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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Wonder what the odds are of them changing again before the race? Seems like the races I've done before swim waves can change right up until packet pickup. I'm a total noob to the 1/2 Iron distance though. Gonna feel weird getting passed by all those youngsters! LOL! |
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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Wondering if anyone has been down to ride the bike course? Wondering what the road is like? Rough, smooth... I've been riding a variety around here, just not loving all the chip seal and cracked back country roads. You could lose an entire bike in some of the cracks around here! |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Mrs Bru - 2012-03-06 12:36 PM Wondering if anyone has been down to ride the bike course? Wondering what the road is like? Rough, smooth... I've been riding a variety around here, just not loving all the chip seal and cracked back country roads. You could lose an entire bike in some of the cracks around here! I rode a lot of the course, and drove all of it in late Jan. The roads are in pretty good shape nothing really horrible. The wind is usually really strong one direction or the other. I hope for a head wind out so I feel like I'm flying the last half of the ride. |
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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() NewClydesdale - 2012-03-06 1:42 PM I rode a lot of the course, and drove all of it in late Jan. The roads are in pretty good shape nothing really horrible. The wind is usually really strong one direction or the other. I hope for a head wind out so I feel like I'm flying the last half of the ride. Thanks for the update! I'm with you...practicing with a head wind the last 1/2 of my training rides when I can, but praying for a tailwind the last 1/2 on race day! Hopefully some steady state trainer rides will also prove beneficial come race day. |
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Member ![]() | ![]() This is going to be my 1st Ironman 70.3 and looking forward... Starting on the wave scheduled for 7:30am I'm sure will help a lot! Hope the tail wind is on the way back like it was on the 5i50 last year. Can anyone comment on what they have along the way on the bike route, as far as energy drinks... what kind of battles do they hand out (or should i say, can you grab on the way)? Trying to figure out what is the best way on the hydration plan. |
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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() irontri4life - 2012-03-07 1:46 PM This is going to be my 1st Ironman 70.3 and looking forward... Starting on the wave scheduled for 7:30am I'm sure will help a lot! Hope the tail wind is on the way back like it was on the 5i50 last year. Can anyone comment on what they have along the way on the bike route, as far as energy drinks... what kind of battles do they hand out (or should i say, can you grab on the way)? Trying to figure out what is the best way on the hydration plan. My first too! I don't like to rely on race course nutrition. Not sure if it's true for Ironman races, but it never seems they actually have on the course what and where they say they are going to have it at the smaller local races. I'm going with Infinit and 2 bottles of water for the bike (one disposable bottle I can chuck), and will carry a Fuel Belt with Infinit for the run. I estimate that I should only have to pick up water once on the bike if it's not too hot out based on what I've been consuming on my 60 mile rides. Will probably grab a little bit of water at every run station. That's my plan anyway...different for everyone! :-) |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() We rode the whole course yesterday (got a nice break in the weather). The roads were very smooth, with only about 1/2 mile of chip seal on the other side of the San Luis bridge. We even saw some dolphins from the bridge. We had a massive tailwind on the way out and a massive headwind of the way back. If raceday has that same wind, DO NOT hammer too hard on the way out, it will ruin your race. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Are the winds always headwind and tailwind or are there cross winds? I'm trying to decide between a 404 or 808 front wheel. If it's a constant wind with minor gusts I'll go with the 808. But if it's Kona like winds where you get a 50mph gust that blows you from one side of the road to the other than it's the 404. Anyone with wind experience on the course I'm all ears! ![]() |
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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() 12ozcurl - 2012-03-11 2:44 PM We rode the whole course yesterday (got a nice break in the weather). The roads were very smooth, with only about 1/2 mile of chip seal on the other side of the San Luis bridge. We even saw some dolphins from the bridge. We had a massive tailwind on the way out and a massive headwind of the way back. If raceday has that same wind, DO NOT hammer too hard on the way out, it will ruin your race.
Thanks for the update!! Very helpful! I'm hoping for the tailwind on the way back, but just to be safe did a 3 hour steady state pull on the trainer today...figured it simulated a headwind in both directions! LOL! I think I'm as ready as I'll ever be for this race. Now time to get nervous...for no good reason!! :-/ Edited by Mrs Bru 2012-03-11 8:55 PM |
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Regular ![]() ![]() | ![]() Prevailing winds are west this time of year, but really any given day can be different. 50th percentile day has west(northwest or southwest) winds 10-20mph. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() rbalazs - 2012-03-11 5:07 PM Are the winds always headwind and tailwind or are there cross winds? I'm trying to decide between a 404 or 808 front wheel. If it's a constant wind with minor gusts I'll go with the 808. But if it's Kona like winds where you get a 50mph gust that blows you from one side of the road to the other than it's the 404. Anyone with wind experience on the course I'm all ears! ![]() Rick, winds normally come from some southerly direction. Last year was SSW, the year before was more S. That meant headwind/tailwind (with some crosswind) last year and a lot of crosswind in 2010. I rode a disc both years with a Hed H3 front in 2010 and a Hed Jet 6 front last year. I'm running the H3 again this year. It can be very windy in Galveston. Prepare as such. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I did the sprint last year (when it was the day before the 70.3) and the winds were the complete opposite direction of what I saw on Saturday. I'm planning to ride 808's on the front and rear and I think it should be OK from a crosswind standpoint (I used some 30mm deep trainer wheels the other day). |
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Member ![]() | ![]() Good info.. I also hear a lot that hydration will play a big roll once you get off the bike and you are in the middle of the run... Drink all the fluid that you might have left in your bike before getting off it. Your body will thank you for it... you will need it. Thanks for all the tips Brian. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I apologize if this has been answered already, but does anyone know if it is a beach or deep water start? |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() thedallasceliac - 2012-03-15 3:32 PM I apologize if this has been answered already, but does anyone know if it is a beach or deep water start? No beach at all. You walk out on a pier about 10 feet above the water. The wave ahead of you is in the water. They start. You jump in a minute later, you swim around for 4 mins, you start, the next wave jumps in the water. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() NewClydesdale - 2012-03-15 3:34 PM thedallasceliac - 2012-03-15 3:32 PM I apologize if this has been answered already, but does anyone know if it is a beach or deep water start? No beach at all. You walk out on a pier about 10 feet above the water. The wave ahead of you is in the water. They start. You jump in a minute later, you swim around for 4 mins, you start, the next wave jumps in the water. Hmm. Not so sure how I feel about that. Thanks for the info. |
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![]() | ![]() thedallasceliac - 2012-03-15 1:40 PM NewClydesdale - 2012-03-15 3:34 PM thedallasceliac - 2012-03-15 3:32 PM I apologize if this has been answered already, but does anyone know if it is a beach or deep water start? No beach at all. You walk out on a pier about 10 feet above the water. The wave ahead of you is in the water. They start. You jump in a minute later, you swim around for 4 mins, you start, the next wave jumps in the water. Hmm. Not so sure how I feel about that. Thanks for the info. You feel fine about it. Excited in fact. Can't wait even I imagine. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() bzgl40 - 2012-03-15 4:00 PM thedallasceliac - 2012-03-15 1:40 PM NewClydesdale - 2012-03-15 3:34 PM You feel fine about it. Excited in fact. Can't wait even I imagine. This. It is actually a lot of fun and the easiest part of the race. The good news is you are fully floating in your wetsuit for several minutes before you start swimming and chatting with your AG. The beach start where the first time your toe touches the water is seconds before you swim don't give you any chance to get use to the water. Here you get to play around for a few minutes before the pain starts. |
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Regular ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Best not to touch the ground - I seem to remember being warned that there sharp oyster beds. The start is fun. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() HA thanks for the encouragement. All of my races thus far have been beach starts. Guess there's a first time for everything |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() When is everybody getting into Galveston? I'm making this a quick race getting in early Saturday and heading out Sunday afternoon after the race. Early pasta dinner for me Saturday if anybody wants to join and talk shop. |
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![]() | ![]() rbalazs - 2012-03-15 8:41 PM When is everybody getting into Galveston? I'm making this a quick race getting in early Saturday and heading out Sunday afternoon after the race. Early pasta dinner for me Saturday if anybody wants to join and talk shop. I'm actually spending more time in Austin then Galveston so I am pretty much on the same schedule as you. Head up Sat and head out after the face. Is anyone swimming Sat? Not much OWS here in Tucson. |
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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() does any one know what the current water temp is in offats bayou? and where we might can find it, say on a fishing report or something? |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Galveston Bay temps are in the 70-degree range. It's going to be within a few degrees of that. |
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Regular![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() rbalazs - 2012-03-15 10:41 PM When is everybody getting into Galveston? I'm making this a quick race getting in early Saturday and heading out Sunday afternoon after the race. Early pasta dinner for me Saturday if anybody wants to join and talk shop. I'm on the same schedule. No eating out for me, with how sensitive my stomach is I have to haul all my own food. Not chancing anything. Pasta does sound yummy though! |
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