Florida 70.3 (Page 9)

Crap! I'm not a strong swimmer at all and I just saw that every wave after me is men! I know I'm going to get swam over and knocked around like crazy. Crap!

Me too. Just do as I do at every race...stay a little more out to the side. It may add a bit of distance to swim, but is more enjoyable than an elbow to the temple.

what about clydes and athenas??? 

Don't know about everyone else, but I am excited about the race. The bulk of the training is behind us, a few days of work, a few more light workouts, and then we head to Florida.

I don't really know what to expect of my performance. I had a job change and an accident while mountain biking during the back half of my training program that took me out of training for a few weeks. I feel good in general and hope I can have a PR, but won't be disappointed if not.

I wish everyone a great race and hope everyone gets what they want out of it.

BR,

Megawatt

I'm assuming we go off with our age groups. In my case, the second set of my group (35-39).

Well, I arrived in Florida (Jacksonville) this afternoon. Though I'm a couple hours north, my initial impression of the weather is "yeah, its warm and humid, but not enough to lose any sleep over it". The thing that worried me more is that it is seriously windy!!! Holy crap.

Apparently this morning was a tornado watch, and though its probably worse up here than in Orlando, I've got to believe they are getting some good wind as well.

I only brought my HED3/Renn disc wheelset, so I'll be on that no matter what. But if anyone is leaving later, and has an option for something more wind-friendly, I'd definitely recommend keeping an eye on the weather and keeping your options open.

As another side note, first experience with transporting my bike in a hard case so far has been a success. Rented a Serfas bike box for $25 from the San Diego tri club, and then had to cough up an extra $100 for Continental airlines to accept it.... But it made it here just fine.

So though we all hear nothing but horror stories of bikes being mangled in shipping, just wanted to add my pleasant story in order to hopefully help that other poor soul out there about to leave, worrying like mad.

Edited by cgrout 2008-05-11 11:58 PM

One week from now, it'll all be over

Question for the men:
- What underwear (if any) do you wear under your tri shorts? I was wondering if some people use speedo's or another lycra material to hold the goods in place. I can't wear the tri shorts without anything holding the goods tighter.

I have been using cotton briefs without any issues, but I have always raced with a wetsuit. This is my first without a wetsuit and I am concerned with the amount of water/weight the cotton briefs will absorb coming out of the water. Thx.

I wish I had your problem......I wear a trisuit. Once I hit the water no problems. (Think about the old Seinfeld episode) I wouldn't wear cottom breifs. A speedo may be ok though. Just thinking cotton may be like a sponge, not very comfy for the bike.
Bryan

Under my tri-shorts I wear glide, thats it....

I'm so glad to hear men suffer with similar problems that we have to deal with - bra or no bra? Does this top hold tight enough?
I'm all packed and so ready to go! Just thinking back to 3 months ago when I was totally laid out with mono and couldn't get out of bed for 3 weeks, I am happy to be doing the race and am looking forward to a nice hot and humid training day for IMKY! It keeps getting cold here in Va, it's in the 50's & 60's today!

I've got no answer to your question, but just wanted to say "Go Gators!" 

I got nothing just a little body glide. Cotton briefs would likely cause a lot of chaffing. I had a buddy on a century that wore cotton briefs under his bike shorts and got really chaffed.

Seems like a speedo or something lycra like that would glide freely would be the best choice if you don't want to go commando.

Updated Weather forcast for Sunday:
Sunny, High 92
wind wsw 14mph
Precip 0%
Max. Humidity: 55%
UV Index: 10+ Extreme

looks like a fun day in the sun!!!
Heading down Thursday morning!!!

FM
http://www.myspace.com/fredtriguy65

Hey guys/gals...have NO idea why I could not find this thread!
Heather and I will be racing this one again this year.
It will be our 3rd 70.3 of the 16 we will be doing this year!
The following weekend we will be doing AUSTRIA followed by SWITZERLAND the floowing weekend.

I read a ton of this thread, but could someone tell me....did the change the run course or not.....I am thinking not....but if someone could recap. The bike course has indeed changed.

Anyway, if you spot our TRI THE WORLD kit.....come say "HEY"!!!


Brian

Just got a confirmation email that I'll be volunteering at the race either at one of the water stations on the run or at the finish line. Good luck everyone, have a great race!

Thanks for the commando tip. I just did my last 90min ride before race day changing all three of my different TRI shorts to see which one was most comfortable commando style. The Zoot won over the Orca and the TYR.

See you guys and gals on Sunday!

As this is my first Fl 70.3 I was wondering how accurate are the distances. Can anyone who has done this race before tell me? Is the swim really 1.2, ride 56 and run 13.1 or are they, as so many races are, a bit off either way?
thx,

FM
http://www.myspace.com/fredtriguy65

My Garmin GPS said the ride last year was 55.48 miles which also jived with another person's Garmin on Motionbased.

I can't say on the swim as the Garmin isn't water proof. Several posts from BT's suggested that the swim felt longer than 1.2 miles. Who knows for sure...

As for the run. I left the Garmin on the bike so I can't say for sure. I checked Motionbased to see if there was a runner who posted there. The run distances I saw there were 13.36, 13.15, and 13.43

Sorry to hijack this year's thread but can anyone tell me when registration normally opens up for the next year? It seems like it's not as crazy as it is for the full IM, but I'm curious if it will open up the day after or if it's normally a few months after once they regroup.