Has anyone done IM Cozumel?

YUP! I did it in 2009 - the inaugural year.

my race report is at http://irontrish.blogspot.com/2009/12/ironman-cozumel-part-1-pre-race.html

What's interesting is the main current (at least when I was there last March) moves the other direction. Must have been the wind...

Due to the geography of the shoreline, the swim location sometimes has an eddy that moves in the opposite direction of the prevailing current on the reef.  haven't done the IM, but volunteered for it and done a lot of diving there.

I did the race and my wife went as my Sherpa. She has being begging to go back ever since. She had a great time spectating. We stayed at "The Palace" which is an all inclusive right near the finish line. The servers at the hotel set up tables on the street for her and her group of new found friend to cheer on the racers. Everything was perfect for her. We will probably go back this year.

The island essentially shuts down for the race. The bike is 3 loops around the island and the run is 3 out and backs so there is a lot of interaction between the racers and spectators. It seems like all of the locals are out on the street cheering and making a big party out of the race. It is a completely different atmosphere  then going to an area where the locals consider a race a nuisance that simply disrupts traffic flow

That would suck getting pulled in an IM after 30minutes...

Here's a video (hopefully) of the run turnaround I did a couple years back, coming back from dinner.  it was nuts!!  (the turnaround end is much quieter....) 

https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?v=2626908467252&set=vb.1091492724&type=3&theater

Registration is open for 1 week?!?

I've got to be missing something here...

WOW! That video is pretty cool! If you watch the movement of the jet ski and swimmer after they stop them they MOVE ALOT and pretty fast away from the buoy...

Thanks guess I will work on my swim that much more!

I'm doing my first HIM in Sept in Cozumel, with a weeks recovery vacation after!!! This is my 50th Bday present!

Hope to see some of you there!

Hey great job IRONMAN!

 Loved your blog report and thanks for sharing the "notes". (The longer your out there the drunker we get) I'm sure some of my party will be in that category!

So did you ever figure out the reason for your feet hurting so much?

Bug spray huh? This is the first I've heard of that, I will be putting some in my bag, I'm what you would call a mosquito magnet! I must taste like candy to them!!!

Flat is good for me (Hills SUK!)  as for the wind I hope it takes a break...