Spirit of Racine Sprint Triathlon (Page 7)

DeannaS - 2008-07-17 3:08 PM

jmwebs - 2008-07-17 3:07 PM

DeannaS - 2008-07-17 12:42 PM

remove arms.

Take off goggles and swim cap.

 

How do you take off your goggles and swim cap, if you have removed your arms?

I have other body parts that are incredibly talented.  

hmmmmmmmmm.............interesting............

I'm assuming they will again have little foot baths to get the sand off?

I was planning on bypassing  the trays and have a couple water bottles to spray the paws off with. If I remember correct those trays get pretty full of sand and I won't be first in.

I used em last year and they were pretty full of sand but if you do it quickly (high step in and out) you get 90% of the sand off.  Worked for me.

I'm bringing my own bucket for feet cleaning and hurl containment post-race.

At the same time?  Ewwwwwww.

Stomach acid probably does a good job getting all of the sand off. 

Hey Peeps

I drove by the lake at lunch and the buoys are in the water, the only thing is they look to be set 1/2 the distance closer to shore than normal . They looked to be place and were right in line with the normal swim area buoys (30-50' from shore) the city of Racine uses.

If they stay there, it should equate to warmer/calmer water?

You must be a doctor/banker/similar, 'cuz you take lunch pretty early..... Thirty to fifty feet from shore sounds kinda close - I'd be concerned about a rougher ride this close to shore than say 100 yards out.

IMO, unless the wind shifts to a more onshore direction, the water's gonna be cold regardless.

You must be a doctor/banker/similar, 'cuz you take lunch pretty early.....

Good luck to you all!

Hope the weather holds out for you and you all have a great race!

Kim

Alright, that's it ,no more work for me... Next time I'm at work I might be a sorta triathlete with my first Spirit of Racine sprint under my belt.

Off to the expo, see eveyone when a see ya.

Bib 447 

Carbo loading at the fundraiser tonight.

GOOD LUCK, RACERS!!  You're probably in the transition area now and getting ready this morning.

My wife and family said that at least one person was taken away, during the Blue Wave Sprint, with a severe case of hypothermia.  It was one of 2 or three people that tried to do it without a wetsuit.

Not smart.

BTW, anyone else as disappointed with the race quality (not your own results, but the organization) this year?

I am.

1. Expo was cramped and seemed to be unorganized, especially the room with the check in.
2. Swag wasn't as good (although I'm seeing that in quite a few races this year compared to last, is anyone else?)
3. No data on wave start times.  I didn't know when I was going off till I got down to the start line.  And I wasn't alone.  Seemed as if no one knew.
4. Bike racks not numbered, which they were last year.  Seriously, any race with more than 200 participants should be numbered.  Otherwise it is a clusterf**k of a mess.
5. And the worst is the continued waiting for the official results to be posted online.  Still waiting.  Something seriously wrong must have happened. 

Those are just a few things that kind of bugged me this year. 

Anyone else?

I'll give my .02

1. Expo/ check in didn't seem ready around 4:15 time, maybe it got better. I had the honor of wearing a light blue cap , even though I was doing the sprint and not the HIM.

2. No wave times, seems like a no brainer, I understand they could change , but at least the groupings coudl have been announced better 

3. Swim course seemed short, which is fine by me 

4. Incomplete result times, kind of bummer, would like to see my T times and bike, I was close to a couple other finishers time wise and would like to see where I missed 30-45 seconds.

5. Awards at finish-I have a 1st place and really came in 4th for my division-the guy asked what division I told him , saw no numbers ahead of me and said "you're first" I said do you want my number to write down and he said no-Having a feeling there are alot of mis given awards 

6. Run course change ? I thought I would be going through the zoo and have one less hill-oh well

7. I benefitted from the first come first serve bike racking , but could understand people not digging it.

all in all I thought it was pretty good race set up.