I'm not racing as much as I'm finishing =o)

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-zakk

Death Squad Cycling Club
http://www.ridethedeath.com


"Why is that people will drop $2000 on race wheels and a few c-notes for an ugly tattoo and then balk at the race fee?" - Blackie

Yup ... i'll be there w/ the glazed look for a couple days! Please say hello if you get a chance. (I'll be at the Vineman Info booth part of the day Saturday and will likely do the 4:30 course talk. ALSO those that will be around Friday OR who can battle the traffic FRIDAY night, ALL welcome, of course at no cost!

2005 Vineman Half Ironman Welcome Party! - 7pm @ the Hyatt / Vineyard Creek - 3rd St., Santa Rosa

Presented by Vineman Inc. & NorCal Bike Sport

Come spend a relaxing and fun evening with Ironman Champions Steve Larsen, Tim Deboom, and Peter Reid!

The evening will open with a Sonoma County & North Coast Triathlon Club welcome. This welcome will be followed with a discussion about the Vineman Half Ironman, the course, and racing the event w/ former Half vineman, Ironman USA, and cycling champion Steve Larsen. We'll then wrap up the evening with an exciting presentation of Ironman World Champions Peter Reid & Tim DeBoom! This will inlude a "talk show" type question and answer.

This will be a fun night not to be missed!

(FREE posters to all who come through the door)

Peter & Tim will be available to sign posters at the NorCal Bike Sport Booth on Saturday from 1pm-2:15pm.

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Dave Latourette
http://www.TTENation.com

I'll be there. ASICS is a proud sponsor of the event, plus my wife will be racing in the 25-29AG. See you there...

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Shawn
TORRE Consulting Services, LLC
http://www.TORREcs.com

Starting at 8-goddam-46 am, I'll be there....

;-)

... she also will be in the hunt for an IM spot AND could be one of the first chicks to cross the line! Go Tracey

See ya'll this weekend Shawn!

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Dave Latourette
http://www.TTENation.com

I will be there for my first time at this venue. Looking forward to the race, but not the 7 am flight out of Phoenix on Saturday.

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Formally azclydesdale, back in Northeast Ohio.

Dude, what's the air temps today? It was TOASTY on Saturday! Latest word on water temp?

And did you know there is an arrow pointing a turn onto West Dry Creek?

Also, maybe have two volunteers at Canyon since some people (HI MANONFIRE) seem to miss that corner, even when you tell them 10 minutes prior and it's marked! ;-)

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clm
Nashville, TN
https://twitter.com/ironclm | http://ironclm.typepad.com

That's what we're hoping ; ) She is still recovering from a small bout of 'walking pneumonia' she picked up after Florida 1/2, so who knows what'll happen. She will certainly kill herself trying on Sunday. BTW Dave, she is busting out a brand new Splish (grotesque sponsor plug) race-suit for your event. See you Friday night, I think we're coming to the welcoming party at the Hyatt.

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Shawn
TORRE Consulting Services, LLC
http://www.TORREcs.com

I'll be racing.
Wife will be racing.
Friend will be racing.

Where/when is the 'official' ST gathering?

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Relax2dmax

"Just remember there is only 2 letters difference between STUD and STUPID." Heard on the course of the 1998 Lost Boys Ultramarathon

I will be there, and so will my wife, and so will about a dozen other people from Albuquerque. We're takin' over!!

Todd Pilger
Albuquerque, NM

I'll be there.

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July 24th - WATER TEMPERATURE Update -- 76 Degrees on Sunday morning...from the race website

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Shawn
TORRE Consulting Services, LLC
http://www.TORREcs.com

CLM ... nice day today (no fog though) 84 for the high and dry (that's the avg. high for this time of year) ... "Toasty" on Saturday, CRAP it was 103 degree's and the weekend before it was the same way. Temps and weather have been all over the place the last 2 weeks! Water temp is just a tick under 77. The way things have been lately, weather and water temp are not worth predicting. You hoping for no wetsuit to prepare for OCT? ;)

The arrow pointing to West Dry Creek is/was for a different event ... follow the BIG chalk arrows on race day everyone! We'll have A (not two) course marshals on Dry Creek / Canyon ;)

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Dave Latourette
http://www.TTENation.com

We'll have beer while it lasts ...REALLY

... got any cool Asics shirts i can wear on stage Fri night and Saturday? I'll trade for a cool asics/vineman tecnical T ;)

The event should be pretty laid back and fun!

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Dave Latourette
http://www.TTENation.com

>>The arrow pointing to West Dry Creek is/was for a different event ... follow the BIG chalk arrows on race day everyone!<<

It ~is~ one of the big white arrows. There are also the WCC arrows too. If you don't know, you can easily be confused.

And I'd love a non-wetsuit swim since I only have a full suit. I did a 2.4 open water race yesterday (skin). Linda Gallo beat me. ;-)

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clm
Nashville, TN
https://twitter.com/ironclm | http://ironclm.typepad.com

She nipped you at the finish line i bet ;)

IF we can get out there we'll take some black paint to it. All the turns wil have marshals and we'll instruct folks regarding that at the meetings. ALSO .. the big white arrows from us? The ones we put out will be huge white chalk arrows!

Thanks for the info ...

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Dave Latourette
http://www.TTENation.com

I'm in. My first 1/2 and 3rd tri. If you see me floating lifeless in the river, please pull my out. My family will pay return postage....

Har, har. Shux, we wanted to ride to Lake Sonoma and take a dip then double-back for you all. (I actually blew my wad hammering on that stretch of road). ;-) I swear that Matt & I BOTH missed the sign.

Toasty? I was on fire for real. If I had been out there any longer I would have turned into bobinthebuff. Ride it baby ride it!

That was fun. I might go up and roll early Sat.

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"In the blocks you're a prisoner, the gun releases you."

really don't want to swim without the suit... I m one of those challenged folks that needs the buoyancy. I am in too, Staying at the Hyatt from Thur, so should get to the show on Friday night and looking fwd to it

Weeman

Don't rub it in I'm at the wonderful "Good Nite Inn" on Saturday... God I hope that place has a coffee maker.

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I'll be racing and praying the water temp holds or goes down. It was all i could do to learn to swim "ok" with a wetsuit ... without I'll be racing the cutoff!

LOL on the wetsuit thing....I think there's a number of us out there hoping for no more than 77.9 degrees....!

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JohnA
Hinds57

Wahhhh! Not this year... but DEFINITELY again next year... hehe when the age groups are back where i like 'em. Uh right....? young men go early in 06?

Planning on, perhaps, 3 trips out that way next year... Napa Half, Terrible Two in June and Vineman... all, hopefully, leading up to an October trip someplace special... ;-)

later Dave have a great time this weekend

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