OK, looking forward to being part of the inaugural IM Haines City! Those of you who have raced the 70.3 as well as those who know the area, could you provide some guidance on this venue?
Swim
-Looks like a shallow and likely to be warm swim. do you expect them to do two of the "M" shaped laps or is it possible to go through the narrow part of the lake and then on into the other part of the lake and do one big lap?
-Expectations of water temp on Nov. 4th? I know it is 82 degrees right now.
Bike
-would you expect it to be 2 laps of the 70.3 course
-some hills, but it's Florida--so would a 39/25 (11/25 rear cassette) be a good lowest gear? I'm a pretty good cyclist (for a triathlete) and would expect to average around 190 watts for the 112 (my FTP is around 260 watts or about 3.2 watts/kg)
-how is the pavement?
-typical wind?
-anything technical to anticipate?
Run
-will it be 6 laps?
-what do you run on (pavement, cement)?
-any shade
Weather
-what to expect?
Any tips/watch outs?
Thanks for the help!
rc
Randy Christofferson(http://www.rcmioga.blogspot.com
Insert Doubt. Erase Hope. Crush Dreams.
Swim
-Looks like a shallow and likely to be warm swim. do you expect them to do two of the "M" shaped laps or is it possible to go through the narrow part of the lake and then on into the other part of the lake and do one big lap?
-Expectations of water temp on Nov. 4th? I know it is 82 degrees right now.
Bike
-would you expect it to be 2 laps of the 70.3 course
-some hills, but it's Florida--so would a 39/25 (11/25 rear cassette) be a good lowest gear? I'm a pretty good cyclist (for a triathlete) and would expect to average around 190 watts for the 112 (my FTP is around 260 watts or about 3.2 watts/kg)
-how is the pavement?
-typical wind?
-anything technical to anticipate?
Run
-will it be 6 laps?
-what do you run on (pavement, cement)?
-any shade
Weather
-what to expect?
Any tips/watch outs?
Thanks for the help!
rc
Randy Christofferson(http://www.rcmioga.blogspot.com
Insert Doubt. Erase Hope. Crush Dreams.