OMG this is so cute. Not meaning to patronize you at all, its just that you have the guts to ask all these cute questions...it just brought me back to MY first IM, when I pulled into Lake Placid, saw the olympic oval, and puked..
first of all, no one knows the venue, maybe KY people do but its a new IM. The best you can do is get there early to register. I also used to register people as a volunteer when I did IMUSA and the earlier , the better. Get a place as near to the start as possible. As I do not know the area I cannot say, but ideally itd be nice if the hotel has a pool if you have kids and that kinda stuff that kids like. I dont have kids either so I have no idea but I hear they like pools, as do wives as they can put the kids in one place.
You will have to leave your bike overnight in the transition. Plan accordingly. Some people put plastic on their bikes and seats, me I never cared so never bothered. WHat I did do is pump up tires the next day and just swung by to say hello to the bike. If you want to be really popular, bring a pump race morning. You will make a lot of friends. I think it might be a hot race so I would not suggest pumping your tires til race morning.
You can leave your transition stuff when you leave your bike. Special need is left race morning.
During the race week you are going to be busy worrying needlessly about stuff and if you can get your family away from you during this, you will be doing everyone a favour. This is a good time to send everyone off to see a movie while you pack your transition bags. If there are any back to back matinees nearby Id take advantage of sending them all there. Everyone will get on your nerves and they are going to be bored with all the stuff you have to obsess about (that actually you dont have to obsess about, but you will anyway no matter HOW many people tell you to relax) so the main objective is to figure out how you can spend the least amount of time with them as possible before the race.
Yeah sounds bitchy but its totally true. But it is for the common good! It is realistic.
I do not know the area but it would be great if you found some cool stuff for them to do. Yes get a close hotel, itll cost more but its worth it. But you are right to think about them, keep everyone happy that way you will get to sign up again for next year!
first of all, no one knows the venue, maybe KY people do but its a new IM. The best you can do is get there early to register. I also used to register people as a volunteer when I did IMUSA and the earlier , the better. Get a place as near to the start as possible. As I do not know the area I cannot say, but ideally itd be nice if the hotel has a pool if you have kids and that kinda stuff that kids like. I dont have kids either so I have no idea but I hear they like pools, as do wives as they can put the kids in one place.
You will have to leave your bike overnight in the transition. Plan accordingly. Some people put plastic on their bikes and seats, me I never cared so never bothered. WHat I did do is pump up tires the next day and just swung by to say hello to the bike. If you want to be really popular, bring a pump race morning. You will make a lot of friends. I think it might be a hot race so I would not suggest pumping your tires til race morning.
You can leave your transition stuff when you leave your bike. Special need is left race morning.
During the race week you are going to be busy worrying needlessly about stuff and if you can get your family away from you during this, you will be doing everyone a favour. This is a good time to send everyone off to see a movie while you pack your transition bags. If there are any back to back matinees nearby Id take advantage of sending them all there. Everyone will get on your nerves and they are going to be bored with all the stuff you have to obsess about (that actually you dont have to obsess about, but you will anyway no matter HOW many people tell you to relax) so the main objective is to figure out how you can spend the least amount of time with them as possible before the race.
Yeah sounds bitchy but its totally true. But it is for the common good! It is realistic.
I do not know the area but it would be great if you found some cool stuff for them to do. Yes get a close hotel, itll cost more but its worth it. But you are right to think about them, keep everyone happy that way you will get to sign up again for next year!