Ironman Kansas 70.3 : Official Thread (Page 17)

krash478:  I'll be picking my bike up from Elite Cycling, should be ready tomorrow, I can take a look at what they have and report back.

There will likely be so many people with their own pumps (myself included) you can just borrow one from someone on your rack race morning. In my experience people are so helpful on race morning... I've borrowed or given to be borrowed many pumps (helped pump many difficult tires too), body glide, sunscreen, and even a spare Co2 for my saddle bag. Just ask nicely, and if you see someone is "in the zone" or visibly agitated/nervous, steer cleer

I wasn't aware the race provided extra ones, that's cool. I would have no idea where to locate them though... T1 is pretty congested.

I was at Elite Cycling last week.  I believe the only swimskin they have in stock now is the Blue Seventy PointZero.  However, that is no long legal if you are racing to win podium spots.  There may be more, but that is all I saw last week.

If you don't have anyone to hand it off to that could be tricky. I doubt it would fit in the bag along with your other stuff - you could try to stash it somewhere but would risk it being stolen (plus have to go back down to T1 after the race).

I'd just borrow one from another racer - you can borrow mine!

Okay gang...so after a full three weeks of forced taper (bronchitis.....zero workouts), I have finally decided to go to Kansas and race anyway....it may be a long day but I am no fan of DNF or DNS....

I will be staying in the campground at Site #116 if anyone wants to stop by on Sat......once the bike is checked I'll just be lounging outside my trailer....

All the Best to Everyone!!

Paul

I threw in a little formatting for ya.

Myself, lisac957, and imsmith8 are at campsite #265. Come stop by.

Chris B and I are not camping overnight since we live close to the race site, but we will be using spot 233 as our hang out area and closer place to park on Fri, Sat and Sun of course.  If you see someone there, please stop by, we will check out the other spots as well. 

Good luck everyone, keep sipping that water!

starting to get fired up for the race!!!   doing what I can to stay out of the sbr this week.  taking me longer to get ready for a taper workout than the workout itself

Does anyone know whether they do live athlete tracking for this race?  I'm trying to remember from last year, and just can't!

My camping spot is the Super 8.  HAHA!!  Sounds like you guys are going to have a lot of fun camping.

SPEAKING OF GETTING ONES DUCKS IN A ROW!!!

Let me share with the group my holy moment of this morning in hopes that it will cause others to check and avoid a similar fate!

So I was putting my race wheels on my bike today to get ready to pack it into the car tonight in prep for the drive up after work tomorrow......rear wheel mounts fine....front wheel goes on and I'm looking at my brake clearance when I spot it!! A little tear in the tread of my front wheel.....huh? So I figure no big deal but to be safe I grab a set of fine needle nose pliers I have in my tool bag and feel around inside the tear....."hey, what is that hard feeling object in there?"....gently work around and pull out a small piece of glass from the slit........phew....that could have made for a crappy day on Sunday....tire's now good and clean but I encourage all of you to double inspect your tires before you leave home......especially if you raced in Memphis!!! Those who did know why I say that!

Travel Safe!!

Paul

Wow Tri-Wog that is great you caught that before Sunday - coulda been BAD!!!

A reminder for those of you who haven't used your wetsuit since last season (cough-like-me-cough)... soak it in the bathtub for a few hours - I'm doing this tonight. Is a tip from Emilio DeSoto - he says over the winter, the non-use of a wetsuit will cause it to tighten up and there is a risk for tearing the first time you put it on, or at the very least, it being more constrictive than you recall. If you soak it, the water helps loosen up the fabric and make it more pliable. 

My race wheeeelz go on tonight!

The water temp may drop if the rains come.  I am brining my wetsuit either way.

I cannot wait to get to the park and get set up.  I am heading in Saturday mid day, maybe earlier.  I would like to see the Ironkids race and show them some support.

I will be hitting the road tonight, and after a brief stop in Plano, will be rolling in some time tomorrow morning... setting up camp and driving the bike course.

Good catch on the wheels! Since I am coming from afar, I will be packing 3 different sets of wheels, not knowing what to expect weather-wise. 2 bikes too, since I will be riding alongside the kiddos saturday morning to keep the legs loose (and not being willing to risk the tri bike getting involved in something nasty).

Look forward to seeing you all up there. stay safe in your travels, and keep hydrating.