Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [Tri Bread] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:01

Post #126 of 307 (8706 views)

My first Ironman. Looking forward to it. Put in lots of training. I am ready for the challenge :) +whatever the weather may be. From the Austin area, so I have biked in all sorts of wind conditions. Last couple of months have been very windy. Wishing it will be wetsuit legal, but if not, I just have to deal with it.

Just had my bike serviced today, brand new tires :)

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [logella] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:24

Post #127 of 307 (8687 views)

I did see that on BBS, direct headwind or tailwind! Sweet! Love it.

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [hinke] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:26

Post #128 of 307 (8682 views)

hinke wrote:

My first Ironman. Looking forward to it. Put in lots of training. I am ready for the challenge :) +whatever the weather may be. From the Austin area, so I have biked in all sorts of wind conditions. Last couple of months have been very windy. Wishing it will be wetsuit legal, but if not, I just have to deal with it.

Just had my bike serviced today, brand new tires :)

Right! All we have had plenty of wind and rain in austin this "winter" Hope you have ST approved tires on there!

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:29

Post #129 of 307 (8680 views)

ST Approved?

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread?) [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:38

Post #130 of 307 (8669 views)

Go Steffen!!!

owtbac86 wrote:

First time at IMTX...I think I'm ready, but what do I know.

We're driving the RV from the PNW to the Woodlands - the dogs are read for a roadtrip :)

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread?) [FlyingScot] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:40

Post #131 of 307 (8660 views)

this is good stuff. BBS is modeling it as a quartering head/tail ATM.

FlyingScot wrote:

TravelingTri wrote:

What are the typical winds in terms of direction to expect on the toll road section of the bike course?

Winds are predominantly SSE, 10-12ish mph around this time. This is almost the exact heading of the Hardy, so if the trends hold it'll be a pure upwind/downwind event once you get to the toll road.

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [tigeraggie85] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 15:57

Post #132 of 307 (8645 views)

1st Ironman ProTip(tm): Control what you can control

tigeraggie85 wrote:

FlyingScot wrote:

HuffNPuff wrote:

Yep. Sunday looks outstanding, naturally.

At least they've knocked down the forecasted rainfall amounts, if not so much the chances.

It looks like a pretty good chance of thunderstorms in the morning.

How long can they delay/suspend the race before they have to cancel? I was at HIM Austin last fall, and they waited about 2 hours to start the swim due to fog, and then ended up cancelling the swim.

I know it's only Monday, but this is my first Ironman and I'd be devastated if I couldn't do the whole thing because of the weather. I've put in a lot of work in the hopes of becoming an Ironman...

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [hinke] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 18:02

Post #133 of 307 (8595 views)

hinke wrote:

My first Ironman. Looking forward to it. Put in lots of training. I am ready for the challenge :) +whatever the weather may be. From the Austin area, so I have biked in all sorts of wind conditions. Last couple of months have been very windy. Wishing it will be wetsuit legal, but if not, I just have to deal with it.

Just had my bike serviced today, brand new tires :)

Good luck, Fuji rocks!

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [mdtrihard] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 18:22

Post #134 of 307 (8574 views)

mdtrihard wrote:

hinke wrote:

My first Ironman. Looking forward to it. Put in lots of training. I am ready for the challenge :) +whatever the weather may be. From the Austin area, so I have biked in all sorts of wind conditions. Last couple of months have been very windy. Wishing it will be wetsuit legal, but if not, I just have to deal with it.

Just had my bike serviced today, brand new tires :)

Good luck, Fuji rocks!

Thanks! This bike has been a game changer for me. Love it!

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread?) [ericMPro] [ In reply to ]

Apr 17, 17 18:41

Post #135 of 307 (8560 views)

ericMPro wrote:

Go Steffen!!!

owtbac86 wrote:

First time at IMTX...I think I'm ready, but what do I know.

We're driving the RV from the PNW to the Woodlands - the dogs are read for a roadtrip :)

Thanks, Eric!

Your timing is impeccable - we just cruised over the stateline. Arches last night, Amarillo tonight and the Woodlands tomorrow.

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 5:37

Post #136 of 307 (8435 views)

Those of you hoping for wetsuit legal should be happy at the moment. Looks like it's going to be pretty much non-stop rain today (mostly a light rain) and more rain on Wednesday and Thursday, just not as much.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [Tri Bread] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 5:40

Post #137 of 307 (8429 views)

Pro list is posted:

http://www.ironman.com/~/media/f1b65e026b85474eb3623c27f8cf36aa/2017%20ironman%20texas%20pro%20start%20list.pdf

and registration has closed.

.

Once, I was fast. But I got over it.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [hblake] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 5:42

Post #138 of 307 (8425 views)

hblake wrote:

and registration has closed.

Damnit! I was just about to sign up. ;-)

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [logella] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 5:43

Post #139 of 307 (8423 views)

logella wrote:

Those of you hoping for wetsuit legal should be happy at the moment. Looks like it's going to be pretty much non-stop rain today (mostly a light rain) and more rain on Wednesday and Thursday, just not as much.

I'm ambivalent about it, I don't want to miss out on any swim "help" I can get, but I remember how nasty hot a borderline-legal wetsuit swim is.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [hblake] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 5:53

Post #140 of 307 (8405 views)

hblake wrote:

Pro list is posted:

http://www.ironman.com/~/media/f1b65e026b85474eb3623c27f8cf36aa/2017%20ironman%20texas%20pro%20start%20list.pdf

and registration has closed.

.

Good looking men's group, I don't recognize many of the women.

AJ

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [logella] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 5:56

Post #141 of 307 (8402 views)

Any chance of flooding issues if there is a lot of rain?

AJ

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [Tri Bread] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:02

Post #142 of 307 (8395 views)

Quote:

Any chance of flooding issues if there is a lot of rain?

Unlikely. This is normal April showers type weather and nothing like the crazy amount of rain we got for weeks on end last year.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:40

Post #143 of 307 (8358 views)

The GMAN wrote:

hblake wrote:

and registration has closed.

Damnit! I was just about to sign up. ;-)

Sorry Bob, only online registration is closed; you can do a walk-up registration this Thursday and Friday. Per Ironman Texas page: "Walk-up registrations will be available on a first come, first served basis. Please view the Event Schedule for Athlete Check-In hours."

I signed up last week - you should too!!! Gotta love it when you can make a last minute decision to enter an IM. r/Paul

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [Tri Bread] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:42

Post #144 of 307 (8351 views)

Tri Bread wrote:

Any chance of flooding issues if there is a lot of rain?

Weather underground forecast rain totals for this week:

Tue - .68 inches
Wed - .09 inches
Thu - .02 inches
Fri - .00 inches
Sat - .02 inches

So not even an inch total. But it might flood an ant hill somewhere.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [FlyingScot] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:45

Post #145 of 307 (8348 views)

FlyingScot wrote:

logella wrote:

Those of you hoping for wetsuit legal should be happy at the moment. Looks like it's going to be pretty much non-stop rain today (mostly a light rain) and more rain on Wednesday and Thursday, just not as much.

I'm ambivalent about it, I don't want to miss out on any swim "help" I can get, but I remember how nasty hot a borderline-legal wetsuit swim is.

The water hasn't been wetsuit legal since last Thursday. This morning was still over threshold. I suspect it may fall under threshold tomorrow morning but if the forecast holds, I doubt it will be wetsuit legal Saturday morning. If it is, it will be 'nasty hot' borderline legal swim. I am going to bring a pair of Roka sim shorts just in case.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [logella] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:45

Post #146 of 307 (8348 views)

Anyone know how much debris may be on this toll roads? Looking at tire choices with new testing that is up now.

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [hblake] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:47

Post #147 of 307 (8342 views)

See my post above, only online registration is closed.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:51

Post #148 of 307 (8333 views)

BBLOEHR wrote:

Anyone know how much debris may be on this toll roads? Looking at tire choices with new testing that is up now.

Drove up to the Woodlands on Sunday and it's about as clean as can be hoped for a highway. HCTRA does a decent job of keeping up with the Hardy, and since it will be closed off you won't have to ride in the shoulder where all the crap would be. Bear in mind the pavement is also grooved in (mostly) the direction of travel.

Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [FlyingScot] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:53

Post #149 of 307 (8331 views)

So your saying good chance not a lot of stuff what would go through a paper thin SS tire? I won't hold it against you either way :-)

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Re: IM Texas 2017 (official thread) [BBLOEHR] [ In reply to ]

Apr 18, 17 6:57

Post #150 of 307 (8320 views)

Hehe, consider my advice worth what you paid for it! I'll be on GP4kS2s.

This is an older picture I took, but it is indicative of the roadway surface and cleanliness to expect on the Hardy:

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