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Stindiana
Jul 5, 12 12:48
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Muncie Half Top 10 Tips Here is the collective wisdom of over 100 Muncie Half races by the Muncie Multi-Sport race team and staff.
1. Drink non-stop on the bike!
2. Make sure your bike food plan has been heat tested to stay down during the bike!
3. Run with a hat; it will keep the stinger flies from ruining you run
4. Sunscreen is your friend; use a ton!
5. If you have not drank a gallon of Gatorade or water on Friday; keep drinking.
6. Just because it is a cool morning does not mean it will stay that way; see #2 again
7. Always get in the water and warm-up. It will cut down on the jitters
8. Check your bar end plugs and water bottle cages. Loosing one or both Saturday a very bad day.
9. Take an extra gel for mile 11 of the run, that is where the finish line really begins.
10. Arrive early; past 5:15am your late!
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Jul 5, 12 13:01
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Gonna be some real carnage at Muncie accuweather forecast
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99 with a real feel of 107 yikes and no real shade in farm country!
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Stindiana
Jul 5, 12 13:05
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Yep. Over 30% in the Med tent the last time it was over 99 here in 1995.
Wow.
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Jul 5, 12 13:06
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What's the over/under? :)
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Stindiana
Jul 5, 12 13:09
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Reported 2000 registration. Even 10% is ugly but 30% is ...?
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Jul 5, 12 13:31
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This will be my first time since 09 doing the race. Anything noteworthy different about the race now that WTC owns it? Well, other than the bike course and several hundred more participants?
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JHTFU
Jul 5, 12 13:32
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FYI
Muncie 70.3 start times are now 30 minutes earlier across the board
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Stindiana
Jul 5, 12 13:44
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Bike course is even better with almost all state highway. Other than the new park playground; nothing to report.
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Jul 5, 12 13:49
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JHTFU wrote:
FYI
Muncie 70.3 start times are now 30 minutes earlier across the board
Where have you heard this? I know my crew was HOPING for an earlier start but haven't heard anything from anyone official.
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JHTFU
Jul 5, 12 13:51
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Just posted on the Muncie 70.3 facebook page
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Jul 5, 12 13:53
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JHTFU wrote:
Just posted on the Muncie 70.3 facebook page
Awesome thank you JHTFU
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Kilo Juliett
Jul 5, 12 14:11
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It is true about mile 11 on the run. It got me good last year.
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Jul 5, 12 14:12
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Is the number of bike aid stations still limited to 3?
Is there a chance of another being added?
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Kilo Juliett
Jul 5, 12 14:20
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nugent44 wrote:
This will be my first time since 09 doing the race. Anything noteworthy different about the race now that WTC owns it? Well, other than the bike course and several hundred more participants?
One thing I noticed is the swim doesnt end until you get to the transition area (after you run up a big hill). I seem to remember there being time pads down at the bottom pre wtc. I may be wrong but that's what I remember.
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Jul 5, 12 15:41
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Sounds like good advice, except for drinking a gallon of water the day before. That's a great way to flush yourself out of electrolytes. Gallon of sports-drink, good. Gallon of water, not such a good idea...
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Jul 5, 12 19:57
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Stindiana wrote:
Bike course is even better with almost all state highway. Other than the new park playground; nothing to report.
The new playground is great. I got first dibs on the swing! Will somebody give me a push?
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Jul 5, 12 20:36
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Travis R wrote:
Stindiana wrote:
Bike course is even better with almost all state highway. Other than the new park playground; nothing to report.
The new playground is great. I got first dibs on the swing! Will somebody give me a push?
You don't know how to swing? HTFU
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Jul 5, 12 20:48
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What is a half hour really going to accomplish. It's a pain enough with Muncie now on EST, losing a half hour of sleep is not worth it.
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Jul 6, 12 6:16
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JHTFU wrote:
FYI
Muncie 70.3 start times are now 30 minutes earlier across the board
So, when is transition closing now? Prior close time was 6:45 am, now the pros start at 6:30 am so transition period would have to be adjusted I would think.
duffman
Jul 6, 12 6:22
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Bstulberg wrote:
Sounds like good advice, except for drinking a gallon of water the day before. That's a great way to flush yourself out of electrolytes. Gallon of sports-drink, good. Gallon of water, not such a good idea...
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that's a good way to get hyponatremia...speaking from personal experience here
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Stindiana
Jul 6, 12 9:15
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Water temp at 9:45am; 88.5!
wow
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Jul 6, 12 9:20
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I think I determined last night 87 is my limit.
Stindiana
Jul 6, 12 9:48
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Does that mean your not coming?
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Jul 6, 12 9:52
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I'll be there, just packed in ice!
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