Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains : Official Thread (Page 8)

Admittedly I am a little slow but is all of this correct? 

Race day event parking is at Stroudsburg HS? 

Race starts at Smithfield Beach?

T-1 is at Smithfield Beach?

There is a shuttle going from the High School to the race start?

Thanks

Yep, there is a shuttle from high school to race start, and also from the Fernwood resort.  Check out pages 14-15 of the athlete guide.

Link off of post from Pocono Facebook page

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110928%2FNEWS%2F109280336

I must say this would be a huge disappointment for me. I rather they just shorten the swim and remove the upstream portions than eliminate it completely. So many reasons why

cyclone31 - Thank you and good luck to you this Sunday!

I'm proud to know that my competitors are tough and lean Iron-machines  

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Hopefully the swim goes on.

If they cancel the swim, does it revert to just the bike and run, or do they throw in a 10k first, similar to sprint/oly events?

Still mentally planning on the swim, this could be called right up to that morning...

If you want to monitor the water levels see link http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=tksn4&view=1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1%2C1&toggles=10%2C7%2C8%2C2%2C9%2C15%2C6

Keep in mind it doesn't have to rain on the exact spot our swim takes place, the rivers and tributaries that run into the Delaware upstream are key to the water levels.

I want the swim so I say we walk upstream through the woods and make the swim with the current as a last resort

All that area upstream is more important than the immediate town.  So much more water collected.

And if the cancel, we should go upstream ahead of time and swim/float down!  The shuttles start getting there early enough for it.

Seriously guys, I really think the swim is going to be cancelled. There has been tons of rain recently and flood warnings for the Pocono's much of which drains into this area. I hope not but I doubt it.

On a related topic. Being from PA this seems like an awfully late time of year for an event like this. Anyone else think it will probably be scheduled for a different time of year in the near future?  

Potentially - I thought when I first saw the date that the weather was going to be a crapshoot.  Early October around here can be anywhere from 40 degrees and cold rain to 90 degrees and middle-of-the-July humid.  I think there are issues with tons of other races, including other IM brand events in the Northeast, that go on in August and September.  I'm sure at least for the first year they wanted very little competition.

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