Ironman 70.3 California : Official Thread (Page 2)

I think I'm going to do a 12 week plan for this one.  I'm pretty sure I won't want to pick up another tri training plan that soon after IMFL (Nov 5).  I'll spend my "off" months running some 1/2 mary's and maybe a full or something. Honestly at this point in my plan I don't even like thinking about training anymore. Post IM I'll be fine, but it kind of sucks right now. I'll stick with sprints, olys, and HIM's after florida.

I am looking forward to those wonderful and, for me, painful Camp Pendleton hills. Hopefully we'll get that awesome headwind the last few miles of the bike again.

I started my the plan last Monday.  Using BT's 20 wk plan but making minor mods to it.  Focusing right now on swim and bike fitness and my calf is really tight for some reason.....think I will pick up the running come January.  I did the race in '09 as my first HIM and don't remember paying attention to other peoples equipment.  I have the ability to run a 1080/disc and am curious if the weight of the disc will kill me on the hills. Are their lots of disc's used in this race, I can't remember?

Thanks

With IM AZ 2011 done, this one is now officially in the cross-hairs (with the exception of run season - marathons in Jan & Feb).

Thanks for all the hill updates and guidance, it will definitely help to map out training rides to put in hill work, especially later in the ride to match Oceanside's course a bit.

Countdown is now underway.

I think we're in the same part of town. Let's ride sometime this winter.

I'm in the second to last wave, I hate that.

Thanks for the info.

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I haven't done much over the last five weeks but I started my training plan today and of course it is raining.  Don't mind swimming in the rain as long as there is no lightning, but I'm not really prepared to run in the rain.  None of my stuff is waterproof.  I'll run anyway since it's a short one. 

FYI.....I hear the bike and run course may be altered a bit.  Anyone else hearing this?  The bike may be a point to point, and the run may end underneath the pier to allow better spectator access.  Either way, I hope we still get the Camp Pendleton hills.

I have heard the same thing about the point to point, and finishing under the pier, from a VERY reliable source.  I'm not sure if they are changing things up on Camp Pendleton part of the bike.  If I hear anything I will be sure to post.

Yeah, there was a rumor posted in the Cal. board months ago, I posted over on ST but no one knew, although they said it used to end under the pier.

Not sure how they'd change the bike to a point to point....  the parking lot is pretty convenient for the race.  we'll see.  I don't think the changes will be major enough to warrant an outcry, I don't think there's enough room to make big changes in so cal. 

I saw a recent email regarding this on the TCSD board.  I'll see if I can dig it up...

Okay.  Here it is:

There may be a change to the bike course if we can do it to minimize the impact on certain areas of the base.  We will have two transitions this year so you will be riding to T2 that will be at Pacific and Mission.  The run will incorporate part of the pier and again be two loops.  You'll finish on the strand under the Pier just behind the amphitheatre so it will be more spectator friendly

I'm working on the maps but they probably won't be posted until after the new year

I watched the Super Sprint Grand Prix this year and I think I know what "part" of the pier they're going to be incorporating:

At least we'd have a tailwind going in  :^

Pacific and Mission is where the expo is, this should be interesting to see how they do this.  At least the transitions aren't so far apart you'd have to drive them to set them up

Update from RD today with course maps:

Hey Mike, could you repost the pictures again? They are only showing partial sections from the new maps.

Thanks!

The bike course doesn't look all that different.  The only thing I see is that when we come back to the harbor, we make a left over the bridge and following the old run course, down Breakwater to the Strand, then up Surfrider to Pacific.  I'll try to attach the PDFs here.