Ironman Louisville : Official Thread (Page 97)

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I have plans for publishing my second book. This one will be entititled, The Road to Ironman Louisville 2011, A Man, A Journey, and 140.6 Miles of Swim, Bike, Run. It will be primarily comprised of my blog posts over this past year...WHICH INCLUDE THE INTERVIEWS I DID WITH BT'ers!!! 

HELP WITH THE BOOK: I would love to have an appendix with the race results of all the BT'ers. So, anyone who wants to have their results in my book, and I would appreciate it, please e-mail me the following if you are willing to help me out...

1. The name in which you are registered for the event AND your BT forum name.

2. Your race number.

3. Tell me if you want to be notified when the book is published.

Thank you.

With any good fortune, I will have the book published within a month after the race.

My e-mail (though it might be in my signature) is [email protected].

Thanks again. ...Oh! It is my intention to have another video up tonight or tomorrow for those that are interested. Well, actually it will be up whether you are interested or not.

Well friends, things took a turn for the better last night. Apparently it only took the weekend without me for him to realize his mistake.

My mind is in a much better place now - but I know I would have rocked this race either way.

You people are awesome. Just promise to be nice if you meet him this weekend  -not sure if we will be at the Starbucks gathering but it's on my agenda as a maybe.

Happy and calm thoughts this week.

Just try to be careful doing your own thing… The river is an active shipping channel so there will be barges that more than likely will not see you also paddle boats and other vehicles will be on the river.

There will more than likely a very strong current.  In 2007 at Lou they did nothing with the locks to control the current the day of the practice swim. I recall about 15 people being swept downstream only to be rescued by lifeguards on kayaks.

Say, how exactly does the bike bottle "exchange" process work out on the course?  Just curious.  Thanks!

Thought I'd share this from the iamtri.com web site - some specific questions that were asked directly to the RD, in case you were wondering about these as well!

Q: Athlete gets body marked and gets into the swim line and then needs to go to the bathroom.  Does he/she lose his/her place in line?

A: No - they can just have the athletes around them hold their spot, hopefully everyone will have good sportsmanship on race morning and let people back in line!
 
Q: What is the spacing (even estimated) of the buoys out in the main channel?   Or are they not spaced at equal distances? 

A: Spacing will range from 150 - 250 meters.  Most will be 150 meters apart.  The buoys set on race morning alongside the barges on the river side of Towhead Island will be 250 meters apart.
 

Q: Can an athlete with a race bracelet take another athlete's SNBs to transition (Sunday morning) or does it have to be each athlete turning in his/her own SNB?

Thank you, Lisa!  And, I'm glad to hear you have worked things out with your BF; however, if he acts up again, there will be plenty of us to knock him around a little in LOU.....lol

I have a question maybe someone can answer.  Why do we need our timing chip for the practice swim?  In the athlete guide:

Athletes will NOT be allowed to participate

in the practice swim if they do not have their

wristband and timing chip.

Ok, so the wristband I understand, but I have never had to have my timing chip for a practice swim before.  Anyone know?

Just want to wish all of you good luck next weekend!!!...i will not be racing but plan to be there next year and will be on this thread more often as the time approaches

So good luck and remember this is for fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

This was my assumption as well.

Alan

Thanks Jhouse, and thanks, too, for the helpful info, Lisa!

We hit the road Tuesday for Nashville, passing through Louisville, to visit our daughter and son-in-law for a couple days. Then we'll travel back up to Louisville Friday for the mandatory check-in,, athlete dinner, etc. I realize how little training I've done in past week and have to keep reminding myself that "it's ok" ... but very difficult for me to do, Mr. Overthinker.

Travel safely everyone!  Tailwinds to y'all, Todd

Hello All

This will be my first full Ironman race. Looking forward to it.
I was wondering if anyone knows of live gps tracking that can be rented for the race.
I hear that the Ironman Live site goes down all the time and the family back home would like to keep track of how I'm doing.

I know I might be to late for this but thought I would ask anyway.

Thanks

Doc- I buy my gu's online in boxes so that I don't get those looks! lol plus I think it's cheaper.

All- I only work one more midnight shift, then it's packing and travel time!

IM announced on facebook that "The first 100 athletes to check in on site at Ford Ironman Louisville will receive the new TYR Orion goggle. Get there early!" ... I could always use new goggles! lol Too bad I won't be there till Friday :-(

I like the Cube's approach: stay away from everything zooish! lol See you all VERY soon!

Ashleigh

I ordered one from www.myathletelive.com but I know they shipped all of the units out yesterday for this race. Might not hurt to contact them though...

Just FYI- This was posted on the IMTRI forum... the banquet dinner menu:

1)  Market green salad with assorted dressings

2)  Whole wheat pasta with tomato basil marinara

3)  Chicken marsala

4)  Italian green beans

5)  Whole grain dinner rolls

6)  Chocolate cake squares