2018 IM Canada Roll Call - Who's In
Yes, your legs are sore; you have blisters and rashes in places that only a post race shower can discover; and your statement of “I’m never doing another one of these again” are all becoming a distant memory.Don’t act like you’re not thinking about it. Who’s in for 2018, now that we know that they have renewed the contract?
And for those of you lurking at home...and were inspired by your teammates...did you pull the trigger?!
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... and I stand corrected. Pemberton WAS out, and confirmed out by a vote by their town council, and confirmed out by Ironman.
But in the time since, the event has reappeared as branded 'IM Canada whistler - pemberton,' and there has been updated text on the site to thank the fine people of pemberton for support. So, I believe someone made nice, built bridges with the community, maybe redirected the flow of money to pemberton's favour, and all is well in the world again.
Anyhow, I'll be racing it again, whatever the route is.
http://www.whistlerquestion.com/sports/local-sports/ironman-submits-updated-bike-course-proposal-ahead-of-2018-event-1.23085978
Hmm, a 3 loop course with almost 8,500 ft climbing.
Beautiful! 3x Callaghan ... this will be a course that rewards the patient racer.
Also-What are people doing for gearing on their bikes?
Also, I realize Canada is not on the list of team races, is there an update on new bike course?
Other than reading old race reports, I’d like a little more intel. Although I could read Jenn Edwards 2015 report repeatedly for the humor alone.
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Dana
The outcome of my gearing debate: I have a 52/36 on the front and now an 11/36 on the back. Granny gears galore. My LBS tried to just swap out my 36 chainring for a 34 and leave the 11/28 on the back, but that was an epic fail. Too big of a jump and the chain was rubbing everywhere.
@Dana Burns I don't have an "extra" but I do have one kicking around here that I was not planning on racing in that I could loan you. I'll try to remember to pack it!!
"Alta Lake Road is kind of a sketch road as it is," Ward said. "But I'm sure they're going to do a good job. I'm sure they're going to time it out."
Even though features like the Suicide Hill climb between Whistler and Pemberton will no longer be part of the course, Gleeson expects the course to be more difficult this year.
"It's a bit deceiving, but the section between Whistler Village and the bottom of the Callaghan, coming back is a pretty difficult part of the course. There are a lot of rolling hills in there, so riding that three times and also doing all the climbs on Alta Lake Road, that's going to take it out of people's legs," he said, noting it contrasts with the consistent elevation changes near Pemberton. "I suspect it's going to be a slower bike course than it was before and it's also going to be harder to run well off the bike."
I found this comment ^^in an article from last years AG winner. It sure seems like a bunch of the elevation is the three trips from Callaghan back to Whistler. This is all highway grade. Not so bad. Fact is there is a bunch of elevation in this ride. Patience will be the key. Flatten the course as much as possible. You are correct. There is not a flat spot on this course! Descents are not technical. I hope it doesn't get too crowded. Should be fun! @Carole Harbison @Dana Burns