Subject: RE: IM St. George 70.3 going alone Advice please.... Ditto what inglesteechur just said. This will be my third St. George and it is definitely one of my favorite races. If you can go to packet pickup on Thursday. Friday pickup is crowded. I would also get out to Sand Hollow fairly early on Friday to set up your stuff in T1 since it can be a mad house late Friday. As far as logistics the thing that I have the hardest time with is dealing with the bike pump in the morning. Since the only thing they will bring back from T1 is what will fit in your bag it makes it so that I can't bring my pump. They have bike pumps there but the lines to get your tires pumped up are huge. I end up begging somebody to use their pump and it's kind of a pain.
Aside from that, make sure that you bring clothes to stay warm prior to the swim start. It can get chilly at Sand Hollow befor the start. Also, it is much better to make it to the buses super early since the port-a-potties get very full if you arrive there later. The race, like all races in S. George are very well organized and the crowd support is awesome all along the course. The roads are, for the most part, silky smooth. You will also enjoy getting a glimpse of te deepest Pro Field other than Kona (this is not an exaggeration ). All in all, a great race. |