New Setup Race
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2007-08-28 10:23 AM |
Extreme Veteran 537 Davidson, NC | Subject: New Setup Race There have been rumors. This seems as close to official as we'll get until Oct 1, I guess: The first article in the thread. I hope Setup doesn't get angry for me posting it here, but hey, it's already on slowtwitch so hardly a secret now. The rumors are true. We will announce the event officially on or about Oct. 1st. This is the date that the first national ads will run in some of the national tri pubs, and also the date that the event website will be activated.
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2007-08-28 10:53 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 152 North Carolina | Subject: RE: New Setup Race SWEET! Now that sounds like a tempting first 1/2IM for me.......oooohhhh yeahhhhhh |
2007-08-28 12:20 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Master 1240 Knightdale/Raleigh | Subject: RE: New Setup Race I hadn't planned on doing a 1/2 so soon, that will be the end of my second season, but I don't think I can resist. My 1st Oly was going to be Pinehurst '08, guess I'll need to move that up a bit. |
2007-08-28 1:02 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Expert 957 Charlotte, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race Well hell---if Jeff thinks he can do it, then I'm probably in for the half as well |
2007-08-28 8:19 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 293 | Subject: RE: New Setup Race My first full? Couldn't get much better as far as location and time of year for me. |
2007-08-29 4:24 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Regular 92 Charlotte, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race Dang...so much for one IM next year...looks like I might be doing 2 now! |
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2007-08-29 7:46 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 242 | Subject: RE: New Setup Race Sounds like a party, I'll do the half |
2007-08-29 1:28 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 307 Charlotte | Subject: RE: New Setup Race So the rumors are true! Yay! I'm definitely in for the Half. MAY consider the Full but I will wait to make that decision later. This will be a great venue for an IM race since it won't be too far for friends and family to come cheer me on! |
2007-08-29 2:26 PM in reply to: #945009 |
Expert 1342 Apex, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race nuthouse - 2007-08-28 9:19 PM My first full? Couldn't get much better as far as location and time of year for me. Wade, if you're in for the full, I'll go for the full. I may have to drop a few races off the radar to be able to do this, but that would be a fun race. |
2007-08-29 7:34 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Extreme Veteran 348 Cary, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race I reserve the right not to make my decision about a full until after I do a half, but it is sounding pretty tempting. |
2007-08-30 8:08 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Extreme Veteran 346 Concord, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race And I will be there to cheer everyone on! I am a long way away from even a half, but I will definitely be out there supporting and cheering! |
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2007-08-30 8:25 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 293 | Subject: RE: New Setup Race So do you get ink for an iron distance that is not an actual ironman race? Its all about the ink. |
2007-08-30 9:34 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 242 | Subject: RE: New Setup Race I was actually wondering that earlier.....what is the concensus? |
2007-08-31 4:37 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Regular 92 Charlotte, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race Yes you get ink but no you don't get the m-dot. The more I looked into getting the ink the more I realized I don't want to get the m-dot. Everybody has one so it looses some of the meaning. I've decided what ink I will be getting after my IM in Oct and that will be revealed at that time. This race is being mentioned all over the place these days. I think it will be a great one. Guess we all need to practice swimming in the ocean huh? |
2007-08-31 7:43 AM in reply to: #948168 |
Veteran 242 | Subject: RE: New Setup Race kjohnson307 - 2007-08-31 5:37 AM Yes you get ink but no you don't get the m-dot. The more I looked into getting the ink the more I realized I don't want to get the m-dot. Everybody has one so it looses some of the meaning. I've decided what ink I will be getting after my IM in Oct and that will be revealed at that time. This race is being mentioned all over the place these days. I think it will be a great one. Guess we all need to practice swimming in the ocean huh? So do you believe one must do Kona, or just a IM branded race to get the M-dot? |
2007-08-31 7:50 AM in reply to: #948246 |
Extreme Veteran 537 Davidson, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race foots - 2007-08-31 8:43 AM So do you believe one must do Kona, or just a IM branded race to get the M-dot? Well, Mdot *IS* a brand after all.... |
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2007-08-31 7:56 AM in reply to: #948253 |
Veteran 242 | Subject: RE: New Setup Race tzmitch - 2007-08-31 8:50 AM foots - 2007-08-31 8:43 AM So do you believe one must do Kona, or just a IM branded race to get the M-dot? Well, Mdot *IS* a brand after all.... Very true. Just curious to see if I can get some controversy going ie the last few Triathlete mags. |
2007-08-31 8:32 AM in reply to: #948261 |
Extreme Veteran 537 Davidson, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race foots - 2007-08-31 8:56 AM Just curious to see if I can get some controversy going ie the last few Triathlete mags. Splitter! |
2007-08-31 9:54 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Veteran 141 Greensboro, North Carolina | Subject: RE: New Setup Race I imagine the swim will be like the Wilmington Tri and be in the waterway between the ocean and the Intercoastal Waterway. It is salt water but there are no waves. It is very calm especially earlier morning only the current to worry about. It's a pretty good distance from the beach to in town where the battleship is. I guess they would have to put some type of shuttle system in place to get back to beach(transistion area??) I wonder how this will work for athletes and spectators. I was planning on signing up for IMFL next year. Looks like I will have a choice a lot closer to home now. |
2007-08-31 2:12 PM in reply to: #948012 |
Extreme Veteran 348 Cary, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race nuthouse - 2007-08-30 9:25 PM So do you get ink for an iron distance that is not an actual ironman race? Its all about the ink.
You get the ink if you want the ink. there are many threads that debate this, but the only answer is what you want to get. I think I have more desire to cover 140.6 than to get a tattoo. But I will get one of those fance window stickers that says "140.6" |
2007-08-31 2:13 PM in reply to: #948422 |
Extreme Veteran 348 Cary, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race SlickWillie - 2007-08-31 10:54 AM I imagine the swim will be like the Wilmington Tri and be in the waterway between the ocean and the Intercoastal Waterway. It is salt water but there are no waves. It is very calm especially earlier morning only the current to worry about. It's a pretty good distance from the beach to in town where the battleship is. I guess they would have to put some type of shuttle system in place to get back to beach(transistion area??) I wonder how this will work for athletes and spectators. I was planning on signing up for IMFL next year. Looks like I will have a choice a lot closer to home now.
I was thinking that the bike course would be a loop and the run would be point to point. As far as getting back to the beach to get your stuff, whats another 20 or so mile jog after doing an iron distance race. |
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2007-08-31 9:31 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Expert 957 Charlotte, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race Over the Mtn is a setup race which uses a point to point format. The swim start, swim finish/T1, and the T2/finish line are all in different spots. They do a good job with shuttles from the finish line to the swim start, as well as transporting your bagged items from T1 to the finish line for collection. I'm guessing that's what they'd do for this event. |
2007-09-01 10:45 AM in reply to: #943806 |
Master 1240 Knightdale/Raleigh | Subject: RE: New Setup Race There is a Battleship 1/2 mary, I read somewhere that will be the run course. 2 llops for the full. I'm doing the half mary this November. |
2007-09-07 7:33 PM in reply to: #943806 |
Member 52 Cary, NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race i had decided around april this year to do an IM in 08. i had decidedon IMFL until i realized that beach 2 battleship was going to happen. the logistics of only being a 2 hr drive away and having a friend who has a house on wrightsville make it so much more worth it to stay local. so chalk me up for another IMFL candidate who is voting to keep it local. i figure the more we patronize the local folks the stronger the scene in NC and the more races we will get. setup does a great job so im hoping they wont let us down. my only fear is to NOT register for IMFL in the 15 minute online window and then find out for some reason that they decide not to do beach 2 battleship. that would REALLY suck. |
2007-09-09 7:32 PM in reply to: #956123 |
Extreme Veteran 398 Charlotte,NC | Subject: RE: New Setup Race To remind everyone this is not the first Setup event which is an iron distance event.Two years ago there was Duke Iron distance race which was stopped due to lack of demand. I totally agree that Setup is doing a great job with the races up to Half Iron distance but Iron distance races are a different breed.The logistics are a nigtmare and they are very hard to put together.There is a reason alll of the M-dot races in North America sells out every year because they have been doing it for so long and everything associated with them are perfected. Yes they are expensive and very commercialized but if all you ever going to do is just one Ironman event I would strongly suggest to do an M-dot race. That is what I am thinking of doing. |
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