was at our backs on the way to Shea...As soon as the Beeline flattened out and onto McDowell it was a pain in the butt, though. 

I wore my blue tinted goggles today at TTL and they worked well- they cut a lot of the glare without being too dark when the sun is still low.

Jason, my feet usually go numb, but I tried embrocation cream on them the last two cold swims, and it actually worked- I could feel my feet the whole time (and I was out there a looong time!)

Was very happy to get in a run today with minimal pain in my Achilles.  Lots of rehab to get to this point.  Now, hopefully it holds up, and only issue will be the missed run training over the last 3 weeks.  Hopefully I'll just be able to call that an extended taper, and with the increased focus on the bike during that time and some smart pacing, I'll be ok.  But, today was very exciting to be able to run on it with hardly any pain.

Looking forward to getting down there now!

I just did an OWS in Lake Natoma too.  It was cold, but as you said, once I got going it was fine.  I think I'll be fine in my long sleeve wetsuit and just the race cap (I always swim with earplugs).

I need to start organizing my gear for the drive down on Wednesday.  Going to be a long 2 days of driving, but will make it easier to get around once I'm there.

Luckily my dad (who's also racing) and I are flying. Our cheer squad is driving on Friday with our bikes. I'm a little anxious to not  be able to see my bike is ok during the drive, but I think flying saves me a lot of stress about getting there.