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 2009-11-06 9:57 AM in reply to: #2500693 |
Expert  1706    NoVA |  Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Threadamymengel - 2009-11-06 9:43 AM Good seeing everyone at the swim this morning. :-) Air and water were cold. I'm using a sleeveless wetsuit and warmed up after swimming about 5 minutes or so. Cold when getting out of the water. Feet were numb walking to the car. I will take time to do a full clothing change (including blow drying hair) and start the bike as dry as possible. There fixed that for ya!!  It was good to meet everyone this morning---always nice to be able to talk and just float along faster then we'd normally be swimming!! |
| 2009-11-06 10:12 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Elite 3658  Roswell, GA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Swim was great! Water was cool, but far from frigid. I wore a sleeveless and thought it was perfect. We passed a boat heading out for some fishing andthey said the water was 65 degrees. The tidal current is strong. I didn't want to swim too much the day before and was only planning to swim out 250 yards and then turn around. When I tried to turn around I realized the current was fast and there was no way I was turning around. It should be a very nice swim. I wore some swim socks and my feet were toasty forthe long walk to T1, but the folks who were barefoot began to get numb toes. It was about 42 this morning and will be colder tomorrow. Good Luck to everyone! Edited by brown_dog_us 2009-11-06 10:13 AM |
| 2009-11-06 11:08 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Master 1436 Wilmington | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread The beach 2 battleship bright orange wristband is opening many doors for me with the ladies. Instant conversation starter. All of you doing the entire Half and Full ironman goodluck and I will be in T2 volunteering at the change station after I do my relay swim part. If no one has said it yet I am proud of you all for all the training and time put in and its Time to go out there and kick some booty and fun. |
| 2009-11-06 11:28 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
| Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Well that was fun. Yeah it was cold until I started swimming but then it was just about perfect. Rode about 20 min and I'm thinking I'm not even going to use the long sleeved jersey tomorrow but I'll pack it just in case. 'Twere a pleasure meeting all y'all. |
| 2009-11-06 12:06 PM in reply to: #1873369 |
| Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread I'm sherpaing for mr2tony and we were curious what the plans were for dinner. You guys can get a hold of us at 402-319-5481.Good luck everyone! See you soon! |
| 2009-11-06 1:07 PM in reply to: #2501111 |
Expert 1706 NoVA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread triOK - 2009-11-06 1:06 PM I'm sherpaing for mr2tony and we were curious what the plans were for dinner. You guys can get a hold of us at 402-319-5481.Good luck everyone! See you soon! Carol was good enough to be organizing the dinner and I believe we should be set for Fat Tony's (downtown location) at 5pm----she said she'd be wearing her bright green Trakkers shirt (if I remember reading that somewhere since I don't feel like looking back through  ) |
| 2009-11-06 3:17 PM in reply to: #1873369 |
Expert 749 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Well we are here and checked in - a fever is not the way to start the race weekend! I was running a low temp yesterday but felt better this am, now low grade fever is back. In hotel, laying in bed from now until race - hopefully I can sleep this away!! |
| 2009-11-07 3:09 AM in reply to: #2501606 |
| Extreme Veteran 495 Bluffton, SC | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Well guys have a good race out there today. I will be the only guy at the swim start with out a longsleeve wetsuit so if you see me please give me a hug......... Stay warm and safe. |
| 2009-11-08 6:40 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Master 1741 Chapel Hill, NC | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread So sorry I missed the dinner. I didn't realize it was a 20 min drive out to T1 and then equipment check in took forever organizing all my crap! I didn't get back to the hotel till 6pm! Hope everyone had a great day. It was painful!!!  Still, I had a great race, and HTFU'd thru a bone bruise on my left foot from mile 7 onward. My finish time was about 12:03. I forget who passed me close to the end - did you make the 12 hour mark? I am dying to see the results. I think I got a drafting penalty. A guy passed me then slowed down (that always happens to me) and I wasn't paying attention to dropping back and then a motorcycle went by with the guy writing on a clipboard. Great to meet everyone! |
| 2009-11-08 6:48 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
| 253 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Hey guys. Just an update to everyone, especially cincytodd, amymengel, jameshatcher and others that saw me struggling on the run. i finished in 12:32:XX or something. man that run was hard. probably doesn't help that i only started running about 16 months ago! anyway, it was the coolest having all you guys and girls out there. keyone, when you passed me at the 15 mile mark of the run you looked strong, and i was jealous- way to go. anyway, thanks for all the support, you guys rock- BIG TIME! off to catch some flights back to frigid Michigan. hope to see you all in the future. peace ben |
| 2009-11-08 7:55 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Expert 749 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread WOOT WOOT!! Congratulations to Amy (amyengel) for placing 5th o.a. female!! She is not going to the award ceremony - anyone able to get her award to mail to her? Congrats also go to Keyone who took 1st in her A.G.! Way to go guys!! Edited by katimomma 2009-11-08 8:03 AM |
| 2009-11-08 10:52 AM in reply to: #2503247 |
Master 1485 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Does anyone else think the swim times look unusually fast or is just me? |
| 2009-11-08 11:22 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
| 253 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread We had the incoming tides helping us along. That being said, I can usually knock out 4000 meters in around 1:01:00 or so in training and my time for the 2.4 miles was 49:XX. So, I could guess that the tides accounted for about 10 or so minutes for me. ben |
| 2009-11-08 1:44 PM in reply to: #1873369 |
Extreme Veteran 326 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Guys and Gals, I had THE BEST TIME hanging out with all of you this weekend. What a great group of individuals. I am soooo proud of everyones effort and performance out there. The wind on Hwy 421 was a bummer....and blowing out my front tire (not tube) and eating pavement was no fun at all. I can't wait to prepare my race report and will share pics soon. Also, to everyone that saw my bare naked right buttock the entire bike ride: YOUR WELCOME! |
| 2009-11-08 6:32 PM in reply to: #1873369 |
| Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread I had a blast! Great meeting y'all. Okay, I'm also insane. I signed up for next year's full. |
| 2009-11-08 8:21 PM in reply to: #1873369 |
Veteran 185 Grass Valley | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Great Times! Thanks for the support this weekend. |
| 2009-11-08 8:53 PM in reply to: #1873369 |
Expert 1706 NoVA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Wow what a GREAT weekend!! I had a blast meeting everyone this weekend---what a great (FAST) bunch of BTers. Special congrats to Amy and Carol on the hardware Edited by Skippy74 2009-11-08 9:06 PM |
(and Set-up said they would mail awards so I don't think anyone grabbed Amy's to mail since that's what was posted...).| 2009-11-08 9:47 PM in reply to: #2504076 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Skippy74 - 2009-11-08 8:53 PM Wow what a GREAT weekend!! I had a blast meeting everyone this weekend---what a great (FAST) bunch of BTers. Special congrats to Amy and Carol on the hardware i didnt but i guffawed. Thanks to all for a great weekend. Especially to browndog for draggin my sorry for 18 miles! Congrats to everybody!!! |
| 2009-11-09 7:48 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Member 41 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Just wanted to congratulate everyone on a great weekend. I was late to this thread, but I am so happy to have stumbled across it. It was really good seeing some familiar faces (dave flying by) and ben on the bike and seeing Amy and Ben on the run. Marathons are no fun! Congrats to everyone, and hope to see you guys at other races in the future! Enjoy a lil down time!! Anyone from this thread doing IMLP or IMKY next year? |
| 2009-11-09 8:27 AM in reply to: #2504076 |
Master 2021 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread Skippy74 - 2009-11-08 9:53 PM I think we need to post some of the funnier signs that people had up on the course---I got a pretty good chuckle out of the "Smile if you peed on your bike" sign along 421 around mile 80 or 90 or something like that... No, the best one was the sign that said "Sore taint?" around mile marker 90. I pointed and laughed my azz off! That head wind sucked BIG TIME! Congrats to Amy & Carol! You guys (ladies) looked strong out there, and rocked it! Great job to everyone! Doug, thanks for the high fives! James, nice butt!!! |
| 2009-11-09 9:25 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Member 14 | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread I am likely going to sign up for the 2010 B2B. Decided on this one vs. IMFL. I would be real interested in your feedback about the 2009 B2B. Did everyone like the event? Would this be a good race for a first Iron ? Thanks! Edited by trizoo 2009-11-09 9:25 AM |
| 2009-11-09 9:32 AM in reply to: #2504550 |
Master 2021 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread trizoo - 2009-11-09 10:25 AM I am likely going to sign up for the 2010 B2B. Decided on this one vs. IMFL. I would be real interested in your feedback about the 2009 B2B. Did everyone like the event? Would this be a good race for a first Iron ? Thanks! I give it my stamp of approval. It was my first IM, and it could not have been any better. We did have a nasty headwind on the final 40 miles, but you would face that in FL as well. The temp was perfect throughout the day. Go for it!!! |
| 2009-11-09 10:45 AM in reply to: #1873369 |
Master 1741 Chapel Hill, NC | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread While I had a fantastic result, I will not do this race again. The run course was NOT lit up well enough. Trying to run in the dark slowed me down in the last lap. And... I tripped at mile 17 and banged up my knee and hands. Great big goose egg bump on my knee now. Haha, I was actually glad for this new pain, because it momentarily distracted me from the excruciating pain in the ball of my left foot. Still... I would have enjoyed that run much better had it not been for any of that pain. PS, regarding the headwind on 421. The day I did the training ride, the wind was in reverse. We just got unlucky! My bike computer said 19.5 avg mph until I hit 421. At the end, it was more like 18.4 mph. If the wind had been in reverse, I think the end result would have been the same, only I would have gained speed on the last leg, rather than losing it. Just would have felt easier! Oh, and my Garmin shows 26.59 miles for the run??? |
| 2009-11-09 11:20 AM in reply to: #2504723 |
Master 2021 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread keyone - 2009-11-09 11:45 AM PS, regarding the headwind on 421. The day I did the training ride, the wind was in reverse. We just got unlucky! My bike computer said 19.5 avg mph until I hit 421. At the end, it was more like 18.4 mph. If the wind had been in reverse, I think the end result would have been the same, only I would have gained speed on the last leg, rather than losing it. Just would have felt easier! Oh, and my Garmin shows 26.59 miles for the run??? Before 421 I had 20.5 mph avg. Between the headwind, and stopping to pee twice I ended at 19.2 esh hum, I had 112.24-112.5 on my bike computer. All of the mile markers were off on my computer by .24-.50. |
| 2009-11-09 11:24 AM in reply to: #2504550 |
Expert 1706 NoVA | Subject: RE: Beach 2 Battleship : Official Thread trizoo - 2009-11-09 10:25 AM I am likely going to sign up for the 2010 B2B. Decided on this one vs. IMFL. I would be real interested in your feedback about the 2009 B2B. Did everyone like the event? Would this be a good race for a first Iron ? Thanks! I loved this race! It was my first Iron and would say it's a very good first---at least for me it was "big" enough that I could always see someone but not crowded like you hear about many of the IM races. The course is good---fast swim, pretty flat bike (wind is the wildcard but in the two years they've held this race now it hasn't been a deal breaker---yeah I felt it as soon as I turned back onto 421 and it lowered my ave mph but it could've been MUCH worse!) and a good run course---couple bridges but the downtown area is good for support (I wasn't out at the park in the dark but understand what Carol is talking about...). Carol---yup just looked at the data from my Garmin and it says 26.59 also (hadn't paid attention to that before...). |
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