Ironman Coeur d'Alene : Official Thread (Page 20)

Best of luck to all you IMCDA warriors. I'll be there cheering you on with a look of "I should have signed up again" on my face.

I am in for the Friday morning swim.   Let me know time and location.   I get in Thursday afternoon and will be solo until Friday afternoon. 

I'm up for the swim on Friday morning. 

I'd like to ride part of the route Thursday evening.  Locals.  If we only have 1 hour to ride, what should we focus on?  If we have a second hour? 

I would ride part of the north hill loop.

(See IMCDA Map)
Park at the baseball field just south of 4th and Honeysuckle.

Follow the course until Dodd and Rimrock (At this point either continue north for the Ohio Match Road out-n-back, or cut the loop short and head south on Rimrock.

At the corner of Rimrock and Lancaster the course turns onto Lancaster.  I never ride the Lancaster section.  The shoulder on the Lancaster downhill is rough (on race day with no traffic it will be fine).  Instead I continue south on Rimrock and cross Lancaster.  Rimrock with tie into Lakeview, at this point ride the course backwards until you get back to your car.

Bad corners to look at:
Lakeview and Rimrock - tight 180 degree turn, pavement leading into corner is bumpy.
English Point downhill - 180 degree turn at the bottom of a fast downhill.  After this corner the road narrows, watch for driveways.

If you just want to ride and check people/bikes out then the Higgins Point out-n-back is another option.

As T suggested, I will ride the Higgins Point out and back on Thursday evening.  It's a beautiful ride that hugs the lake. 

I'd certainly rather it not rain but if it does it does.  What I am worried about is the thunder.  Does thunder have to mean lightning (from So Cal there is no thunder or lightning here) and if it does how does WTC react?  Would they cancel the race?????

Both times I've used Tri Bike Transport it has been dry weather and the bikes were out in the open.  Do they have a tent to store the bikes in while they are waiting to be picked up?

well, seeing as how yesterday's forecast called for a high of 86 on race day, and today's forecast calls for a high of 69 on race day...um, yeah

I'd be happy if it were right around the average of those two!

For those of you who have ridden the course: what are the road conditions like?  Is it foolish to ride w/ latex tubes or are conditions smooth enough that pinch flats shouldnt be much of a concern?

I have latex tubes for shorter races, but I'm thinking they aren't worth the risk for an IM. 

I wouldn't use latex tubes, but that's just me.  There are several sections of the bike course that can be rough if you don't know all the little potholes.  Bennet Bay hill has some rough spots, although the worst of it was just newly re-paved about a week ago.  There are small potholes on English Point, down the hill on Ohio Match, and as T mentioned earlier the downhill portion of Lancaster to Govt Way is pretty rough.  So in other words, pinch flats might be an issue if you use fragile tubes.  Some good news though, most of Lancaster has been widened and re-paved and with the exception of the downhill part, is really nice compared to years past.  Everyone travel safely!

My wife and I are putting together a pre-race dinner Saturday night.  There are details in my log for anyone who is interested.  She would like to get a head count by early next week. 

that's way different than what Accuweather is saying right now...but I won't bother posting it cuz it will change by lunchtime

At this point all the real training is done.  Best thing to do is rest and get healed up so you can reach IMCDA injury free.  

There are several places in the CDA / Spokane area to pick up CO2.