BT Ironman WI mini-camp June 6-8 Madison, WI (Page 3)

Depends on what type if alcohol......might be worth the risk. 
(just kidding of course)

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Hard to believe, but this training camp is only 8 weeks away.  We need to start discussing people's schedule for Friday arrival so that we can organize a swim and short run afterward.  I may develop a separate thread with a poll so that people can vote their arrival times and we can use that for planning purposes.  I can't believe April is half over with already

Birkie:  Good idea about starting a Pole as to when people will arrive in town Friday.  This will help me determine when I need to start driving.

8 weeks away!  When should we start tapering?

we'll be on our third beer Gatorade by then

birkie,

what is the tenative start time for the bike fest on Saturday?  I am not going to be able to do Friday or Sunday, but I am in for Saturday. 

Nothing firm decided on bike start time yet.  I don't want to get too late of a start so we can get the stick part of the course done before traffic starts building up near Madison.

Just some tips from a sorta local-- While downtown is the most central, it is also the most expensive, and trafficky too.  Try and stay on the WEST side if possible, it makes the most sense.  Ask when you book your room if they are in the west side- most chain hotels have locations at both. I am a big fan of the Hampton Inn, in fact, I'll be staying there June 5.  They usually have decent breakfasts (cereal fruit, bagels, juice, and some hot food which usually looks nasty to me) and it's in a pretty good location.

Anything you may need, be it bike stuff, nutrition can be found anywhere- it is a very tri friendly kind of city, I recommend Fleet Feet in Middleton for everything but bikes, and depending on where you are staying, there are multiple mechanics and bike shops all over.

There is also a specific Tri Shop called Endurance House in Middleton (where there are LOTS of hotels too, btw, it is the town just west of Madison and is practically a part of Madison)  It is owned by a multi time Ironman, and he has always been really nice and helpful and interested in supporting the community. You guys would love him.

Food and Beer. The real reason for the wknd, right?

If I can be helpful scoping out good spots for mass meetups/meals I am happy to do so. The Great Dane in Fitchburg is big and would accomodate a group.  It is a traditional WI brew pub.  Tutto Pasta has a large variety of pasta (every triathletes fave meal) and enormous portions. 

I will be available off and on all weekend for support, SAG etc.  I do have a few responsibilities (like, uh, closing on a house and moving! oh and horrible inlaws I would love any excuse to escape, like, uh, "my BT friend needs me to drive a tube out to him!" but I can be "on call" if y'all need someone.

I am so excited, IM makes me so happy, after IMAZ yesterday, I can;t wait to get back to MSN ands see all the zillions of people who come through to train.

-Hollis 

WTF is up with this "maybe" crap?!  I suppose you've got better plans?.  Its not like you have to get ready for a wedding or anything.  Oh, yeah, right, I forgot, you are getting ready for a wedding.  Hope you can make it.  

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Birkie has the voting pole up for Mini-camp weekend.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=111531

BUMP to stay with the poll.

Somewhat local man is doing the countdown.  Yee haw!

Well, it seems like the head honchos (Ron) at BT are interested in obtaining video coverage of our IM WI mini-camp and posting video to the website.  Ron would like to get BT'er interviews, why they are doing IM WI, goals, etc.  Plus he wants coverage of the actual workouts that occur on the course.

Ron just needs raw footage, he can do the editing.  The source just needs to be the correct format. According to Ron, video would have to be done with a camera using miniDV or a DVD/Hard-drive camera that records in AVI or MPEG format...other formats 'may' be acceptable.

Does anyone have a nice camera that would work for this?  If we have jockstrappers attending maybe they could help out with filming.  I'll get back to Ron after I get some feedback.  This is going to be awesome!!

One more week of training and three weeks of taper and I'll be good to go for IMWI-mini-Camp.
Whoot whoot!

Birkierunner

mndiver

leapdog

oipolloi

tripletmom01

1stTimeTri

burnside

mutri

Force

firstnet911

sgoehner

pseudoyams

rabkaman

djdavey (likely)

schmize (likely?)

Whizzzzz (partial)

SSMinnow (partial)

captantony (maybe)

Marvarnett (maybe)

goalie (maybe)

Snowbiggie

jszat (maybe, partial)

JOCKSTRAPPERS:

Mrs. mndiver

Amy - Mrs. pseudoyams - maybe

Birkierunner

mndiver

oipolloi

tripletmom01

1stTimeTri

burnside

mutri

Force

firstnet911

sgoehner

pseudoyams

rabkaman

jmcfarland

djdavey (likely)

schmize (likely?)

Whizzzzz (partial)

SSMinnow (partial)

captantony (maybe)

Marvarnett (maybe)

goalie (maybe)

Snowbiggie

jszat (maybe, partial)

PeterAK--at least Saturday 

JOCKSTRAPPERS:

Mrs. mndiver

Amy - Mrs. pseudoyams - maybe