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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Looks like they are repaving a few sections of road, too. The section of route 16 through Church Creek (which was pretty bad) and then the stretch of Golden Hill Rd between Hoopers Island Rd and Key Wallace. Maybe next year they'll get Egypt Rd (wishful thinking)... |
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![]() The chances of it being wetsuit legal are as likely as me showing up on a p5! They should be done with repaving by the race. I am going down on Memorial day and keep you all posted Edited by eyeofthetiger2007 2012-05-16 6:17 PM |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I have a room booked Friday and Saturday at the Hyatt and my family may not be coming with me now...As such, I may have an extra bed. Seems every year someone is looking for a room, thought I'd throw it out there if there is any need. |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() eyeofthetiger2007 - 2012-05-16 6:16 PM The chances of it being wetsuit legal are as likely as me showing up on a p5! They should be done with repaving by the race. I am going down on Memorial day and keep you all posted They P5 is ugly anyway, the bike has no soul. Oh wait, that is a discussion for another forum. My bad. |
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![]() Regardless of whether you like it or not, it is on back order till at least January 2013 |
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New user![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() l am coming up from Hilton Head, SC. l have bad Achilles tendons and am doing the aquabike. l was going to post tonight to look for a bed. l do not think my wife is going to make it either. email me and we can talk. Thanks, Bubba Gillis |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() eyeofthetiger2007 - 2012-05-17 4:34 PM Regardless of whether you like it or not, it is on back order till at least January 2013 That is nuts! That is a pretty high demand vs supply! |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() My training today was the Columbia Triathlon. It went really well. I am very pleased with the effort and results. I felt that I followed my race plan which was to get through the swim, not over bike, run well, and practice drinking/nutrition. Met all of those goals. These are my basic goals for Eagleman. Although the run part will probably be changed a bit...like to "run sort of well". Swim was in a yucky lake. Bike course was very hilly, challenging, and thrilling. Run course was partially in a park and partially through a neighborhood -- some good hills here too. Given the course and other really fast women AG'ers, I did really well. Here is my report. The race has great race swag (it should given the registration fee). A new tri duffle (it's so perfect), visor, bottle, shirt, and performance food samples. I'm most excited about the duffle. It's just perfect and will replace my daughter's swim backpack that I'm using. This is a good boost of confidence leading into the last few weeks before Eagleman. |
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![]() I agree Melanie: it was a great race and I loved the bag. I wonder what they are going to have at Eagleman. The race is a perfect tune up to check the gears before EM and get a good quality workout. I took 5 min off last year and was only going at 90% so I am excited it see what I can shell out in three weeks. It got me psyched to race again. Only 2.5 weeks till taper! |
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New user![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() l am coming up from Hilton Head, SC. Looking for someone going up from down here to share ride. Straight up I-95. Anyone from Fl, Ga, SC or eastern NC. Drove over 6 hours this past weekend each way for race and decided l can not handle 11 hours by myself each way. l do not think my wife can make it, so l am reaching out to all the wonderful triathlon people that might be in my same boat. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Anyone else at the Hyatt? My rate is 329/night. Does that sound right? I remember it being cheaper in 2010. Curious if I'm getting an eagleman rate. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Got in my last long run this weekend. I think the weather mimicked what race day will be like - hot and humid. So I got some some time getting used to the heat. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Water temperature in the Choptank is 76. The jellyfish aren't too far away...I swam through some yesterday. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() dck4shrt - 2012-05-29 6:36 AM Water temperature in the Choptank is 76. The jellyfish aren't too far away...I swam through some yesterday. So...what is best sunscreen for jellyfish? I have used SeaSafe on my kids. Seems to work ok. I swam face first into a big jelly two years ago in the Delaware Bay during a training swim. Really, really startled me. So much so that both calves cramped up for several minutes and I just had to tread water. Headed to shore right away when I could. Had stings across shoulders and arms. Luckily my face hit the top hard part. So it was just tingly for about an hour. That was the end of my training swims in the bay. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() hoffsquared - 2012-05-29 8:42 AM dck4shrt - 2012-05-29 6:36 AM Water temperature in the Choptank is 76. The jellyfish aren't too far away...I swam through some yesterday. So...what is best sunscreen for jellyfish? I have used SeaSafe on my kids. Seems to work ok. I swam face first into a big jelly two years ago in the Delaware Bay during a training swim. Really, really startled me. So much so that both calves cramped up for several minutes and I just had to tread water. Headed to shore right away when I could. Had stings across shoulders and arms. Luckily my face hit the top hard part. So it was just tingly for about an hour. That was the end of my training swims in the bay. I tried Sea Safe a few weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico; seemed to work, while not perfect, was a lot better than without. I'm in one of the last waves, so maybe everyone else will clear a path? Maybe this is one advantage of a late wave? |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() tcj103 - 2012-05-29 8:56 AM hoffsquared - 2012-05-29 8:42 AM dck4shrt - 2012-05-29 6:36 AM Water temperature in the Choptank is 76. The jellyfish aren't too far away...I swam through some yesterday. So...what is best sunscreen for jellyfish? I have used SeaSafe on my kids. Seems to work ok. I swam face first into a big jelly two years ago in the Delaware Bay during a training swim. Really, really startled me. So much so that both calves cramped up for several minutes and I just had to tread water. Headed to shore right away when I could. Had stings across shoulders and arms. Luckily my face hit the top hard part. So it was just tingly for about an hour. That was the end of my training swims in the bay. I tried Sea Safe a few weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico; seemed to work, while not perfect, was a lot better than without. I'm in one of the last waves, so maybe everyone else will clear a path? Maybe this is one advantage of a late wave? I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully the waves in front of me clear some of that out of the way. Does anyone remember the temp last year? High 70s or 80s? I can't remember. Well..... all the work is done.... Time to rest and recover for two weeks! OLE! |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() gadzooks - 2012-05-29 9:25 AM tcj103 - 2012-05-29 8:56 AM hoffsquared - 2012-05-29 8:42 AM dck4shrt - 2012-05-29 6:36 AM Water temperature in the Choptank is 76. The jellyfish aren't too far away...I swam through some yesterday. So...what is best sunscreen for jellyfish? I have used SeaSafe on my kids. Seems to work ok. I swam face first into a big jelly two years ago in the Delaware Bay during a training swim. Really, really startled me. So much so that both calves cramped up for several minutes and I just had to tread water. Headed to shore right away when I could. Had stings across shoulders and arms. Luckily my face hit the top hard part. So it was just tingly for about an hour. That was the end of my training swims in the bay. I tried Sea Safe a few weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico; seemed to work, while not perfect, was a lot better than without. I'm in one of the last waves, so maybe everyone else will clear a path? Maybe this is one advantage of a late wave? I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully the waves in front of me clear some of that out of the way. Does anyone remember the temp last year? High 70s or 80s? I can't remember. Well..... all the work is done.... Time to rest and recover for two weeks! OLE! I think last year was right around 82 degrees.
Science geek time: Last year the bay and the tidal rivers were very fresh from lots of snowfall and a wet spring - keeping the nettle population low and delaying their arrival. It's been pretty dry this year so far (and no snow) which usually means a good year for sea nettles. Unfortunately this species of jellyfish also has the ability to encapsulate itself and sit on the bottom and wait for suitable conditions for at least a year, all the while reproducing - so wet, low jellyfish abundance years really means that the next dry year will likely see a large bumper crop of them... |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() dck4shrt - 2012-05-29 8:52 AM gadzooks - 2012-05-29 9:25 AM tcj103 - 2012-05-29 8:56 AM hoffsquared - 2012-05-29 8:42 AM dck4shrt - 2012-05-29 6:36 AM Water temperature in the Choptank is 76. The jellyfish aren't too far away...I swam through some yesterday. So...what is best sunscreen for jellyfish? I have used SeaSafe on my kids. Seems to work ok. I swam face first into a big jelly two years ago in the Delaware Bay during a training swim. Really, really startled me. So much so that both calves cramped up for several minutes and I just had to tread water. Headed to shore right away when I could. Had stings across shoulders and arms. Luckily my face hit the top hard part. So it was just tingly for about an hour. That was the end of my training swims in the bay. I tried Sea Safe a few weeks ago in the Gulf of Mexico; seemed to work, while not perfect, was a lot better than without. I'm in one of the last waves, so maybe everyone else will clear a path? Maybe this is one advantage of a late wave? I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully the waves in front of me clear some of that out of the way. Does anyone remember the temp last year? High 70s or 80s? I can't remember. Well..... all the work is done.... Time to rest and recover for two weeks! OLE! I think last year was right around 82 degrees.
Science geek time: Last year the bay and the tidal rivers were very fresh from lots of snowfall and a wet spring - keeping the nettle population low and delaying their arrival. It's been pretty dry this year so far (and no snow) which usually means a good year for sea nettles. Unfortunately this species of jellyfish also has the ability to encapsulate itself and sit on the bottom and wait for suitable conditions for at least a year, all the while reproducing - so wet, low jellyfish abundance years really means that the next dry year will likely see a large bumper crop of them...
http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/forecasting-sea-nettles//
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![]() Last year I think it was hovering around 79 or 80. I am going to have to crack out the speed suit this year. I did the course yesterday and Otis nice and smooth for the most part. The wind was not too bad except for one stretch by that farmers market around mile 11 or 12. Even the. Though I was able to push 250 watts and 22 mph quite easily. Considering how light I am and how weak my bike is, everyone else should be flying. I have one more hard week of training and then the rest ifmy coach is generous |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Jellyfish?! First time I've ever had to think about that.... Actually, this will be my first time to try and NOT think about it! |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Yeah this is probably the only time where I wish we were wearing our wetsuits... LOL a layer of protection from those sea monsters. |
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![]() I am in the second to last wave so they will all be stung out by the time I take off |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I am first wave after the pros. Will take the brunt of stings for you. |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() hoffsquared - 2012-05-29 1:36 PM I am first wave after the pros. Will take the brunt of stings for you. Now that is what I am talking about! |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Where can one pick up some Sea Safe??? |
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