Roll call for Lifetime 7/14

I think I could live without touching Hunter Kemper   

Iguess I should have specified female people.

I'm registered and my neighbor is coming too.  I also wanted to experience it since it is so well known.

Anyone know what are good places to park?  Would it be best to have one guy drop off the stuff and go park?

Best wishes to all of you. 

I am a volunteer on the bike course - the crazy lady with the cowbell at the hairpin turn on Stevens Ave.

I'm sure there will be some people there at 4:30 am when T area opens, yes. I was not one of them when I did this race three years ago. I think I got there at about 5:45 and was fine.

The T area is so huge that it really doesn't make a ton of difference where you are located from a time advantage standpoint. (I'm talking for the average, MOP racer. Hardware contenders may have a different view.) And, you may have an assigned rack. I don't think I did in 2004, but that may have changed. Since your sight is your primary concern, I'd get as close to the beach as you can and mark your spot with something very bright, as androgenie suggested.

If you're doing the sprint, be prepared to wait for quite a while; I think the T area closed at 7:00 am the year I raced, and my start time wasn't until 10:30 am. So I took a snack, disposable water bottle, and my cap and goggles when T closed. I was able to watch the first several pros finish before heading to the beach for my start.

Best of luck!

I'm in...but get this...I'm doing the swim leg of a team relay!  Ironic...my weakest discipline, but the guy who's biking and the guy who's running both DON'T want to swim...corporate sponsorship, or otherwise I wouldn't spend the money on the entry fee...it would be nice if the lake temps stay cool...I can do the whole distance (sprint) with no problem, but just SLOW...wetsuit would be nice...

I agree on the parking situation...the earlier the better.  We usually get there by 5:45am and haven't had too much problem...as you're going north on Cedar we take a left just after the bridge over Nokomis and bike over (helmets required on the ride).  It's a LONG STINKING WAIT for wave starts, though.  Bring something to read or take a nap...

Good luck to everyone...

Denise, way to go!  I know you've been trying to get your bf involved in tris for a long time...looks like this is the first step.  Good luck tomorrow...

I know Lifetime Fitness Tri is a HUGE event...we typically haven't tried to meet in the past because it's hard to find ANYONE, let alone the folks you came up to do the event with.  This happened to me my first year...got separated from my running group...didn't end up seeing any of them until after the race finish...

Looks like it should be wetsuit legal tomorrow.  Swam a quick 300 in Nokomis this morning.  Felt like about 72 or so...didn't have my water thermometer with me, and of course this was at 6am.

Good luck tomorrow everyone...if you see a short--5'6"--Filipino guy, yell out 'Sal' or 'sparco.'  If I turn around and notice, I'll stop and talk to ya...

Hey Dave, was that you this morning that also saw the Loch Nokomis monster? ...(I'll change my blog if you were leaving because your workout was done )...I need witnesses to get my man card back .  Good luck tomorrow...

No.  I swam in a tri suit this morning.  I just like swimming with a wetsuit because of the added buoyancy (I float about as well as a rock!).  Good luck tomorrow.