Health First Oly/Sprint Oct 5th in Melbourne (Page 2)

haha... nothing THAT crazy... just think of it like this:

BIKE----East @ 21mph----> *NOT FUN ZONE* <----West @ 20mph----WINDS

Got my temp tattoos today and I'll be sporting them Sunday (probably on both shoulders).  Have a good tapering week everyone and I'll see you all there.

I am also a proud owner of BT temp tattoos.  I'll have one on each shoulder.

Anyone know how they're starting & ending the swim?  We were discussing it the other weekend when we were all nursing our feet after climbing out on the rocks.  I'm sure there's a plan.

Who's going to the after-party?

The last 2 years the swim started and ended near the south side of the building that is fenced in next to the library.  They should have a wooden plank thing and carpet for the swimmers to walk up onto with helpers there.

The building was fenced in last year too and they got permission from the building owner to open it up.  So if it is the same this year, you'll come out of the water near the south end of the building run up and around it through the parking lot to the library parking lot where the Transition is located.  If you have tender feet you may want to ditch a pair of sandals/shoes over that way.

Oh, the T1 mat has also been located about 5' from when you get out of the water, so the swim time has not included the long run from the shore to the transition area. But who knows what this year has in store with the changes already made to the run course!

I wont have tatoos but will have "BT" written on each shoulder by the numbers.

Hey guys,

 I messaged most of you but just thought I would say Hi again and that I have had butterflies all this week for my first TRI. SO FREAKIN EXCITED for it you have no idea.

 I also heard there are speed bumps at the top of the bridges, I used to live in Melbourne but I dont remember the speed bumps at the top. Then again I would never take pineda causeway mostly just the Melbourne one to get to the beach.

 Looking forward to it,

 Brian

Hey Brian,

There are no speed bumps on the bridges.   However, on Pineda causeway there are those rumble strips on the shoulder side of the white line to be aware of.

To all, be aware when approaching the South Patrick and Eau Gallie intersection and there was construction going on last week at the corner and they were digging up the old gas station entrance and parking lot.  They were piling up debris in the turn lane.

Have a great time and race!

No way, hi TBZ it's been awhile!  

If you see me shout out a big DONTO!  I'll have the same trisuit on as my avatar!

So i picked up my packet and im number 18, ill be in the 4th wave and I hope everyone has a great time.

 I also drove the bike course and its gonna be a long one, SHEESH

I dont think ill be sleeping much tonight.

 See you all tomorrow.

Brian

Did you have a clear bottle with a red top?  Because I definitely saw a bottle on the way over Pineda and thought "sucks for that person".

You're right, the headwind we got going over Pineda were BRUTAL to say the least.  I actually kept my pace slow on US1 and Pineda, then picked up the pace on S Patrick.  My race report will probably include a little tid bit about getting a good knock in the face before the first buoy.  Good race overall.

Great race everyone! 

It was wonderful to meet Tom, Scott & Brian!  

You guys Rock!

Hey, guys it was really nice meeting you all today !!!

Donto, sorry I wasn't "talking" so much on the run, my shins were killing me, and I couldn't wait to be done. But we will see you around !!!!

Hope everyone had a great race, and most of all, that everyone had fun.... I sure did !!!!

Race Report should be up as soon as I get my split times !!!!

Tom

I saw that bottle!

Hey I'm pretty sure I was one of those guys you mentioned about on the pier!  I'm always the one making sure the BOPers in my wave are OK, lol!

Hi Tom,

Yeah I figured something was up, you didn't look too comfortable at the time.

FYI, the split times were up yesterday at http://www.altavistasports.com

That about summed up yesterday, certainly was some tough riding over Pineda!

What's even crazier is when I read your race report, you saw the same thing I did going over Pineda:  A bunch of bikers were staying in high gear as they were coming up to the causeway and trying to pump it out standing up.  Being a local I dropped down a few gears, stayed in my seat and kept my cadence up.  Needless to say this helped out a lot and I ended up passing some of those riders on S. Patrick who had pushed too hard on Pineda.