KC Tri 5150 (Page 3)

A friend of mine said he talked to the RD and that it is first come first served.  We are planning on getting there about the time the transition opens.

A message from Ryan Robinson (RD) in the KC TRI Face Book page says transition spots are all assigned. They were assigned the three previous years also.

He may have been wrong.  Like I said, he told me he talked to the RD, which doesn't mean he really did. 

I'd rather they be assigned.

Via facebook I asked "are there assigned spots in the racks for bikes? If not, will there be security onsight ALL NIGHT for those that leave their bikes in transition at Saturday's bike check-in?"

Via facebook, the RD responded "Yes there assigned spots. Yes there will be security ALL NIGHT. I would check the weather forecast before you decide to leave it though."

This may or may not be accurate, as there is plenty of conflicting information about this and other issues.  I would welcome clarification.  I would welcome any communication, really.

Yeah, I just looked at the FB page and saw your exact question above and the answer. Who knows.  My friend may have been wrong too.  I guess we will find out soon. 

funny.  as I read this thread, I went from planning on arriving at 4am to bringing the bike in on saturday to showing up at the last minute on sunday (I'm doing the sprint).  

We should be able to find out the answers at packet pickup.  not crazy about leaving my bike overnight even if there is security.

Here is one response I received, but not from Ryan:

"Ken Welsh By rack in the past so you can assume the same this year."

With that, I may still just bring my bike Sunday morning and hope for the best.

Good spectator locations:

Have them hangout near transition. They can watch you exit the swim, then walk over to Raytown road for you bike laps, then back to the race area for the run. For the run the 1st right turn or near after transition for the 1st and 2nd laps, then head over to the finish line. This is a very good spectator race! My wife and kids love it!

Be happy we don't race Saturday with the forcasted 20mph winds + gusts out of the south. The winds Sunday are only going to be 8 mph out of the S.W.

Anyone else get that simplistic email from the KC Tri?

Most race day questions are answered on the site?  Where?  They don't answer most of the questions I've seen on this forum.  Maybe I'm looking at the wrong page?

It it just me or would you expect a little more fanfare and creativity with the emails?  Just plain text, no active links, and 4 sentences.

I wonder if this is foreshadowing of things to come Sunday?

I'm I being too critical?  Just watching these forum posts, each questions gets 3 answers, one from someone that "talked" to the RD, someone that saw his post on FB and someone that read the read the web site.  No answers seem to be the same.

I'm kind of nervous that this experience may not be everything i was hoping for.

I got fairly detailed emails on May 4 and May 15, before the simple email you referenced that came today.

What questions aren't being answered on the site?
NM, just read the thread - I've been out of town. 

Yeah, it would be nice if they offered a little "athlete guide" with the specifics ya'll are asking about. Their FAQ is pointless to me...

The racking situation seems to be in the air.  Assigned by number to the spot?  Array of numbers to a rack?

Everyone seems to be worried about the run with 1400 racers.  I wonder if they are accounting for that or just hoping it works out?

Granted I didn't scour the website, but it's so slow when I try to access it, I lost focus.

Did anyone see a elevation profile of the bike course?

It would be nice to see wave start times.  Maybe they will have those at packet pickup?

Just seems they could do so much more with the website and emails.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure RR is up to his eyeballs, but if he needs more help, they should hire it and keep people a little better informed.  All these forum questions should go on the site with official answers.  Just my 2 cents.

I'd check out the FB page, but it's blocked at my work, so that's not an option for me.