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Ironman 140.6 in NYC
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Would be interesting to see the course for this. What do you shutdown in NYC for the duration of the race?

"World Triathlon Corporation is close to bringing an Ironman race to New York City as it seeks to capitalize on the growth of endurance sports among financial professionals.
The group is in negotiations with city officials about staging its marquee event in Manhattan, said Steve Meckfessel, chief operating officer of World Triathlon, which owns and operates Ironman events."
http://www.bloomberg.com/...posed-nyc-event.html
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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as it seeks to capitalize on the growth of endurance sports among financial professionals.

'nuff said.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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Remember,these days "an Ironman race"means anything from an Olymipc distance to a 70.3 to what we used to call " an Ironman" ...

Maybe by the time the race is comfirmed Ironman will have started hosting sprint distance Ironmans as well..

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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [Ultra-tri-guy] [ In reply to ]
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The article specifically stated 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a marathon. I don't know how they could possible pull that off.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [bwain] [ In reply to ]
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bwain wrote:
The article specifically stated 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and a marathon. I don't know how they could possible pull that off.

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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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No idea how they could pull this off....in terms of bike route, the 5 borough ride starts in Financial District,and goes all over the place through all 5 boroughs ending on Staten Island and only comes in at 50miles! The disruption caused by shutting down enough roads to cover 112 miles would be insane.......how about 19 laps of central park???
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [Marco1981] [ In reply to ]
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Isn't the swim for the NYC Tri ridiculously fast because of the current? That is what I need for Ironman. A strong current and wetsuit legal!!!
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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anyone taking over/under on the entry fee?

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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [iron_mike] [ In reply to ]
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Haha, I'll play.

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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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This would be pretty awesome. Anxious to see how they structure the bike route. As far as the entry...close to a $1000 maybe? Totally worth the cost in my opinion for a race like this.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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these guys can't even handle getting events right in depopulated areas like Mississippi and rural china and they think they can handle nyc?


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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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gran fondo was able to organize 100 miles ride this past weekend, given most of it took part in nj but you could closed down henry hudson parkway going up north and get enough miles for a 56miles loop.
fast swim in hudson and marathon thru manthatan, queens and brooklyn. it's feasible....the price at least 750
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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If they could do it I would be in. What a great excuse to come over to NYC! Cant see it happening but would love it. I did Challenge Copenhagen last year and it was great to be and around a city for the race BUT Copenhagen is not NY and the number of roads closed would be a nightmare! or just leave the roads as they are and wipe out a whole generation of triathletes in one race. would still come.

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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [Marco1981] [ In reply to ]
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Supposedly, the bike will be largely 9W and all of the areas we know so well north and west of the City.... The run would start on the NJ side of the Bridge, cross the Bridge and head down the Hudson Greenway. Don't know how they get 26.2 miles, but that's the gist.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [bryan913] [ In reply to ]
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if it happens i think we can expect to see a new level of pricing for "Premier Events" or something similar and wouldnt be surprized to see pricing in or around the $1 000 mark...
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [David in NY] [ In reply to ]
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Maybe the boat basin in Apline for T1? That's a fun climb to come up out of!! Then, you could just run up 9W to West Point or up into Bear Mt.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [haole] [ In reply to ]
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haole wrote:
gran fondo was able to organize 100 miles ride this past weekend, given most of it took part in nj but you could closed down henry hudson parkway going up north and get enough miles for a 56miles loop.
fast swim in hudson and marathon thru manthatan, queens and brooklyn. it's feasible....the price at least 750

Actually the bulk of the ride was in in rockland and orange counties in NY. It went through NJ to get there.

Sounds like a marketing ploy to me. Can't see them pulling this off.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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The NYPD does an amazing job at shutting down/opening roads. I've been there for to Independence Days, a Yankee parade and an event that I don't even know what it was.

They can shut a road in the blink of an eye. Very heavy handed in the process. The way they open things back up is simply stunning. It has to seen from above to be fully appreciated.

Yes, it would be crazy. None of the events I attended were 8-17 hours.

The vast majority of people using cars in Manhattan are Taxis or folks that don't live in Manhattan.

The bike route could weave all over the place, and if they made it point to point rolling closures could be done.

Or they could have an open course and everyone rides fixies. You could also carry your T2 gear with you in a messenger bag.

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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [David in NY] [ In reply to ]
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So it's really the NJ ironman that finishes in NYC? No way will they be able to get permits to shutdown those roads all day. The locals go nuts over Olympics and sprints shutting down a few roads for a few hours -- this would be an enormous amount of roads shutdown all day and it is a heavily populated area. The group that runs the NYC triathlon also struggles mightily to run the NYC triathlon properly. There's no way they would be able to manage an ironman properly without enormous screw-ups.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [bryan913] [ In reply to ]
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You mean the boat basin closer to the GWB (not Alpine).... don't know.... but I do know that the run will go into Manhattan and finish there.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [iron_mike] [ In reply to ]
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I'd bet they "control" the entry with them all being Executive Challenge or Foundation slots at whatever the going rate is for those these days.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [jackmott] [ In reply to ]
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jackmott wrote:
these guys can't even handle getting events right in depopulated areas like Mississippi and rural china and they think they can handle nyc?


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This is going to redefine clusterfuck.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [mag900] [ In reply to ]
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Yea, for this to make logistical sense they will have to NOT be in NYC for the NYC IM. Riding in NJ and NY State (through the various parks...Bear Mt and Harriman) would be the only logical way of doing this.
Th other option is to hold the even overnight. Traffic might be a little better.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [gboulouk] [ In reply to ]
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Seems simple. Swim down the Hudson, do an out-and-back on 9W, then run 4 loops of Central Park. Oh, and do it from 7pm until Noon.
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Re: Ironman 140.6 in NYC [eganski] [ In reply to ]
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