Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Half Iron : Official Thread (Page 6)

I've done one of RD Keith's races up in NH since '05 and always enjoy the race and how he works on improving things year to year which is a big reason I'm signed up to do Lonestar as I knew it would be high quality race.

The early June race can be hot or cold and he has plans for both..warming tent at swim exit when it is cool.

I ran today and it was over 90...hope it doesn't get that hot as I don't do well in hot weather and running well I slow down a lot.

-Yes, I remember all the beverages being cold.
- I don't remember ice, but I do remember cold sponges that were excellent
- Weather at the start two years ago was a little misty, and maybe last year a little foggy, but not bad then it burns off as the day goes on and the heat comes on
- Not really much shade, a couple of places you'll hit it, but not really

BIB NUMBERS ARE UP!!!!!   LETS ROCK!!!!

#455

Edited by fattyfatfat 2010-04-08 4:11 PM

It's weird to be in the old ladies wave....all us 45 & over in one wave..not many I guess...Marcy, 55 in our AG.

I don't like that all the women are at the end which means we are out in the heat of the day more...but perhaps the bike course will be safer without men passing us. But who will we have to pass?

1117 12 7:55 F45-49 Red Kathy Graves

#1332, 8:05 wave. 

The pro list is up too!

Andy Potts, Chris Lieto, Terenzo Bozzone (to name a few).  I will most likely just see them run out of the water and then never again, but wow, very cool.

#455

#485 7:25 wave, Day Glo Yellow.

Looks to be over 200 in the M35-39.  I think if you are in the last year of an age group you should get some kind of head start : )

I agree...you can tell the oldest in your AG as they go by one year age from A to Z then repeat.

It is pretty cool next year I age up to 50-54. I'd never have thought 10 years ago I would look forward to turning 50...but I am now with tris as big part of my life.

Go off in wave 11 M60-64 at 7:50-- 21 of us old guys the young ladies get to run over.

1 male in M65-69. Thinking his world's slot is secure if he finishes in 8 hours.


Edited by duutri 2010-04-08 6:26 PM

Hey Kathy we are in the same wave for the HIM!!!  Never having done an IM event I am curious are all 70.3 events men first, women second? 

Suzy Shain
HIM Bib #1104, Wave 12, 7:55am
Sprint Bib #668, Wave 7, 7:24am

So three BT women who are all speedy swimmers in first wave of women.

I don't think it is always men then women for 70.3s. Here in MA often women go last in races and when I've done St. Anthony's down in FL one of the biggest tris in US men always go first. I've done 40+ tris and have never done a race where all women went first. It makes race dynamics interesting. I can understand the idea of not having women out on the bike with lots of men passing them.  In general women are slower than men so have them go last in long race and running when it is hot means roads are closed longer and those fast folks have to wait longer to awards and all that.

I guess for once I'd like to see women go first but I'm not in charge..yet

You are the fastest....Suzy and I will be behind you

Yeah when I sign up for races next year bumping up to the 40-45 AG, funny to look forward to aging up, hehe hopefully those guys are slower than the 35-39.

I was kind of looking forward to being in a new age group this year......until I saw that I'm in the LAST swim wave. I've never been in the last swim wave (although I guess somebody has to be). Just have to not let it get to me mentally knowing everyone else started in front of me.

I'll be #1451 in the W40-44 age group.

#746 - 40-44 YELLOW Wave 9 - 7:40...

Good looking pro list (M & F's)...

Time to get the mind right...  wooo weee, almost time to RnR!

Best of luck to everyone!  Especially Fattyfatfat... he needs all the luck he can get!!! HA!

especially when that wind picks up on west end.!   whats your game plan for the swim... gonna go kayak to kayak?  HA!

I've been lighting a candle every Sunday in church... don't worry it will be a tailwind in both directions!!!

Backstroke the whole thing and still catch you! HA!  nothin' but a blue bubblely blur on the bike as I go by and throw a snot rocket your way! Go Navy! HA!

downhill both ways too?  wicked speed

Edited by Trin2bfast 2010-04-09 1:38 PM

Sure, training is highly overrated...

I'm actually looking forward to tapering.

I've had my 5th or 6th week of ~5 hours of running with many weeks of 1:45-2:00 long runs, a few big weeks of biking, and swimming well is swimming. Last few weeks I've been doing same weekly volume as I did before last year's IM.

Have we decided where we are going to meet for a BT lunch race weekend on Saturday?