LongHorn Triathlon Festival - Half Iron (Page 3)

Just a suggestion for Keith at Longhorn:

We were at a 1/2 Ironman race this weekend in DFW and they provided cold towels at a few of the water stations on the run!  This was one of the best ways to keep body temperature down as many people put the towels on top of their heads (under the hat).  I know that you used sponges at Lone Star but this seemed to work a little bit better.  With this Texas heat, we will do anything to not let it beat us!!!!!

Dennis, this is something I can completely agree with.  Despite my training ups and downs, and the jokes to go with them, I have been completely impressed with Keith's attentiveness to everything the athletes are requesting. 

I have wished for three years that Texas would have an IM...and Keith seems like just the guy to get it done.

So there you have it, Keith.  In case you weren't busy enough already, we just added to your "to do" list. 

My name is Marcy Webster and I approve that post!!

The towels were 12 in by 16 in and they were so helpful!  Sponges are great but the towels work wonders!!!  Thank you so much!!! 

I have done lots of races and Lone Star HIM was the best experience for me!  Every detail was well taken care of!  Thanks for doing what you do!!! 

Keith....since your on the Texas thread I'm sure you won't get too many complaints if you give up those Yankee races for an IM here.

We're not selfish or anything.

OK, that's not such a bad thing.  I still want to do those races.   However, TX Peeps, I know I'm preaching to the choir but we need to make sure Longhorn and Lonestar stay strong since we're the newbies in Keiths races and I can only imagine the chaos of life trying to put on the best races in the US.

You rock Keith.  Thanks for all your hard work and pass it along to your team too.

KEJ - 2008-09-09 5:32 PM I'm sure my New England peeps would be thrilled if Timberman and Mooseman went away Sorry, just to make sure no one thinks this is a possibility, I'll say it. MOOSEMAN AND TIMBERMAN ARE HERE TO STAY

You can't go wrong either way for $50 but if you're worried about wind and the deeper 1080 the course is fairly protected by trees most of the way and I wouldn't fear the crosswind with the deeper wheelset.  I'm certain there will be plenty of disks out there.  I have 808's and will be using them for the race.  The Zipp web site has a lot of good info on the comparison of the two (weight differences etc.) so you can make the right choice. 

That being said, if you are M35-39 I would encourage to use a very heavy stock wheelset to really challenge yourself

Here's a link on aero wheel benefits that give you rough idea of time savings. How much time are you getting to try out the wheels, and are they a different type (e.g. tubular vs clincher) than what you are used to? New anything on race day can be tricky. Make sure you're not going to cost yourself more time than you save due to things like being more cautious around turns or going down hills, etc.

Cautions aside, I've seen mostly great reports on people that rented race day wheels; and I'd love to try out some 808's for $50 myself, that's a good deal...