Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 71)

Washclothes for T1 and T2

I did that for IM Aquavelo I did last month. I dropped of T1 bag when I got to swim start area and had a long swim...when I used wet washcloth in ziplock to wipe my face it smelled a bit ripe. For IMFL I think I'll bring dry washcloth and small sealed bottle of water for both T1 & T2 to wet it and wipe if I want to.

Small hand towels are great for both transition bags

My very cool find that I have used for races for last year are individual wipes. Some products like wet wipes have alcohol in them so they can't be used comfortably everywhere. Often portapotties run out of TP and you might need something. Folks at times get the runs in Ironman and having no TP is very bad. I found these wipes in the feminine hygiene aisle called Always wipes..individually wrapped good for hands, face, bum or any place else you might need them. I carry them in my back tri jersey pocket for any stops I may need and will have some extras in special needs bags.

The kleenex brand wipes are good too.  No alcohol, they have aloe and they have a bit of grit in the clothe that you can scrub a bit.  It is what I always keep my my car. 

Has anyone gotten any emails regarding the race from IM?

Last year before IM Canada they sent out a few emails and one of the last ones was notice that bib numbers were going to be assigned by XX date and if you were not going to race, please let them know.

When do you think athlete guide and bib numbers will come out?

today's random thought:

Many people think they could not ever complete an Ironman.  It's an idea they think is true.  Because they think it's true it is.  But it's really a lie.

Great ideas everyone for T1/T2 and SN bags, never thought of some of these things.  The more i think about a nice "bath" after the ride the moe I like it! 

Running the Baltimore marathon this sat and feeling frisky so was going to try to get a century in on friday if I can flip my sleep schedule around.  Damn night shift! 

Looking forward to meeting everyone. 

Checking back in last years thread, the bib numbers came out on the 27/10 (sorry, UK format!). Couldn't find when the Athlete Guide appeared though.

For IMKY last year, the athlete guide came out 3 weeks before the race and bib numbers were around 2 weeks before the race. I do remember getting an email from Ironman asking to let them know if anyone wasn't racing. Looks like all Ironman races aren't created equally!

I don't think we'll get the bib numbers until the week before the race - so last week of October

tri-ghost reminded me last night about an IM packing checklist. I have one that AbbieR shared with me for IMAZ. I modified it for my needs but I have her original and I am sure she'd be fine with me sharing it. If you want it, PM or email me and I will forward it to you. Make sure to include an email address.

no emails as yet....I'd like to get the info sooner then later.

On the special needs/ transitions bag talk...my teammate who has done several IM's (many in PCB, his favorite course) has HIGHLY suggested your support crew have a change of dry clothes for the finish of the race for you,( along with those beers if you'd like them!)  Our body temps will be very elevated from our efforts from the day and we will be covered in sweat!  For many of us, it will be dark and the temps will have dipped when we finish.  Getting into the dry clothes should help keep us from shaking and getting really really cold. 

I was a catcher last year and saw this happening a lot to finishers (I worked the last shift so it was dark and cool out).  I personally got completely frozen after my half mary last fall here in Detroit, and will be heeding this advice.   

Lots of great ideas here!  Thanks everyone for sharing!  This first timer appreciates it!

Dry clothes and different shoes/sandals for after you finish!

"I'm not going to be able to do the race this year due to an injury so I'll be mailing all of the shirts at least by the 29th.  If you do not think they will get to you in time because of where you live , please see if someone else will be willing to receive your shirt for you."

Jay...if the shirts are not going to be shipped until the 29th, i might need to make arrangements with somebody to get shirts shipped. We will be leaving Austin on Tuesday 11/2, and don't want to miss the delivery.
Guess you could ship ALL the shirts to Kathy's condo... :-)

Ha Ha...I'm leaving the 2nd as well. Family is coming down on the 4th.

Tire boot/patches.  Somebody else suggested this on another thread, and I ended up purchasing some for like 4 bucks. Someone mentioned getting a one inch rip in their tire and didnt really matter how many tubes they had as they kept pushing through the rip in the tire.  I read that in a pinch, you can put a used GU wrapper inside the tire, but for 4 bucks these were worth squeezing into my tube bag on the bike. 

Tire boot/patches.  Somebody else suggested this on another thread, and I ended up purchasing some for like 4 bucks. Someone mentioned getting a one inch rip in their tire and didnt really matter how many tubes they had as they kept pushing through the rip in the tire.  I read that in a pinch, you can put a used GU wrapper inside the tire, but for 4 bucks these were worth squeezing into my tube bag on the bike. 

Also, attached is my  packing list "in progress."  I have to mentally break it down between discplines when packing from home, so some of the items are redundant in multiple sections.  Hello A-type ...



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I'll be arriving Tuesday, probably afternoon (driving).  Definatelly in for some last minute group s/b/r.

We get in Wednesday right at noon.  Some group stuff sounds great.

Will be getting in Wednesday, late morning or early afternoon.

I am local so you can also ship to my house.  I'll be commuting back and forth from my house so no matter what day they come in I will be around...

cjkelly - awesome spreadsheet. Thanks much for sharing with us! My version was a little more primitive, used Notepad. Transferring my list over, you covered everything I had come up with to pack and then some!

Yeah, my Florida trip is on a tighter schedule where I won't be getting into town until Thursday around lunchtime, and then have to head back home on Sunday. Will be staying at the Summit right on the beach - seems to be about 1/4 mile from the start/transition area.

I've been planning on doing a swim on Friday morning, just to loosen up, get used to the water conditions and get a mental image of what to expect. Would be very cool to go out with a group. I'm thinking it would be a short swim anyway, since Friday needs to be a rest day as much as possible.

I'm not sweating the bike or run course, as they seem pretty darn flat. Thanks jldicarlo for the awesome writeup too!
I've been training on nothing but hills, so transitioning to this course should not be a shocker.

I arrive mid-day on Wednesday.  I might be interested in getting together, but I can't commit yet, because I'm meeting 4 other people from home who I train with.

I'll be arriving late wednesday morning.  I'd be interested in hooking up with people for a practice swim on Wednesday afternoon and thursday morning.  I'll probably be swimming around 2:00/100 m.