2013 NYC Tri: Roll Call (Page 3)

Originally posted by shaper2379

I am staying at the Hilton too. Getting in Saturday sometime.
Fist timer to this event and this distance.
Nervous and really excited. The thread has got me all pumped up for this now.

Anyone know how to get your bike from the hotel to transition? Do you bike there not fermiliar with NYC

Originally posted by TriToy

1236

do I really need a tour of transition??????? figured when I drop my bike I would scope out swim in, bike out bike in and run out

Originally posted by TriToy

kewl

do we bike and run up the same hill? nm just saw in athlete's guide we bike up to the 79th st traffic circle

Originally posted by hilltackler

okay so this might be a silly question BUT it's my first time doing this race - is anyone going to transition on race morning too. One of my friends said that he just set every thing up on saturday when he dropped off his bike and other gear and left it there and on race morning went straight to the swim start. Honestly, I like the sound of this - more sleep for me!

What does everyone else do?

Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn



I know I'll be up at the crack of stupid anyway, so I plan to set up my transition on race morning.

Like I said earlier, for me, I'd be worried about dropping off my bike and run stuff on Saturday and then not even having a chance to check on it again until I showed up at T1 dripping wet, breathless from the 400y sprint from swim exit, with my wetsuit around my waist. I'm hardly obsessive-compulsive about my transition setup, but I at least want to know everything's where I put it before I head to the starting line.

And anyway, I kind of like the pre-race atmosphere. It helps get me psyched for the race. An extra hour of sleep isn't going to matter much to me.

Originally posted by mr2tony


If it's hot I'm going to take it easy on the run. If it's hilly I'm going to take it easy on the bike. If it's in the Hudson I'm going to take it easy on the swim. My legs hurt, my arms hurt, my head hurts, my stomach hurts, some dude hit me in the water, my bike is slow, my shoes are slow, it's too hot, it's too cold, I totally cramped, I couldn't see very well, some yahoo cut me off, it was crowded, it wasn't crowded enough, I was sandbagging, I stopped to chat with my friends, there was a dog on the course, I got lost, JMK tripped me, TriToy was yelling at me, my wife wasn't where she said she'd be, which totally threw me off.

OK now that I have all my excuses out of the way for my slow time, let's get this party started. I'm No. 4273.

Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn



Yeah, I did. And I'd do it again.

Originally posted by mr2tony


If it's hot I'm going to take it easy on the run. If it's hilly I'm going to take it easy on the bike. If it's in the Hudson I'm going to take it easy on the swim. My legs hurt, my arms hurt, my head hurts, my stomach hurts, some dude hit me in the water, my bike is slow, my shoes are slow, it's too hot, it's too cold, I totally cramped, I couldn't see very well, some yahoo cut me off, it was crowded, it wasn't crowded enough, I was sandbagging, I stopped to chat with my friends, there was a dog on the course, I got lost, JMK tripped me, TriToy was yelling at me, my wife wasn't where she said she'd be, which totally threw me off.

OK now that I have all my excuses out of the way for my slow time, let's get this party started. I'm No. 4273.

Originally posted by TriToy



well duh I will yell at you - hopefully all good :p

I plan to set up my transition that morning, but I live on 81st and West End, so I will get up set up transition, go home get wetsuit etc then walk over to swim start

Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn



That is so smart! If I decide to do the race next year, I'm totally going to buy a brownstone on Riverside drive so that I can do the same thing. Sure it'll probably run me a few million, but it's so much more convenient than taking the three train from Brooklyn at 4 in the morning.

(Actually, there was a guy on BT a few years ago who lived right near 72nd and Riverside. He said he probably has the award for "shortest distance from home to transition" of any person in any race anywhere in the world.)