Ironman Florida : Official Thread (Page 72)

Started to pack my bike up and  I just could not get my Keo pedals off and wanted to see if the bike case would close with  the pedals still on and that was a solid NEGATIVE . Now I got to go with a  broken down bike to the LBS tomorrow so they can take them off UGh!!

Brighter note  I am semi packeted for the race. I noticed I do not have a lot of stuff like most people in terms of special needs bags and so on.  Tuesday I am just buy last  nutrition needs and  will buy  my red bull and snicker bars in florida. Here is what I have for my bags

Swim:

Wetsuit, goggles ,Body glide/ tri glide and 2 gels and water

T1:

Winder breaker jacket, arm warmers, sun glasses, helmet, shoes (with toe covers already on) and power bar and gel

Bike SNB:

 same nutrition already in bike

T2:

running shoes,socks, visor, gel, running bottle and a smile

Run SNB: 

Snickers bar and red bull and band aids

I think I will put a  long sleeve shirt of some sort in there. So when you run into the finish line shoot ,do people just take off there  jackets or shirts  for the photo. I watched the video of IMFL last year and people finishing on there tri-tops

Thanks Kathy, 

My Wife and I decided she should probably stay home with our 14 year old Lab so I am on my own driving from Delaware.  It will be nice to hang out with others.  It my 51st birthday Nov. 4th!  I am an open water diver.  Hoping to perhaps get a dive in  Anyone else interested?  Its been a few years for me.

We had a snow storm Nor'easter last night/this morning. Heavy snow, gusts up to 50mph, lots of big trees and branches down, we kept hearing loud cracks of tree breaking during the nice the heavy snow and wind was a bad combination...lost power, cable, phone, house was cold...it sucked!

We lost the top to almost all our oaks in back yard more this storm compared to hurricane last month.

Everything is back.

Hello:

A few more questions from a first timer:

1. Do you turn in ALL bags, T2, SNB, SNR, at bike check in.

2. Do you have acces to the T2 bag in the morning at race day?

3. Is there any food avaliable once you cross the finish line?

4. Are there pumps available in the morning do I need to take my own?

Getting very anxious.. thanks

Thanks Kathy, 

My Wife and I decided she should probably stay home with our 14 year old Lab so I am on my own driving from Delaware.  It will be nice to hang out with others.  It my 51st birthday Nov. 4th!  I am an open water diver.  Hoping to perhaps get a dive in  Anyone else interested?  Its been a few years for me.

Water temp is 76.  Doubt it'll change much in a week.  I just bought a full suit because it was so cold last year. This year a sleeveless might actually be better.

Quick question.  What do they give you at the finish?  In my prior HIM's they gave out a hat.  Do you get one in FL?  If not I'll buy one but I don't need 2 of them.

My bike computer stopped working on our ride Saturday.  Not sure if it go too wet or what.  Ugh.  I have my Garmin but then it won't have enough battery for the ride and the run.  Oh well, we'll see if it dries out by Saturday (already packed in the backseat of the car).

enjoy,

Duane

My Garmin 310XT just started acting up too.  A full charge would only last 7 hours, read Low Battery, and then automatically shut off.  Frustrating last minute glitch.  Tried the software download, full reset, nothing worked.  So I commandeered my wife's Garmin and will probably use that during the race.  Oh, and Garmin's sending me a new one too, but not sure I want to mess with setting up a new watch late in the week.

question about putting the bottles/food on the bike:

I assume you can take this stuff there on race morning to put on your bike?  I will have liquid food in bottles/flasks so will be filling my bottles on race morning.  So I would be bringing these with me then.