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Wednesday PM Ride // Thursday AM Swim @ IMFL
Anyone planning on a swim around 7:00-7:30am??
After the webinar, thinking of riding the loop on Wednesday afternoon around 2-3pm start (I should arrive just before noon).
As an IM n00b just throwing this out there in case anyone else is looking for company.
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If your there early enough, ride the loop easy but don't feel the need to get it done , there are no real surprises out there its just nicer than riding closer to town. From what I remember about the course a couple years ago the 1st out and back portion Bennet Rd I think was by far the worst part of the course. Was funny cause we had got there early and driven the entire course except that out and back and was surprised at how bad it was.... By all means do your swim at 7am to see the sun... Keep saying to yourself all week that less is more!
The out and back part of the course around the 1/2 way point is on some of the worst quality roads imaginable. It's about 10 miles total. Just avoid that part until race day.
On the Wednesday ride - I am just going by what P mentioned on the webcast. It certainly isn't on our plan as such. I was planning on riding it easy with maybe a few 5' intervals at RP. Much more to spin the legs a tad, see some course, debug the bike etc.
Jamie/Bob - my mobile # is on the spreadsheet. My gameplan (subject to some change) is to start the loop ride by 3:00pm.
Taking Bob's comment into account my gameplan for Thursday is tentatively:
* 7:30am swim (perhaps avoid some of the folks intending to be there RIGHT at 7am)
* back to condo for quick change
* Hit registrtaion to get that over with
* BIG breakfast before 4-keys talk
* 4-keys might get sacrificed...
On WEDNESDAY I am less sure I will do the full ~33 mile loop. I'll probably pull the pin at 1:15 ride time (or for me about 20-22 miles).