I always put my age on the right. Numbers on my left and on both arms. I think as long as you have your numbers on your arms and your age on either leg, your fine.

More like this:
Non-wetsuit swim,
Intermittent light rain or barely a drizzle the first couple of hours on the bike
Strong headwind last 30 miles on the bike
Clearing skies after 12 with high of 76 and falling humidity.

Pack a jacket in your morning clothes bag for after the race.

It would be the other way around - 300-400 wetsuits, tops. And yeah, they'll keep the wetsuits corralled to one side and have about a minute gap. It's a pretty well-drilled system, not a big deal for Ironman or us.

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Actually the gap should be longer, otherwise the fast wetties completely murder the tail end non-wetsuits.

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78.8 water temp this morning!

Are there going to be live updates via this thread

D'oh. 807 wetsuits.

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Starky's winning!!!

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Just had a look, is it normal for Rapp to lose 6 minutes in the swim to most of the pro field??

He swam in the pack he belonged. What isn't normal is he was riding with a group and then suddenly got dropped. I am guessing a mechanical...

Bummer if true.

Lauren Brandon with the fastest swim of all pros, including men. She's a beast in the water, and also one of the nicest people you could ever meet.

Looks like Starky is going for sub 4 on the bike - that would be a first! Any thoughts on if he'll make it? Hes on scedule halfways! How fast will he walk his marathon today? :-)

Antony Costes running second on the bike!! He is the first Pro we have on the MORF Bars!!! Go Antony!!!

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Just saw JR dropped out with mechanical at 40. Too bad with the FB wrenching video.....

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Man am I pulling for him with everything he's been through. Go Starky!

Dude, post that picture you sent me. That's a seriously sweet looking front end setup. TG would be proud Antony is using a version of his shoes.

Did they say what the mechanical was? Was he on his Andean?

I didn't see anything further than dropped out at 40 with mechanical. Bet he wished he hadn't assembled it online.... ;-)

I think you're mixing up PA with JR.

News from the course is that a pre race favorite Jordan Rapp has pulled out at mile 40 of the bike. Clearly not a great day for the previous champ. Also news from the course was Paul Ambrose had a mechanical with a broken chain but is back riding again.

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Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

He was referring to JR dropping out. It was JR who posted a FB video of him assembling his bike the other day.

On Periscope... starky leading at mile 85. The morf guy in second and a big pack with Hanson, Butterfield and others about 10 min down. Haven't seen Skipper... might still be in 3rd.

I understand but am not sure if Jordan had a mechanical or just wasn't "feeling it" today. They mentioned PA had a mechanical in the same post where they mentioned Jordan pulling the plug. Perhaps I missed another post.

Hugh

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Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

Ok. True, I also haven't seen anything definitive that it was a mechanical.

For sure. Me as well!

Love his style of racing!;)

No, JR did an assembly online of his new Andean. Unlikely related, but sad just the same....