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x2 on the 2020 dates ... 

I was just coming here to break the news about Louisville ! I understand that this year was the 1- year extension with the city and apparently they didn't want it back.  I can't imagine any 2020 race happening either, so Choo 2021 may be very crowded while at the same time socially distanced   I see that Chattanooga has a mandatory mask order effective in a few days and running into September, so I imagine all of this year's full racers hope it crushes the curve and they will get to race. The 70.3 people look to be out of luck. 

I think when races were first getting cancelled earlier in the year, there was a lot of optimism for fall races. At this point, it is just irresponsible for IM to even consider having races this year. Lubbock should have been a wake up call--if I had've been one of the people that had already traveled to that race to have it cancelled in the 11th hour, I would be so angry.  Ironman should accept the inevitable and be proactive in canceling all 2020 races. 

/rant. 

x2. That really shows you how much intelligence is lacking in certain areas. Ugh.

I agree with Anne, so much so that my LBS has my bike at the moment, working through the new tire install. My rims are so old that they are Schrader valve compatible. So, while I wanted to go tubeless, it was going to be a hassle to make it work. Glad I dropped it off. 

You won't have that issue, since the bike is new.  Question 1) What I have read is that you measure the inner width of the rim and add 3-5 mm. The tape should lay flat in the middle and sit on both bead shelves(the sides). 1a) Tires - It looks like a 50/50 blend of road/non road for you. So a tire with a fairly "slick" or less knobby center combined with some knobs on the side should work. The idea is that the outside of the tire comes into play when you sink down into the softer or chunkier stuff. Both of the ones mentioned above have a small bit of "tread" in the center and a bit more knobby tread on the outside. Both are good tires for your use, I would guess. 2) My experience with gravel races is that they are "marked" but you are "on your own" to a certain degree. I didn't have a map on my GPS for the one I did a couple years ago, but used a map on my phone. I also relied on the kindness of others to a degree, and gravel event participants are AWESOME in this regard. As a "newbie" I believe that you will be able to tun to others in a time of need without anyone being too harsh or whatever. The serious racers take off at the beginning and the rest of us do our best, have fun, make friends, etc. I was prepared to download maps to my new GPS, but all of my events were cancelled. I did a 50+ mile ride with a friend back in mid March, where I had the map downloaded and that worked great. Now that I have used turn by turn on my GPS, I highly encourage it. 

Ann-Marie - There are some great maps available for download for Lake Apopka on RideWithGPS. I'm hoping to take a midweek day off in October to come up there and do the full loop, friends have and it looked awesome.

My biggest piece of advice on gravel events is have fun, and enjoy the post ride party (a challenge during these wacky times). I think that as much as IM is having trouble, gravel events will take a pretty serious hit this year. The surrounding festival plays a role in the cache of those events. They have nearly all gone to some sort of virtual type of thing, be it #diyGravel or Giddy Up Challenge.  We are working through the post ride party for our little event and I think it is going to change how the whole thing looks. But I digress.

Double Whammy

I suspect that WTC's has an insurance policy that says that if the city cancels, WTC gets something back and if WTC cancels, they don't. WTC always seems to wait for the permitting body to take the initiative.

The city of Raleigh is looking at pulling permits for all events through October 31st.  I imagine other cities are doing the same.

At this rate, I'm not even sure that large spring 2021 events will be a go. The good news is, I think that the 70.3 Choo-ers will have a good sense of where things stand before starting most serious training block in late February.  I figure, we get to the Tour of Sufferlandria and evaluate the situation. 

Thanks for checking in!

I really feel for the swimmers in the group. That seems to be the toughest of our sports to coordinate right now.

Ha, funny story. Someone posted on Raleigh Reddit -- Treadmill for desperate marathoner??  I read the post because I was curious. We have a perfectly good outside to run in, what's the scoop?  Yeah, the advice was that if you don't like the heat, get up early and run ;-)

Wow, you certainly made the most of your time in the store! Great haul! I've never tried it, but i understand some people have put their Garmin under their swim cap to record an OWS, I assume if it works that way it would work on the buoy. 

I've 99% written off racing this year, except for the registration money I still have tied up. I enjoy long training sessions UP TO A POINT, and my training plan for IM Wisconsin is getting to that point. I suppose I'll just keep plugging away at it, but realistically I know it's just for fun and I won't actually be racing. 

I'm also sad about Louisville. I have lots of memories there... my 2nd IM and fastest IM finish... and the bike crash a few years later that sidelined me for a year. I never had plans to re-visit the course for redemption or anything, but that finish line was pretty dang cool. I hope there will be some sort of replacement in the area.

The idea of doing the Tour right now scares me, good thing its 7ish months away! On the other hand, i can't wait for 2020 to be done with and 2021 to hopefully providing some semblance of normalcy!!

I thought the same thing!

Ouch...this was supposed to be one of the safest bets for IM races this year.  Has Muncie been canceled yet?  That one is just a few weeks out but I was thinking that one had better chances of being canceled than Louisville. 

I have a pair of the Asic GlideRide  shoes (some new model that they introduced last October).  I checked the equipment log on them this morning and they are at 486 miles which means they actually are probably over 500 miles.  They are holding up great and I haven't been haveing any problem with work out cushioning yet but it is time to start looking into some new training shoes for me too.  I was considering getting a pair of OnRunning Cloudflow.  I have never tried on a pair of OnRunning shoes, but I get a huge discount through my ambassador team so their price would be hard to beat.  Does anyone run in Cloudflows?