2016 70.3 Raleigh Race Day Thread
Hi Team, are you ready to give your teammates some serious mojo for this coming weekend? This thread is to be used on race day to comment on race conditions, observations on how our team are doing during there races, or just to provide some mojo on race day. Listed below are the members that are racing and a link to the IM Tracker. Good luck racers.
Athletes List
Mike Roberts
Kim Siebold
Emily Brinkley
Gretchen Cassidy
Chris Oubre
jim ebert
Jordan Marchewka
Jim Thomasson
Stuart Schwark
Moose Callis
Patrick Boyle
George Jordan
Michael Crosby
Ralph Moore
Liz Jackson
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Comments
My number one rule for this course:
HYDRATE and STAY COOL
1. The moment you get to Mile One Run Aid station, grab 4 sponges and KEEP THEM! They have run out every single year and people usually take some, throw them away and by the end of the race, there are none left. SOOOO
PRO TIP: Mile 1- grab 4 sponges every mile you need cold sponges, take them off at the entrance to the aid station, call out a volunteer, tell him or her to wet them and give them back to you at the end of the aid station, go through the station grabbing water, gatorade, gels etc then stuff them back in your suit, hat, etc.
There is NO SHADE on this run and its 1. Sneaky hilly and 2. HOT!
If you have ANY OTHER QUESTIONS about the race, throw them in here and I'll answer all that I can. I literally have biked this course 2 times a week for 2 years and Ive lived on the run course my whole life and the RD is one of my friends. I know this race.
You're going to have an epic day out there, its an amazing finish and I hope you take a piece of me with you, because I might be in tears that day not being able to share it with you!
Brenda and team: sorry to say that I won't be at Raleigh this year due to injury. Couldn't figure out how to pull my name off the list, but just to let you know.... regrets
Stu
2000ft on the bike, 300ft on the run. Swim was flat, but choppy. Enjoy