Ironman 70.3 Boise : Official Thread (Page 9)

The clean transition thing really isn't that bad.  I basically laid my run gear out as I normally would with the only difference is that I had a red plastic bag around my stuff.

Please don't bring a balloon for transition.  Its windy and your balloon will likely get in the way of others.  Instead, bring some florescent duct tape and mark your spot.

One of the nice things about the bike aid stations is that they are positioned at places where you won't be going full speed.  One is coming off a turn, I think, one is on a hill, and the last one is just as you come off a small bike trail section.  Makes the hand-offs a little easier.

geauxtri - 2012-05-17 9:37 AM

mountain_erin - 2012-05-17 9:15 AM

The clean transition thing really isn't that bad.  I basically laid my run gear out as I normally would with the only difference is that I had a red plastic bag around my stuff.

Please don't bring a balloon for transition.  Its windy and your balloon will likely get in the way of others.  Instead, bring some florescent duct tape and mark your spot.

Is T2 on concrete or grass???

One could always use sidewalk chaulk for a unique saying to direct you.
Just don't forget your saying

Concrete I do believe.  looking on google maps front st. s. 6th, broad and s. capitol are the 4 streets surrounding t2.

I would agree that to write your name specifically would be selfish.  (and I've seen that as well)
This is not my original idea, however, I saw it at Vineman and benefitted well from the brightly colored markings that someone had done identifying the row my bike was on in T2.  I thought it was a good idea, and many were actually able to benefit from it. 
And yes, I agree, I can't imagine it'd work well in T1 So be why I always walk transition from the swim in to the bike and count the racks. AND look for landmarks.
Issues I had w/ that last year was that they took down bike racks as waves got out of there (so counting did no good) and  I used a speaker set-up as a landmark and the speaker was down by the time I got out.
Fortunately, I was far enough back that my bike rack was the next to be torn down w/ my bike on it   It just kind of stuck out there.  lol

The run is definately very fast.  It is one of my favorite run venues.  Flat, lots of shade, nice scenery along the river, great crowd support.

The ride can be very fast but wind will dictate whether that is so.  Same for the swim.

Also, if it is a hot day, the race is at a bad time of day and you will bear the full brunt of it.  No real shade that I recall on the bike course.

I can't wait for the run course...

I grew up walking and biking along the greenbelt that the run course is on...Kissed my first girl hidden in the trees, smoked a cigarette for the first time along the river. Now that I think about it, everything that I wasn't supposed to do happened for the first time on that greenbelt. Hell, I even met the girl who I lost to my virginity to on that course!!

There isn't a more fitting place for my first 70.3.

I didn't have quite the same experience as JasenGuy, but while I was at BSU I was about 50 lbs heavier and didn't exercise in the least bit.  It will be great to have so many amazing college experience to reflect back on as I visit my old stomping ground.  My college friends will be out on the run to see what I've been up to the last few years, I've done several marathons the last few years. Still a little overweight and a slow, but so far from where I was when I left Boise 6 years ago.

Three weeks from now we will be in Boise!

If I recall correctly, the racks are labeled with the race numbers they correspond to.  So, you just have to remember the general area, and your number, and you'll be able to find the rack.  Your rack area is assigned by number, so you don't get to choose where to set up, unlike other races I've done.

The bike I don't know as I only started biking last year.  The run, flat in the shade most of the time, and next to the water.  I don't know how many times I have run the course since I used to run there while going to school at BSU. 

One thing to note about the run course is that it is narrow in some places.  For me, since I fell apart on the run, this wasn't an issue.  But hopefully this year, that won't happen to me again, but I digress.  On some of the narrow places I could see it might bunch up, especially for some of the middle legs when lots of people will be on course.

But overall, as others noted, its flat and shaded.  Its a nice run course.  Going through the downtown area is a lot of fun, as it gets loud with all the people cheering!

Hi, all. 

Checked water temp out at the site about 10:30 this morning.  51.1 degrees.  Wind was wildly whipping westerly (say that 3 times fast) at about 25 MPH.  Choppy water.

While I was there, met up by chance with two gals who'd just picked up their Blue Seventy suits and booties, and were there to try out the water.  They did ten minutes, and said the chop was worse than the cold.  Numb hands and eye sockets. 

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Thanks for posting.  Brrr! weather.com says it a little cooler in Boise today.  I'm hoping warm weather the next few weeks brings that up a few degrees

I would agree with the sentiments of the gals that the chop will have a bigger influence on the swim then the temperature.  Now that it's OWS season around here, I think it would be a good idea to try and get in a few stormy day practice swims so if conditions are poor at Boise I'll be better prepared.  I swam quite a few stormy days last year in training and there is no comparison between calm, smooth water and being tossed around inside a washing machine.

I'm hoping that on Wednesday I can swim at Lake CDA.   Water should be cold and there will more than likely be chop there.