Is it too early to start this? Ah, what the heck! I’ll kick it off with the current weather outlook. So far, it’s looking like we’re going to get lucky and be bookended by cool, overcast weather Friday and possible rain Sunday night. Saturday is looking nice, but we’ll see how it develops. Let’s hope for the best. The forecast as of Monday night, March 30th:
Weak high
pressure aloft will keep the weather fair and seasonal through
Tuesday. A shortwave trough of low pressure will move through the
interior west on Wednesday and Thursday. This will enhance the
marine layer again…probably by virtue of a coastal eddy…and
increase the winds in the mountains and deserts. Another deeper
trough arrives Thursday night and Friday. This system even indicates
a little rain. If models continue to show this solution…rain will
make it back into the forecast soon in the form of a slight chance
on Friday. After that system moves through a ridge develops for two
days before yet another trough Monday and/or Tuesday. This trough
shows even a greater chance of rain…but that far out the
confidence is lower.
… arrives Thursday night and Friday. This system even indicates
a little rain…
California rain always arrives a day later than it was suppose to or sometimes it never arrives.
Bump for the Tuesday morning crowd. Any predictions on the winners?
not me, just shooting for a finish, given it’s my first HIM. Goal is under 6 hours, and I will be happy. Certainly, some will be much faster than that, and some will be much slower, as well. Proud to be a MOP’er.
Since riding my Hed Jet 9s in last week’s 15-20 mph cross-winds I’ve been constantly checking the weather report. The Weather Channel currently has 22 mph winds for Friday. I really hope it doesn’t stick around for Saturday.
OK - There are 40 guys listed in the MPRO division (listed below).
Outside of the usual 70.3 contenders (Potts, Thompson, Cunningham, Bjorn, etc.) there are a bunch of wicked fast ITU guys on the start list. I hope this is a preview of a ‘post-Olympic’ season where a lot of the ITU guys go long. With that said, there could be some surprises tomorrow in the pro race. Some other names to watch: Matty Reed (coming off a strong performance at Miami), Stephan Poulat, Will Clarke, Paul Amey, and Paul Tichelaar. Also, expect Limkemann and Adam Webber (in his first major pro race) to be up near the front after the swim.
<u>**Bib**</u> <u>**First**</u> <u>**Last**</u> 1 ANDY POTTS 2 DAVID THOMPSON 3 RICHIE CUNNINGHAM 4 BERT JAMMAER 5 CYRILLE MAZURE 6 FRASER CARTMELL 7 MICHAEL LOVATO 8 ALEX MCDONALD 9 MATTHEW REED 10 RUTGER BEKE 11 BJORN ANDERSSON 12 JOE GAMBLES 13 LUKE BELL 14 JOZSEF MAJOR 15 BRYAN RHODES 16 JONAS COLTING 17 BRAD SENG 18 JEFFREY PILAND 19 GREG REMALY 20 OLLY FREEMAN 21 JORDAN RAPP 22 MICHAEL WEISS 23 WILLIAM CLARKE 24 ANDREW RUSSELL 25 PEDRO GOMES 26 SERGIO MARQUES 27 PAUL TICHELAAR 28 KEVIN LISSKA 29 ERIC LIMKEMANN 30 ALAN ARCHARD 31 ADAM WEBBER 32 LEWIS ELLIOT 33 TREVOR WURTELE 34 BLAKE BECKER 35 NICHOLAS THOMPSON 36 RAYMOND BOTELHO 37 RONNIE SCHILDKNECHT 38 STEPHANE POULAT 39 SYLVAIN SUDRIE 40 PAUL AMEY
Anyone have info on the current water temp in Oceanside?
Fred, just got back from surfing here in San Clemente. Water is about 58 here, and we’re only 20 minutes north. I did SuperFrog two days ago and the ocean temp in Coronado was probably 59 or 60.
59 or 60 sure beats the heck out of ice skating on lake michigan! I’m looking forward to anything above 50 at this point for the air OR sea! can’t wait to race!
STEPHANE POULAT and SYLVAIN SUDRIE are staying with me this week. Stephane should be right up there he said he has had a good training camp and is ready to go.
San Luis Rey Bike Path is the easiest for an uninterrupted ride. Of course, riding up and down the coast can’t be beat for atmosphere if you’re from out of town.
Head north and ride the bike course north to Las Pulgas Road and back. All you need is a picture ID to ride onto the Base, but you have to stick to the northbound part of the bike course and then double back along that same route. The rest of the Base is off limits except on race day.
