IronMan Cozumel : Official Thread (Page 3)

Ever been?  Cozumel is about as safe as it gets in Mexico.  I feel safer walking around there at night than many places in the US

Hi Everybody, I hope your training is going well.  Just wondering, how do you all plan on getting your bikes to Cozumel?  Does it make more sense to ship or fly with them?  What do you plan on doing?

I think I am going to ship my bike as well --- but I have no experience shipping it ANYWHERE!

I think shipping is safer because it allows some time for 'error' if you ship it ahead of time.  If you check it and the airline says "whoops, bike is in Oklahoma, you'll get it Tuesday" then you are SOL.  If you ship it ahead of time to the hotel there's time to make sure it gets there in one piece... erm, several pieces

I was going to contact FedEX/ UPS soon and see what they say.

will share when I know !

I think I'm going to fly with my bike- especially if I can get a direct flight.  I've heard that if you fly internationally that you can fly with your bike for free- I need to verify this though because it sounds too good to be true. 

I'm a little nervous about shipping my bike to Mexico.  I'm not sure about it getting to the hotel and being where it needs to be- but maybe I'm underestimating the system.  I have heard that some hotels/LBS's charge to receive a ship bike and hold it there until you can pick it up.  Might want to check on that because it could get pricey- I don't know.  I've never had to go through this process before.

I think what worries me is having to pack it back up in Mexico (making sure it's done right so nothing breaks) and getting it back.  I dunno though.  If ya'll find out more details on shipping it let me know- I may be convinced to ship as well. 

hey folks, how's it going?

I raced the National Marathon on Saturday, am giving myself a week of rest/ active recovery, and then start officially training for Rhode Island 70.3 [July].  That training will roll into IM training !

so we're certainly not 'getting close' but we're getting closER !

I'm all recovered (I think) from my 3 marathons in 3 months.  I did my first tri of season about 2 weeks ago with min training and it went better than expected.  I've gotten back on the bike and have hired a coach.  My tri training officially starts April 1st- I'm ready to get back into some structured training.  I'll be doing an olympic in May to get practice with ocean swims and flat/windy courses   I will probably do a few sprints here and there this summer, and then the Augusta 70.3 late Sept.  After that it's the IM!  I think the time is going to fly and it's going to be here before we know it!

I booked the resort a few weeks ago and am just waiting to find a good deal on airfare.  Once I finalized our flights all I'll have to worry about is how to get my bike there!

If you are a USAT member and fly USAir, they don't charge for your bike.  The only problem is that they only fly into Cancun, not Cozumel.

I called US Airway and they confirmed that this statement is true.  He said that you have to visit the ironman north america website to print out the voucher.  I've searched all the IM sites and haven't seen anything about this.  Does anyone know where exactly I can find it?  Thanks!

Nevermind- I answered my own question.  I found all this helpful info from the "other" site:

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/IMNA,_US_Airways_&_bike_vouchers_P1225415/

I just booked 2 tickets to Cancun for $654 total on US Airways.  Most of this total was taxes/fees- I think the flights themvelves were $199 total round trip per person.  And that also included free voucher for bringing your bikes since I booked our flights from the IM website.  I actually received the voucher in an email 2 days after booking my flight so the deal is totally legit.  I would highly recommend going this route if you plan to fly with your bike- there's nothing better than saving money to fly your bike!

I can't believe we are in the 6 month range now!  Where has all the time gone?  Now that I have my flight booked I can figure out the whole bike case thing. I've been researching options- I think I know which one to go with.  Now I just have to work on being able to take my bike apart and reassemble it

How is everyone's training going?

Anyone interested in IMCOZ training / BT training shirts? ....