This isn't aimed at you, San Rafael, just a general comment...

The 20 minute climb is fun to talk and whine about but it's 20 minutes out of +/-5 hours. Unless you total blast up it out of the saddle, it's not going to completely ruin your race..

The run is going to be the deciding factor. It is up and down and up and down..it's going eat folks up. Many a quad will be shredded.

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All I can say is I thought the water looked warm this morning and I usually complain about water being cold. I also heard others saying it felt warm.

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2018 Races: IM Santa Rosa, Vineman Monte Rio, Lake Tahoe 70.3

Seems the general consensus. Might be reported as 76.2 but feels warmer.

I swam in a wetsuit this morning, and it was "warm", but I did not feel "hot".

Flow rate this morning for those that did the practice swim. I started my swim at 9:34.

7-9a 13.5k cfs 10a 20k cfs

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Let food be thy medicine...

I thought it was pretty chilly. I think maybe because the water temperature was warmer than the air temperature the water seemed warmer.

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Let food be thy medicine...

So do we turn in our gear bags Saturday or Sunday? Also, I know we are getting the swim caps Sunday but what about our chip?

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Let food be thy medicine...

Bike and run bags are checked in on Saturday with the bike. You get your timing chip at bike check in, I'm told.

Sounds good. So race morning just need to calibrate power meter and air up tires.

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Let food be thy medicine...

Exactly.

I have a really dumb question. One bag is gray, one is blue and one is red. Which one is T1, T2 and your pre-race drop off bag?

Thanks

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2018 Races: IM Santa Rosa, Vineman Monte Rio, Lake Tahoe 70.3

No direction from WTC but when I checked in my gear today--(b)ike was (b)lue; (r)un was (r)ed and grey was for clothes

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B is Blue is Bike. R is Red is Run. Grey is for morning clothes . . . there will be a drop near the swim start.

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* Ironman for Life! (Blog) * IM Everyday Hero Video * Daggett Shuler Law *
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Thanks,

if I was using my brain, I might have figured that out, but this week I have been so addled at so many things, not figuring this out doesn't surprise me.

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2018 Races: IM Santa Rosa, Vineman Monte Rio, Lake Tahoe 70.3

Congrats to WTC for setting a new low in backpack quality and attractiveness.

Obviously I missed the briefing too so I apologize for the questions. I get that we drop bags when we drop the bike. But I believe I can also put my helmet and sunglasses on my bike as well as my bottles when I go to air up my tires, right? I'll put my shoes on the bike too. That's all allowed, correct?

Sucks we have to drop run bag the night before. I suppose my handheld won't be cold for the run. Oh well.

Once I get the bags, and get the stuff out, I then refill the bag w the equipment from the previous sport, right?

Thanks!

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"Congrats to WTC for setting a new low in backpack quality and attractiveness."
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Wow - I think they are pretty nice.

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David
* Ironman for Life! (Blog) * IM Everyday Hero Video * Daggett Shuler Law *
Disclaimer: I have personal and professional relationships with many athletes, vendors, and organizations in the triathlon world.

No - that is not correct. Shoes can be on bike but other than that a "clean transition". Yes, you can put your bottles on in the morning.

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David
* Ironman for Life! (Blog) * IM Everyday Hero Video * Daggett Shuler Law *
Disclaimer: I have personal and professional relationships with many athletes, vendors, and organizations in the triathlon world.

No helmets on the bike either in the morning. Helmet in your bike bag. Least that is what I was told today by IM rep at packer pickup.

Anthony,

I was told as long as there is nothing on the ground and that your helmet won't fall in the wind or something. Of course, we get the bags earlier and maybe we all could save an irrelevant 5 seconds by having our glasses and helmet on by the time we get to our bike. I say irrelevant because of the MOUNTAIN.

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2018 Races: IM Santa Rosa, Vineman Monte Rio, Lake Tahoe 70.3

I agree. I think the bag rocks. My kids are so jealous of it and have already stolen it out of my room and taken it to theirs.

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2018 Races: IM Santa Rosa, Vineman Monte Rio, Lake Tahoe 70.3

It was made very clear at the meeting.
NO Helmets on bike.
Must wear helmet to check in, put in T1 bag!

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Ha! Must wear helmet to check in. That's awesome .... wait, you're joking, right?

Ok, I couldn't attend the meeting. Can someone confirm the below line by line?

On Saturday we must drop off:

Bike
Bike shoes and helmet in bag
Run shoes and run gear in bag
We can bring water bottles race morning to put in bike and run bag
We can access run shoes race morning to warm up
We can not take bike out of transition area to warm up

Ok, are our bike bags next to our bikes? Do we place them there?
How do the run bags work? Someone hands them to us and we have to rummage through them?

I hate not being able to warm up race morning, so I hope we can at least get to our run shoes and get in the water some... can we get in the water race morning?

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Bike/ run bags will be lined up like IM. Not sure if we will be routed into and out a change tent, though one is shown on the map.

I was told at meeting, no pre-swim.
Access to T2 bag, not T1.
Access to bike.
You pick up your bags as you run by- in numerical order.
There is a change tent you MAY use, chair outside if you prefer.
Clean transition! Nothing on ground. Shoes, nutrition on bike.
Pick up timing chip at bike drop off today.
Swim cap on race morning.

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