Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 6)

Well lookie there......my name is on that list.  How did that get there?

big thing with Hammer Perpetuem is keeping it cold. I wrapped a second bottle in ice packs and wet towels in my Special needs bag for the bike. Being able to grab that and take a nice big cold swig was perfect!

But you must also remember that you won't be able to live off the course which created a bit of stress in case something was lost/went wrong.

My wife and I are officially signed up! This will be our first Full IM.

My wife and I just signed up.  This is #2 for us - first one was Imoo. 

A few questions for you IMLou veterans....

1) Swim start:   are there shuttles to take you down to the swim start area?  If not do folks just walk it from their hotels?   If you're staying near the finishing line area that seems like a long walk. 

2) Any recommendations for accomadations?  

3) is the finish line area on 4th street between W Market and W Jefferson? 

1) There are no shuttles.  Once you drop off your special needs bags / check on your bike, etc, you have to make the 3/4 mile walk to the swim start.  Its not that bad as you can chat with other athletes.  You can drop off your special needs bags on Saturday and get in line that much sooner, but it is up to you.  This was the first year where you were not allowed to have someone get in line super early to hold your place in line while you slept in or took care of your bike.  Your family can be with you before the race but they have to be outside of the line.  They will have someone going down the line every so often making sure that who ever is in line has their Ironman wristband on.  If you have a friend or family member in line with you, then supposedly you will be forced to go to the end of the line.  Not sure if anyone had to do that this year or not.   

2) We stayed at the Galt House this year and have reservations there for next year.  It is just a few minutes walk to the swim exit and also the finish line.  Excellent place to stay in my opinion. The only downside is getting an elevator the next morning as everyone tries to take their bike down to their cars. 

3) I'm not sure about those two streets.  I know we cross over Muhammed Ali Blvd and go into the chute.  If you go to the Ironman Louiville website and look at the map for the run portion of the race, if you click on the pdf you'll be able to zoom in on the map.

1.  As has been stated before, there are no shuttles, but the walk is really not bad at all.

2.  The Galt House (host hotel) is about 1/2 way between transition and finish line.  It is a nice hotel, just a little busy for my taste with the expo, athlete check in, etc.  I stayed at the Hyatt which is very close to the finish line (I could see the finish line from my room window).  The downtown Marriott is in the same area as the Hyatt.  Some people like to save money by staying across the river in Indiana (Jeffersonville?).

3.  Not totally sure, but the area sounds correct for the finish line.  Just check the maps on the website to be sure.

Good Luck!

Alan

Edit to correct spelling.

Hey, everyone have a safe and Happy New Year!!!!

Be safe out there...we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2012.

I like the fact that Louisville entry is still open.  I wonder when it will close?  I am looking forward to 2013 and not feeling pressured to have to sign up a year in advance,,,,.

You all have a great time there in 2012 and hope to see some of you there in 2013.

We are planning 7 trainings in Louisville leading up to Ironman Louisville on August 26, 2012 beginning in May.  Some of these will involve OW swims in the Ohio River....all will involve biking the IMKY bike course and several of the dates (weekends) will incorporate a Sunday morning run (8am) of most of the IMKY run course.  To find out dates and more info join our IM Louisville group at http://iamtri.com/group/ironman-louisville-2012  We usually have 75-125 for our group trainings so triathletes of all levels welcomed!

If you have questions please email me at [email protected]

Bob

I HIGHLY recommend these training days to ANYONE that can attend.  They are very, very well run and make an amazing difference come race day.  I am planning to attend several again this year, this time en route to IMLP (thats just a little too far of a drive for me....lol).  These guys do a great job!

Anyone out there have a garmin file of the IMLOU bike course they'd be willing to share?   I want to load it to a tacx trainer and pre-ride the course that way.

If you have it just PM me and I can respond with an email address.  Thanks!