Ironman 70.3 California : Official Thread (Page 9)

Thanks, good read.  I've been trying to get my head around how the whole T2 run out, pier turnaround thing works, and his drawing answers that.  I also though we ran way out onto the pier on the wood slats.

Thanks for posting all this great information.

http://www.xtri.com/features/detail/284-itemId.511713763.html

And one more course preview from Heather Jackson, with a good little tidbit about the last 1/2 mile or so of the bike....  

Pro Field:

http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/california70.3/shawn-skene-previews-this-weekends-ironman-70.3-racing-on-the-american-west-coast#axzz1qLTDb0qF 

Good luck this weekend to everyone racing.  We should have great weather and it will be a ton of fun out there on the course!

All the hard work is over (training) - now it is time to go out, execute and have a blast.

"Fear not the unknown, for it is the unknown that drives us to achieve great results.  Open your heart and mind to the impossible, and you will have unlocked an inner strength that few ever experience.  Make friends with your doubt, and you can overcome anything.  And above all, regardless of the challenges you face, the mistakes you have made, and the road that lies ahead, KEEP MOVING FORWARD."

I'm a bit confused about "receiving assitance" during the race.  In the event that I burn through my CO2s if I had a flat (riding tubulars nonetheless), would I be able to get a cartridge from a participant in the race if they were so kind?

yes... I believe you can receive assistance from another competitor still on the course (can't finish and then come back and help) and you cannot receive outside assistance (from a non-competitor).

When I did IMAZ, they had some people on motorcycles on the bike course to help fix flats. Some guy changed mine quicker with a pump that I could've. These officials/volunteers are not part of the "outside" assistance.

Actually, I think it's illegal to get assistance i.e. tube, c02, from another competitor?  Hence the claim that Chrissie W broke the rules in Hawaii that year another racer threw her a cartridge.  That said, I would find it highly unlikely that you'd be penalized.  There is a roving SAG with tubes, etc...

I'm riding tubulars for the first time since my rented race wheels are zipp 404 front and 808 rears. I would have preferred clinchers but the ones they had were too wide to work with my bike. So tubulars it will be. Since I have no history with changing a tubular, I'm not going to bring a spare but I have some tire sealant that I'm bringing. If it's worse than what I can fix, I'll try to get a spare or dnf. Not my optimum situation but I'm not going to do the course on my gatorskins.

I'm actually excited to ride on tubular carbon fiber wheels. I'll do a couple of shake out rides before Saturday.

We'll know by tomorrow.....no sense in worrying about it now, it is what it is.

Harbor water temp as of yesterday was 57 degrees.

Thanks Chris, that makes me feel better.

Yeah, I go from butterflies, to nausea, to excitement...  all in a few minutes    the weather kinda screwed me up by depriving me of something to obsess over.

Interesting info from a report from folks that checked in today over on ST, including T1 T2 setup.  Worth a read.  Linking rather than summarizing....answered several questions I had

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=3832326;page=5;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;