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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [B_Doughtie] [ In reply to ]
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stevej
May 31, 17 8:51
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Weather report is showing storms this afternoon and then little rain until race day. Though Sunday looks like mostly a pm thunderstorm.

Should be close. I may end up just going swimskin either way.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [alien] [ In reply to ]
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stevej
May 31, 17 8:55
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alien wrote:
I don't know anything about this course. I signed up because a buddy told me to do it with him and my brother lives 20 minutes from Raleigh. Sounds like a non-current swim, hilly bike and hilly run. What strengths does this course play too? Sounds like you need to be a solid athlete all around.

Not sure I would call the bike course hilly. It's rollers IMO. I don't need to use my small chain ring on this course with a 53/11-23.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [biglazybum] [ In reply to ]
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japarker24
May 31, 17 8:58
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biglazybum wrote:
......Pretty nice that it was still open.........

This.
Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]
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mike s
May 31, 17 9:21
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I would bring in, low 60s at night and the rain might make it a wetsuit race this year. A first since the inaugural year.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [mike s] [ In reply to ]
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Toothengineer
May 31, 17 9:22
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mike s wrote:
I would bring in, low 60s at night and the rain might make it a wetsuit race this year. A first since the inaugural year.

Wetsuit packed now.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [stevej] [ In reply to ]
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mike s
May 31, 17 9:22
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If it's a wetsuit legal I'm going to wear a swimskin and Blueseventy's Core shorts.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [mike s] [ In reply to ]
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japarker24
May 31, 17 9:25
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mike s wrote:
I would bring in, low 60s at night and the rain might make it a wetsuit race this year. A first since the inaugural year.

Not true. 1st 2 years were wetsuit legal.
Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]
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milesthedog
May 31, 17 9:33
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BBLOEHR wrote:
mike s wrote:
I would bring in, low 60s at night and the rain might make it a wetsuit race this year. A first since the inaugural year.


Wetsuit packed now.

almost left mine at home! glad I packed it, now.

OK, for those in the later waves like myself, what's you strategy for swimming through/around the throngs/thousands of swimmers ahead of us? I did this swim in 2015 and where I'm typically a 24-26min swimmer, I was at 30min due to the challenge of having so many swimmers already on the course.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [japarker24] [ In reply to ]
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mike s
May 31, 17 9:34
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Ok, correction to my post, the first two years were.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [milesthedog] [ In reply to ]
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mike s
May 31, 17 9:35
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Swim over them
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [mike s] [ In reply to ]
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milesthedog
May 31, 17 9:38
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mike s wrote:
Swim over them


that takes a lot of energy, especially when they fight back... remember, it's not just several swimmers, it's thousands of slow swimmers ahead of us.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [milesthedog] [ In reply to ]
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mike s
May 31, 17 9:45
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In all seriousness, I start to the far right and swim inward towards the first turn bouy, swim outside the line, over shoot the second by about 25-30 meters and swim inward towards the finish, seems to work for me, I start more so in the middle time frame.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [milesthedog] [ In reply to ]
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Toothengineer
May 31, 17 9:52
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same as always just swim over and around them :-( I start 7:52am so in same boat, anticipating 3-5 min slower then normal.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [milesthedog] [ In reply to ]
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stevej
May 31, 17 10:08
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milesthedog wrote:
BBLOEHR wrote:
mike s wrote:
I would bring in, low 60s at night and the rain might make it a wetsuit race this year. A first since the inaugural year.


Wetsuit packed now.

almost left mine at home! glad I packed it, now.

OK, for those in the later waves like myself, what's you strategy for swimming through/around the throngs/thousands of swimmers ahead of us? I did this swim in 2015 and where I'm typically a 24-26min swimmer, I was at 30min due to the challenge of having so many swimmers already on the course.

What's the shortest distance between two points?

A straight line. Do that.

Learn to thread the needle. You can actually avoid swimming over a lot of people just by finding the smallest gaps and shooting through there. Always be looking ahead for gaps when you are coming up on people. Yeah you will probably bump them a bit but it's a lot better than completely swimming over top of them. If there's no gap, I've actually dove down and swam underwater to get past them.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [milesthedog] [ In reply to ]
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BryanD
May 31, 17 10:28
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milesthedog wrote:

almost left mine at home! glad I packed it, now.

OK, for those in the later waves like myself, what's you strategy for swimming through/around the throngs/thousands of swimmers ahead of us? I did this swim in 2015 and where I'm typically a 24-26min swimmer, I was at 30min due to the challenge of having so many swimmers already on the course.


Swim out to the sides of the traffic and make your own lane.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [japarker24] [ In reply to ]
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triguy1956
May 31, 17 11:31
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Yes and the second year was truly wetsuit legal. First year-???
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [triguy1956] [ In reply to ]
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B_Doughtie
May 31, 17 11:37
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I still remember talking to Laura Bennett at the awards when the announcer spoke about her using her wetsuit...."you used a wetsuit"....she was like yeah it was wetsuit legal...I laughed as it even close to wetsuit legal temp as the day before IM announced water temp of 83....I truly got a kick out of that person finding "cold" water.

(I don't go to the swim to watch because of the logistical nightmare it is w no parking and shuttle not leaving until final swimmer out of water)
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [triguy1956] [ In reply to ]
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japarker24
May 31, 17 11:40
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triguy1956 wrote:
Yes and the second year was truly wetsuit legal. First year-???

The first year the water was significantly cooler in the area of the second turn buoy.
Pink? Maybe. Maybe not. You decide.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [japarker24] [ In reply to ]
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triguy1956
May 31, 17 11:46
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Significantly cooler to the other hot areas. First year was a push. But I admire the person who found the spot to put the thermometer in and take the reading.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [BryanD] [ In reply to ]
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milesthedog
May 31, 17 13:40
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BryanD wrote:
milesthedog wrote:


almost left mine at home! glad I packed it, now.

OK, for those in the later waves like myself, what's you strategy for swimming through/around the throngs/thousands of swimmers ahead of us? I did this swim in 2015 and where I'm typically a 24-26min swimmer, I was at 30min due to the challenge of having so many swimmers already on the course.


Swim out to the sides of the traffic and make your own lane.

Yep - this is going to be a slow swim! I always tell myself, though, that if I have a problem with it, go pro!

Went out here in Belmont, NC pre T-storm in some 90 degree near 100% humidity for some run pace work and I'll say that if race day during the run has those conditions, it's going to be tough!

I'm curious how roll down will go for 70.3 WC's. Previous years for the 35-39 AG, sub 4:26 high makes the top two. Any thoughts for why it could be different this year? How far did roll down go in Chattanooga?
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [japarker24] [ In reply to ]
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stevej
May 31, 17 14:32
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Sundays forecast is now only 20% chance of rain.

I'm going to say this won't be wetsuit legal, but I'll probably bring it anyway.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [japarker24] [ In reply to ]
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rotosound
May 31, 17 18:28
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That's because everyone pisses right before the second turn buoy.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [stevej] [ In reply to ]
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timr
May 31, 17 18:38
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Damn, I was looking forward to running in the rain. I prefer no wetsuit though I will bring it just in case.
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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]
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CPT Chaos
May 31, 17 18:53
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Is it time to pack already?? Damn...

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Re: RALEIGH 70.3 [CPT Chaos] [ In reply to ]
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Toothengineer
May 31, 17 19:20
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CPT Chaos wrote:
Is it time to pack already?? Damn...

yep!
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