Ironman 70.3 St. George : Official Thread (Page 2)

Here is the elevation map for the race if you haven't looked at it yet. 

 http://www.ironman.com/~/media/0338b75b8c9c41f89c1ff890cff3295f/stgeorge70%203%20elevation%202013.pdf

I am in too, registered a few weeks ago.  Anyone else in the Denver area??

Usually by June I am climbing nicely, but by early May, I am slightly concerned how/where to get the higher grade cycling training done.

Bike trainers...any thoughts on good brands that won't destroy tires and wheelsets??

Just got my full-length XTerra Vortex wetsuit -- been using a sleeveless for the Boulder July/August events the past few years, but SG will be chilly! Next purchase...neoprene swim cap.

Looking forward to a good event-specific thread!

If you just plug in the gain of the rise over the distance of the run, for example... approx. 1100 ft. for 8 miles from mile 37 to mile 45, then the overall grade is only 2.65%, so plan on that and find an appropriate pace.  My goal wattage for the race is 240w, so I'll plan to stay right there for that mountain, about 240 to 250w, which would be approximatly a 16 to 17 mph avg. for the 8 miles... that is how you got to look at it.

Yep, that is how I plan to tackle it too...I don't have the wattage feedback, but I have a good sense of what an average

This being my first 70.3 I'm going to follow a training plan so I can keep myself from over training and burning myself up.

Anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking of Lieto's.

I'm with you. I have never done a race where there are pros. I can't wait to see them in person and compare there times to mine. I know they are good and it will be interesting to see how much better they are then me.

This will be my first as well.  I am looking forward to riding all of the canyons around here and doing some killer brick workouts to prepare.

I am really looking forward to the downhill section on the bike.  I hope it is long enough for my legs to stop burning.  If not.....oh well. 

I do have a question for all of you though..  What time are you looking to complete this one in?  I would love to go 7 hours, but I know that will be a real push and will be happy to just finish.

I did the Bear Lake Man 70+ last year in 5:34 and I would be very happy if I can finish this one in under 6.  Looking at the course profile keeping it under 6 is going to be extremely challenging.  At least for me...

I finished the Bear Lake Man in 5:32 just in front of Lock and plan on keeping it that way All kidding aside I would like to finish around the same time. 5:30 give or take. 

The way my training has been going I think Garr's got me!  BTW, I am planning a training ride on the course on March 8th.  I'll post details as the date gets closer and anybody can come with if you are interested.

Finally, I saw on Facebook that there are only 10 spots left.  If you want to join us for IMSG 70.3 you'd better do it now!!!

I have a question about race day logistics.

I am renting a car and my GF and I are both doing the race. Nobody else will be with us. We are using tribiketransport, so the bike situation is taken care of.

So do we drive out to the swim start race morning? We do the race, and with the two point transition we finish in town, but what about getting back out to the car after the race?

Are there shuttle buses running?

Thanks for the info! I recall doing this for another race, but I had to purchase tickets for a shuttle. Will this be the same?

Great line of questions, but I have a couple more.  This is my first Ironman event.

Do we do bike drop off the night before or is transition to be set up the morning of race.  I can't imagine that same day is the case, but just wondering. 

Will there be a T1 cleanup and truck at the finish with all the stuff?

I bet all of these things will be figured closer to the race but any insight would be great!

All Ironman branded 70.3 races I have done have had me rack the bike the day before the race.