Ironman 70.3 Florida : Official Thread (Page 10)

I did a participant sort by race number, and all numbers either side of mine were the same age group (M55-59). The numbers immediately before my age group were for W50-54, immediately after were M60-64.

I'm 185 and not sure whether that's an indicator of when my age group gets in the water, or whether getting in the water early is a good thing anyhow (with 2400 people poised to pass me!).

Good luck to all!

Jim

I am flying in on Friday afternoon and thinking I wished I had more time to acclimate...but, for me, this whole thing is a learning experience and I've already learned alot!  (Like having to start a training plan while the kids are still in hockey and skiing is just not really feasible).

I plan to check in on Saturday afternoon then will be around until Monday morning.  The friend I was originally coming to Florida to play with ended up having major surgery (14" worth of rods in her femur) so I'll be going to visit her the rest of the time rather than her coming to Orlando.

Anyway, I am #478!  The #s around me are all F 40-44.  (And so am I) 

guppie - 2009-05-08 3:38 AM Ok, so I am #1771 and I am F35-39, so what DOES that mean?  If Pro Men start at 6:20 and the last wave has to start by 7:50 where do the rest of us fit in?  Are some age groups together? Do we start every 10 min or every 5?

I don't know why I have become obsessed about this start time thing.  I think it is because my run pace has been crappy for the last two weeks and last night I had a dream that I choked on a Sport Bean when I was on the bike.  I must be really excited!

BTW JonCT - If you do start behind me, don't worry, you won't pass me until the bike  

Very funny...I also had a race related dream last night.  I got my pedals confiscated at the airport.  So when I got to Florida I had to buy pedals and couldn't find a bike shop to save my life.  Of course I had forgotten to get dressed and all those usual issues I seem to have in my dreams, but now I'm thinking of putting my pedals in my luggage instead of carrying them around in my purse like I have been since leaving my bike with TriBike Transport.  (They're Speedplays, so they don't take up a whole lot of space at least.)

Anyway....must be getting nervous or something

I have been enjoying all of great advice everyone has put forward.  I am feeling more and more confident each day.  Flying in on friday afternoon as well then flying out Sunday evening.  Self imposed timeline pressure due to work commitments, arrgh!

Age grouper M45 - 49, Bib #950.  I signed up early so not to myself out of it nor change my mind.  Peer pressure helped as well. LOL.

Just dropped my bike off at bike transport.  I guess I am officially tapering.  Have a good week everyone.

Well I worked out with free weights in the steam room this afternoon and got a little nauseous.  Must do that more often!

I also just realized (and why am I thinking of all these things now, and not weeks ago?) that I should start getting used to getting up earlier and exercising.  If my body is still on Colorado time, I'm going to be exerting myself, possibly, as early as 4 a.m.  So, I'm getting up at 5 tomorrow, 4:30 Monday, etc., and going to do as much as I can before work.  My gym doesn't open until 6:00, though

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and Mother's Day!

I have more muscle pain on tapers than usual.  It's as if they stay looser when in use longer on a more regular basis.  Last night I tweaked my back a little during the 7th inning stretch (actually stretching!) of a baseball game of all things and it is stiff today with shooting pain down my left leg.  I'm prone to this, though, and have had worse cases.  I think I'll be okay considering I am going to have to race walk because of my foot anyway.  I had been running on a bad foot, and have kind of asked for this.

Happy Mother's Day

Oh no, Accuweather.com predicts rain and thunderstorms 5/17 in Orlando...

happymoe - 2009-05-10 11:44 PM Good luck everyone. I haven't done much on the forums - mostly out of fear. But I wanted to thank everyone for their great insight and tips. This will be my first HIM. I'm glad I decided to stay for a few days after

Hope to catch you there!!!!

Bib 1715 - W35-39

I'm 1749 - in that same wave!  I am driving in on Friday early (we are making it a 2 day drive)  I did the sufferfest in the heat last year and for some reason are back again!  Right now we are looking at 93, it's 50 and rainy in VA so little to no chance of acclimating!  We have basically been tapering for the last 2 months while we fixed up our house to go on the market so it might not be pretty out there for me but it darn well will be fun!!  Going to Discovery Cove on Monday to swim with the dolphins!!