Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 65)

Softride? Powerwing?

I have a Softride in the basement....my first bike when I started doing tris.

KathyG, which type of rim tape do you have on your Zipps?  Tires are easier to install on Zipps if you use the thinner rim tape strips like those made by Zipp or Sram since they allow the tire to sit deeper in the rim itself.  Therefore you don't have to stretch the tire as much.  Cloth rimtape like Velox is a bear on Zipp wheels. 

Just a thought.

sorry to chime in so late...

I am driving in, so if any body wants CO2 cartridges, I can throw them in the truck... just let me know who and how many. Performance here has $4 16s, and I could work somethong out with you to buy them back or something...

so... message me. i will be coming in Wednesday and leaving Monday.

Not to be the party pooper, but that was the exact 10 day forecast last year too.  Then 3-ish days before the race the temps suddenly plummeted!

SE winds are not good though...that means you fight the wind at the end of the ride.

I agree that the weather is looking good; just hope it holds up esp. the wind. I will get there Tuesday around lunch and staying at Laketown Wharf. Look forward to swimming with the group on Wed. and Thur.

I'm with the earlier post: I'm having aches and pains and hating the taper. I'm ready to get it on next week. Bike is tuned and ready to go. My wife did say that I didn't seem as concerned like last year. Not sure if that is good or bad. For instance, I usually do my shorter workouts early in the morning and I slept in until 7 both days.

Good luck getting all your gear together and see you in less than a week. I will be volunteering on Wednesday at the info tent from 1-4:30 so come by and say hey.

Denny

For those rocking the carbon front wheel....what wheel will you be riding?  Would an 808 be too much to handle with the potential winds?  My choices are a Mavic Carbon Carbone(52mm) or Zipp 808(82mm) front.  Disc will be in the back.  I'lm 6'0", 166lbs.

I came down with a cold yesterday and woke up feeling like crap. I took a long nap after dropping off the kids at school. On the bright side better to get it this week than next.

Weather forecasts are wrong most of the time. I expect to have crappy weather and am happy when it is nice. IMLP didn't predict it would rain for 16 hours during the race; or IM Canada that it would be 95; last year IMFL they were close.

While riding a couple days ago I was thinking of some of the comments on this thread about hating wind. I rode 4 hours and rode on three roads that make about 37' loop similar terrain to IMFL....many times. It was very windy for here, but it didn't bother me riding or frustrate me. I don't ride with my bike computer having speed showing. I wonder for those of you frustrated by the wind if seeing your speed drop on bike computer is what frustrates you or is it something different?

I try to take away all things that can take me out of being moment focused while racing. My Joule has time of day show up in upper left hand corner, I called to see if that could be turned off....it can't so I'll tape over it. Speed, time and all those things can negatively effect me so I avoid them. At any given time I can only control what I'm doing right then not past or worry about the future.

More important than weather -- sunrise and sunset for PCB on November 5:

Twi: 6:35am
Sunrise: 7:00am
Sunset: 5:54pm
Twi: 6:19pm
Day length: 10h 54m

kathy.... ur right, better this week than next...feel better soon!

I thought i was coming down with something too, so started taking all the airborne stuff.  gone now, must have been in my head.... but our son is sick and hacking all over the place.  id like to just live in a bubble for the next 8.76 days.

What I will be wearing - "Sponsored" by the great Narragansett Beer!

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Great questions and comments here..  It is what it is with weather and wind,,It's all part of the experience.  It comes with cycling..  That's why we have gears and instincts and how our minds deal with diversity...  accepting what ever the conditions is what it's all about...

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Carrying around hand sanitizer?

You are from my neck of the woods!

Are you flying down on SWA out of Green?

Ok, I talked to Kathy, and I ordered a box of 30 16g threaded. They will be here this weekend, and I will pack them in the truck. From the thread, I have Kathy, Socks, Mr. Boatman Millar, and booth22. I will bring them to the swim Thurs am and Fri am.

I also picked up 15 tubes from performance cheap cuz they are changing the packaging and couldn't leave these on the shelf. Not that anybody mentioned them, but i will throw them in the truck in case anybody forgets theirs.

Look for the guy in the "Cardiac Ironman" t-shirt.

And I will post a pic this weekend of the race kit and bike, so you will know who has to pick up the cones on the "run". Your rides are awesome!

LOL on the viral fear and protection.  I work in a hospital..........Fortunately most of my pts are broken and not sick but there it is.  Did the race on the tail end of a hideous viral coughing thing.  Hoping for good things this year.

Hate the wind.  I don't have hills, but I get wind and lots of it.  You know the wind is a problem where you live when they annouce the daily wind speeds on the radio.  I was stupid enough to try to ride in 40MPH wind a few weeks go.  That will beat you down.  Set your computrainer to about 250 watts and go at it.  Great fun.  NOT!!

Hey Patrick,

I had so many flats riding with you this year that I can't possibly need any more CO2 or tubes!

I just jumped on the thread to check things out this year.  Looks like everyone is doing about right for this time in training.  Trust the training and enjoy!

Kathy, I noticed that you are in MA! Actually flying Continental from Boston to Fort Walton as I have tons of points on Continental and coming down with the family. 

Current owner of Gansett Beer is a close friend and i finally convinced him that we should make up Gansett riding/tri kits last year. We now have "Team Gansett" - group of local folks dedicated to health, fitness, fun and the occasional beer! Here is a pic of the core guys after Jamestown Classic Bike Race. Look forward to meeting you in FL.

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man you guys are freakin entertaining, waaahhaaaa to daniel's chem suit pic........all this daydreaming and weather checking and bt and st board checking i'm hardly getting anything done....may have to bill the client some partial days here....

yeah, i'm not that achie or sore but everything feels very surreal.....idk...but just dropped off my ride to the lbs and we were all talking about how everyone goes through this taper period at best feeling a little weird... 

hate wind, i'm a big sail out there even in aero and i'm already slow, yes it is a mph thing.....when i have to laboriously pedal to just to maintain 13 mph....it pisses me off....however i do possess the courage to overcome it