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Make sure you post your race week questions soon!

Peter CarrollPeter Carroll
in Ironman CDA

I know I am leaving to head up there on Friday night (sight seeing on the way with the family).

I hope to be able to answer questions, but it will not be until the evenings.  Others may be in the same boat.

I'll be in CDA on Thursday about noon, so if you have any questions, let me know.  I did this race 3 years ago, so I kinda know the race/area a little.

FYI, there are some nice movie theaters in town and in hayden.  I plan to go to a movie on Saturday

 

Comments

  • Mike WeinmannMike Weinmann
    @Peter -- thanks for helping us out during race week and look forward to meeting you

    not a race week question, but I missed the webinar last night due to a work dinner -- has there been a replay posted?
  • ringo126ringo126
    Hey Peter - thanks for the help. I just have two water bottle cages on my bike which obviously isn't enough for the 6.5 hours I'll be on it. How do the aid stations work as far as replenishing water bottles? I'm assuming we have to dismount, fill em up, and start riding again? In which case, just like my RR rides, I'll just use a camel back (maybe geeky) but who cares. Also, I'm thinking of just wearing my standard bike shorts bib under my wetsuit, rather than traditional tri shorts cause it's so long on the bike. You don't know of any problems there as long as I body glide up for the swim do you? Thanks again - Pen
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott
    Pen... Every ten miles theres an aid station with scores of volunteers ready to hand you whatever you want. Toss your empties at the start of the station, then grab water or Perform as you roll by.

    As to shorts, what did you do your race rehearsal in? IMO, tri shorts with the thinner pad are actually easier on your butt that the thicker cycling pads, if you are in the aero position for hours and hours.
  • mayarabmayarab

    Pen:  The aid stations on the bike consist of a long line of great volunteers with their arms extended holding Perform and Water in bottles with screw tops that are ready to go, gels, bonk breakers and bananas.  If you can balance bike with left hand and take the hand off with the right (aid stations usually located on right side of road), you don't need to stop.   Toss empty bottle before the aid station, take new bottle and keep on riding (start with bottles you don't mind throwing away) - if you haven't done this before, it's not complicated, but you might want to try it a couple times before the race.  Once you go through the first aid station you'll get the drill.  Be wary of others as you go through the aid station - it can be something like a freeway with merging traffic coming from multiple lanes.  If you need to stop to get what you need, be careful entering back into the flow.

    Have you swam in your bike shorts with the big pad and then ridden before?  That pad will hold a lot of water and stay wet a lot longer than tri shorts, causing more opportunities of chafing.  If you really prefer riding in bike shorts, wear swim suit under the wet suit and then change into bike shorts afterwards, but be prepared to struggle getting bike shorts on over cold, clammy skin.  I've worked in the transition change tent and watched people try to do this and it's fun to watch.

     

  • Peter CarrollPeter Carroll

    Pen:  2nd what Al said (Tip of the day:ALWAYS listen to Al,  he knows A LOT)  I've found changing clothes becomes difficult as you are wet and sweaty and sore from the long bike.  But I'd stick with what you did in the RR because it either worked then or it didn't (and then you'd need to adjust).

    The aid stations are great.  The further into the race you get, the more spread out people get and the easier they are to navigate.  I usually try to avoid the first one by having enough on my bike for 2+ hrs. 

     

  • Mark HickmanMark Hickman
    I've been debating the tri shorts vs bike bibs as well...did last rehearsal in bibs - enjoyed the keeping things in place, but not sure if the comfort is that much higher - my tush hurts after about 4 hours regardless. I'm going to be a 6.5hr+ rider, so the pain in transition may be worth it...still on fence - leaning to tri shorts throughout - guess I'll figure it out when I pack bike transition bag.

    My biggest concern is the onset of the sniffles this morning...If I develop the full on cold, just point out your major competitors and I'll go stand next to them for a few minutes...
  • Peter CarrollPeter Carroll
    Mark- One thing rich said in the webinar rings true. Keep things as simple as possible. From my experience in 2010, the changing tent gets REALLY wet from T1, so, If you decide to change at T2, you'd probably be changing your shorts on soggy grass.

    Its better to get the sniffles now, you have plenty of time to get better! Hope you feel better.
  • ringo126ringo126

    thanks for all the tips ya'll - lookin forward to meeting everyone in a couple of days! Pen

  • mayarabmayarab

    Road the "hills" of the bike course today.  The uphills looked worse from the car than they felt while on the bike.  Have a question for anyone who has done this race before:  how do they control the traffic on the Highway 95?  They were sweeping the bike lanes today, but those lanes are not very wide and have a rumble strip.   

    Had strong cross/head winds on the downhill sections that made the bike a little squirrely, then the big rigs speeding by, very close to the line, didn't help.  Be careful if you ride this section before race day.

    The parking lot referenced in the course talk for race day is no longer there, but there is a multi-tier parking structure at the resort next to the park.

    Ironman Village is under construction, the bike racks are up, transition tents are up, looks like something exciting is going to happen this week-end!  Hope to see/meet most of you Thursday night at Cricket's.

    Pat

     

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