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Race Report: Traverse Duathlon
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Cambridge Maryland Sunday, April 22 8:00 am 10K-41K-5K Winner Todd Wile 1:53 and change about 250 finishers Well, my trip to this race started Friday night when I drove from Saratoga Springs in New York to Boston, to pick up my new Cervelo P2K. By Saturday at 5:45 pm I was in Cambridge, Maryland after many hours spent on what I think is the largest parking lot in the eastern US (Okay, most people would call it the New Jersey Turnpike). Before I begin my race report I will offer several excuses It was too hot It was too windy I had to drive eight hours to get there. Okay, got that out of the way. But of course we all know excuses are for LOSERS who did not train properly to achieve the results they desired. Well it was windy and and in the high 70’s when the 10K started. I ran a 37:36 and was not feeling too bad, although I was already falling off the blistering pace set by the leaders. I started to feel bad as soon as I started riding the bike. I figured having a new P2K and some big balls would ensure me of a 24 mph bike split. With only about 250 miles total riding this year (indoor and out) and the winds I was lucky to finish the bike with my 20.0 mph split. I was the guy on the new red Cervelo, who was getting passed by everyone. The course was completely flat and I spent at least 5-10 minutes in my small ring, I am embarrased to admit. It was not a total loss, because I did pass two people on the bike, some guy receiving attention beside the road (I think he was exhausted, it did not look like a crash) and some guy who stopped to fix something on his bike. I rolled into T2 as Todd Wiley (the winner ) was finishing. I staggered out onto the run course, had to stop once and stretch due to severe cramps and came home with a 23:30 5K and a 2:18:39, good for 83rd OA. I though I might go about 2:00:00 if I had a good day, I guess I was dreaming. Well organized race, with some serious competition. Well, my next race is at least pretty low key. A local YMCA triathlon in 2 weeks, with a 450yrd pool swim, 10 mile bike and a 3 mile run. It would be low key except, I bet at least one person already that I would win the entire race. Should be an entertaining race report. Happy Training, Chops How Did your Last race go?
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I didn’t see you…I was the guy in the worn-out Reeboks getting passed by the 50 and 60 year old women in the 5K…still had fun though which for me is the only goal. Cheers S. Austin Cambridge Maryland Sunday, April 22 8:00 am 10K-41K-5K
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Sport Triathlon Wiki » Triathlete » wetsuit question + 1 more
wetsuit question + 1 more
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I had the exact same problem at a race one week ago. So I took my wetsuit to my training pool and practiced getting it off quick. I experimented with a technique I had previously read about and seen practiced at a few races. By spraying a light coat of pam non-stick cooking spray on my lower legs and on the inside of the lower leg portion of my wetsuit, I was able to get the suit off over my feet much easier. My advice? Practice many times taking the wetsuit off while wet. And see if using pam gets it over your ankles any faster. Good Luck, -Frank Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on getting out of a wetsuit. I’ve been practicing the past week and I’ve done ok until I get the darn thing down to my ankles. From there it always seem to bunch up…then I do this funky little dance (best left to the imagination) before I can break free. Thanks in advance! PS – is there anything wrong with taking Tylenol during a race? Thanks again! Cheers, Warren
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en" <html Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on getting out of a wetsuit. I’ve been practicing the past week and I’ve done ok until I get the darn thing down to my ankles. From there it always seem to bunch up…then I do this funky little dance (best left to the imagination) before I can break free. Thanks in advance! <brPS – is there anything wrong with taking Tylenol during a race? Thanks again! <brCheers, <brWarren</html
Before the swim, spray your feet, ankles, and the outside of the bottom of the soit’s legs with spray silicone or Pam (a cooking spray). Now, when removing suit, peel down to ankles and, one leg at a time, stand on suit leg with one foot and jerk other knee straight up and foot will easily slide out. Repeat with other leg. IMPORTANT! Do not look down during this knee jerking movement or knee has bad habit of connecting with chin (not good). As for the Tylenol, as long as you do not experience stomach discomfort there should be no problem. I would recommend ibuprofin instead as it is an anti-inflammatory agent as well as a mere pain reliever. cheers, Andrew — Andrew Peabody/Karen Fisher Coconut Grove, FL
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Warren, To quickly get out of your wetsuit you should peel it off inside out. Start by peeling off the top portion as soon as you start running out of the water. When you get to your bike, peel the wetsuit down to your legs. Once your wetsuit is at your legs (while standing on a portion of your suit with one leg) pull one of your legs straight up (this process turns your wetsuit leg inside out). If the wetsuit doesn’t come completely off that leg, alternate until the whole thing just comes off. This method seems to work fastest, unless of course if you have one of the new Piel wetsuits which has zippers that allow you to zip the entire wetsuit completely off. The setp-out method also works best with a water-logged wetsuit. If you your transition area is a half mile away from the edge of the water, you may want to consider taking off your wetsuit as soon as you exit the water, then carry it to the transition area. Hope this helps. Best regards, -giancarlo http://www.triathlete.com Hello, I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips on getting out of a wetsuit. I’ve been practicing the past week and I’ve done ok until I get the darn thing down to my ankles. From there it always seem to bunch up…then I do this funky little dance (best left to the imagination) before I can break free. Thanks in advance! PS – is there anything wrong with taking Tylenol during a race? Thanks again! Cheers, Warren
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Sport Triathlon Wiki » Triathlon Training » tri training programs
tri training programs
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does any body have a few tips that i could have on triathlon training programs. eg amount of swim ,running, cycling per week thank you john thomas
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does any body have a few tips that i could have on triathlon training programs. eg amount of swim ,running, cycling per week thank you john thomas
Triathlete magazine has 3 different 12 week training programs on their site that are fairly decent. www.triathletemag.com John "Ad astra per aspera" "A rough road leads to the stars"
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Try the links or online-tools here www.science-sportsware.dk Martin Egeskov Pedersen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – does any body have a few tips that i could have on triathlon training programs. eg amount of swim ,running, cycling per week thank you john thomas
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Call or email Multisport Training Company, they have a great coaching staff.
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Two other sources for training programs: www.trinewbies.com and www.220magazine.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – does any body have a few tips that i could have on triathlon training programs. eg amount of swim ,running, cycling per week thank you john thomas
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Hey! As my grandmother says … "Self praise is no recommendation". But on a more serious note, if you are willing to pay out a bit of money for a training plan, you might also want to check out Troy Jacobson’s site at: http://www.coachtroy.com Cheers. Clive "jukebox" Cartlidge Call or email Multisport Training Company, they have a great coaching staff.
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Sport Triathlon Wiki » Ironman Triathlon » copy of IMH from NBC?
copy of IMH from NBC?
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The re-air date for the 1999 Ironman Triathlon World Championship is on NBC, July 29 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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Does anyone have a copy of NBC’s broadcast of 99 IMH ? Or kow when they might run it again? I missed it and as a result, now I’m very sad. tom p
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Sport Triathlon Wiki » Triathlon Bike » Need Information Regarding USAT Junior Nationals
Need Information Regarding USAT Junior Nationals
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I would recommend you contact Matt Haugen at the USAT National Office. USAT has various programs underway for junior development – I’m sure he’d be willing to help. Also, search Yahoo.com for triathlon organizations. You should find one titled "triathlon junior olympics" set up by Kyle Sage. I can’t remember the exact site, but it has some relevant junior info and Kyle specializes in coaching juniors. Good luck. Steve
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Jeff, It is kinda confusing but lets see if I can explain. My son Ryan has been competing there for a while now. There are 2 ‘Junior’ age-groups that have had a ‘Nationals’ in the last few years. First, there is a 13-15 age group that holds Nationals in Clermont Florida the weekend of Aug 8th. ANYONE can compete, there is no qualifying … although the field is surprisingly fast. You have to be at least 13, and have been 15 for at least 1 day in 1999 – so there are some 16 yr olds at Nationals. This race is a Sprint 400m Swim/11mile bike/5k run – top few boys are under 1 hour, girls slightly over. Ryan took 4th in 98 and when realizing the top 3 were aging up said …"oh no, I guess I’m supposed to win next year!" … talk about great motivation! (He actually took 10th overall since we -the US- invited the Mexican Junior team to compete with us, not counting towards nationals). It was also a good excuse to practice his Freshman Spanish – and a good taste of world-class competition. This age group used to be called "Junior B" and competed at worlds until 3 years ago – now the focus is on the older Juniors. The second ‘Junior’ age group is 16-19 – same aging rules. This group competes in ITU style draft legal olympic distance races (same as the rest of the world). The goal of this group is to take spots on the coveted ‘World Team’. Being invited to the National Training Camp is the way to make worlds, and there are 3 races – Columbia, Clermont, and Vineman where the top 2 finishers each sex in each race (who also make a time cut-off) are invited to camp. The world team is selected from those campers. Competing at Nationals in Missouri in Sept is the same as any other age-grouper except the category is 19&under. Most races around the country only have a 19&under category – a few have younger breaks. We are on the east coast, and Ryan has really enjoyed Fiske’s races in Mass and RI, the West Point tri – at the US Army Academy, and Mrs T’s in Chicago. There is a whole group of good friends scattered around the country who attend Tri camp with Cyle Sage in Florida and Roswell NM and compete together in the summer – they keep in touch via email,and AOLIM the rest of the year. Hope this helps. Anyone interested in more info on the Junior ‘circuit’ feel Jeff Loechner – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello- Can anyone provide me with information about the 1999 Junior Nationals. I went through the Age Group competition last year and am just beginning to learn the process. A young friend of mine is thinking about competeing in the Junior race. How can he find out if he has qualified for the race? Is it the same date as the Age Group Nationals? And how many juniors are accepted? Thanks Jeff
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Jeff, Jr.s have an entirely differant qualifying process. Jr. qualifying races are draft legal format. For 1999 they will have to place top 2 at the Columbia , Age Group Worlds Qualifier, or Vineman Int’l tris plus meet time standards that have been established (swim m-19:26/f-21:41 bike m-1:01:22/f-1:11:26 run m-34:22/f- 41:23 or be within 5 percent of the fastest Jr. at the event). Check the USA Triathlon Times for more info. Hope this info was helpfull and good luck. B.Oliver
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I’m glad that this subject was brought up… I’m also interested in competing as a Junior this year but with these new standards probably won’t make it… There’s one thing that I don’t understand about why they set up these time standards… last year, even the best of our juniors would have been unable to meet these standards. I can’t see how six junior males could meet these standards… maybe there is a whole new crop of great athletes that weren’t competing last year, I don’t know. — Salvador Santolucito III
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Jeff, Jr.s have an entirely differant qualifying process. Jr. qualifying races are draft legal format. For 1999 they will have to place top 2 at the Columbia , Age Group Worlds Qualifier, or Vineman Int’l tris plus meet time standards that have been established (swim m-19:26/f-21:41 bike m-1:01:22/f-1:11:26 run m-34:22/f- 41:23 or be within 5 percent of the fastest Jr. at the event). Check the USA Triathlon Times for more info. Hope this info was helpfull and good luck. B.Oliver
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Hello- Can anyone provide me with information about the 1999 Junior Nationals. I went through the Age Group competition last year and am just beginning to learn the process. A young friend of mine is thinking about competeing in the Junior race. How can he find out if he has qualified for the race? Is it the same date as the Age Group Nationals? And how many juniors are accepted? Thanks Jeff
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Sport Triathlon Wiki » Triathlon Training » INZ Race Report from Tri-Dork Part 1
INZ Race Report from Tri-Dork Part 1
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Sooooo, the carefully laid plans had begun to unravel. Race day began with a light drizzle and a building breeze, no big deal. By the time I got to St HELLiers (sic) there was real rain propelled by a stiffening wind and rising chop on the water. By race start the wind was significant and the waves crushing all hopes of a sub 60 minute swim. I lined up in good position in the second row. My plan was to go faster than race pace for 500m and then draft off someone slightly better than me. Well, the go out hard part worked pretty well but the waves had everyone bumping and banging around with eachother so getting a rhythm was impossible. The still building waves made navigation a crap shoot. Luckily I knew to head for the skyscrapers and turn around some time after the big rocks on the left. I could almost see the humour of it all. Since I elected to swim a relatively straight line, rather than follow the main packs, who seemed to get blown 100m off course (I stuck to the buoy line on the return journey) I had to do all thework myself. I managed to take on very little water, considering the now semi following waves crashed over me several times. At the last turn I was already over an hour, with more than 300m to go in a very disorienting crosswind/wave pattern. I was very glad to get out of the water as the waves got even worse for the slower swimmers. i was obviously disappointed with the 1:09 time but still happy considering I was 1/3re of the way through the pack, which is good for me. A quick waddle up the ramp, past several other racers, over the timing pads and into the changing tent. For once I had a good T1 and sprinted to my bike. I leaped to my steed and tore off, passing several more competitors. That’s the end of the good news folks, from now on it is a tale of misery. (end of Part 2) Ruth Kazez
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Thanks a lot Marcus and Ruth for this story. Race reports like these are a tremendous inspiration to me and others i’m sure. Someday when I do an Ironman I’ll know how you feel. Chris Plesko Tri-Teen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -wonderful story snipped (end of Part 5, that’s the whole report. Any typos are mine, not Marcus’s.) RK Ruth Kazez
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Wow, a huge thumbs-up to Tri-Dork for finishing. That sure sounded like a killer. David Barclay IMC 1997: 11:55:59 Triathlon: "Swim, Bike, Crawl"
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Survival mode. That sounds familiar. There is something satisfying about finishing those races where you really wanted to DNF, but kept on going, on will power only, to the finish. Thanks Ruth for sharing Tri-Dork’s story. |26 | IMC’96: 10:36:37 | Fe | ‘98 IMC, GCT, BSLT IMC’97: 10:42:53 | | "THE BEST ELEMENT OF RACING"
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I now want to do my Academy Award winner imitation. I have tons of people I want to thank. Firstly comes Catherine my wonderful wife. In a weak moment she agreed to let me do another Ironman and she also managed to find the funds for me to do it. My kids for not asking for too many bedtime stories. My kids again for cheering me on and standing in the rain to do it (more than once) My brother for getting up at a really stupid time to get me to the race and staying really late to drive me home again. Thanks to him also for taking heaps of pictures of me. I hope they turn out better than the official ones they tried to overcharge me for. Thanks to him and his wife for looking after my kids on race day. thanks to Jeff my co-worker who hardly knows me but stood on the side of the road with his wife and daughter, in the rain, for hours, just to cheer me on. (and I’m supposed to be the crazy one) Thanks to Nigel, also a co-worker and friend who rode with me on weekends and runs with me at lunchtime and more importantly pus up with all my ribbin of him and his English ways. Thanks to Dan Empfield of Quintana Roo for sellin g me a bike that allowe my back to last as long as it did (my old bike trashd my back even faster and weighed almost as much as i do) and also a wetsuit that makes me really fast. Thanks to Augie Calabrese who followed the race on the net and called me from USA to see how I had done and how I was feeling. (TriDork goes on to thank many officials of the race, including the massage therapists and especially all the people who "helped in their own way, cheering me along, long after dark, lying their asses off sayin thins like Lookin Good.") Only two days after the race and I can already feel the pain in my back subsiding, my Achilles held up wonderfully and I can think of doing it all again, if Catherine has another weak moment and feels like shelling out tons of cash for a cheap T-Shirt. (end of Part 5, that’s the whole report. Any typos are mine, not Marcus’s.) RK Ruth Kazez
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T2 was a leisurely affair. Some volunteer (full of good intentions I’m sure) dumped my clothes on the ground in front of me. It was an Herculean effort to pick up my shirt, shorts andshoes. I finally wandered out of the tent, much older than when I had gone in (15 minutes older to be exact) I was craving hot food but noe was to be found. A cheeseburger would’ve died a hasty death has I been able to trade my bike for one. I thought Quintana Roo bikes were worth more than cheeseburgers, but no-one I talked to thought so. I stuffed my mouth with chocolate bars, washed them down with FIZZYCoke. Why can’t they have defizzed Coke like at all the other races!? I headed out of T2 but headed back for a porta potty stop. Time no longer had any bearing on my outlook on the race. Race? Nope, just a walk around most of Auckland was all I though of it as. the run retraced the bike course for 6km up that cursed hill. I resolved to walk the hills and run the flats. It was 3km before my back could take the pounding of the downhills. I walked/ran with a cool American guy for a while until I couldn’t keep up. I met up with him later though. By about 10km the power gel had kicked in, my back had undergone a religious resurrection type thingy and I was able to manage to run virtually all of the next 17 km. This is how it was supposed to be in my plan, clicking of regular 6-7 min/km chunks. I felt strong, full of confidence and not even thinking of my Achilles. I was running with another American and we would run the run and walk for 60 seconds (he had it set on his watch!) at the aid stations which were every 2km. I was pretty happy with the way things were going. My hoped for 13 hours was but a distant childhood memory but I was elated that I felt human again. At about 28km I started losing steam, mainly because it was the beginning of the third and final out and back section and it is right at the finish area. The guy who laid out the course is not a very kind person to say the least. I did some quick calculations (surprisingly difficult at 28km on a long day like that) and figured that even if I walk most of the way to the finish so that I’d be able to walk the next day. I crossed the finish line in an abominable 15 hours 15 minutes, very disapointed with myself and just really pissed off with El Nino and the freak weather we got on the day. I got my medal, my shirt (pretty gross looking) and a massage then off to Burger King for the best tasting greasy cheeseburger ever made. (end of Part 4)
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The start is only a few hundred metres from a hill that has me using a granny gear [I'll get TriDork for that! RK] right away. The steady stream of real triathletes passing me was not surprising. I decided to take it easy all day, hoping for a marathon run this time not a marathon walk. The hills at the beginning of the bike managed to mask the true force of the wind. By the time I got out of town and into the countryside, I knew the wind was going to be a formidable foe. My large frontal area (even though it is a teardrop shape) was to be my undoing. The new course is primarily east/west, rather than north/south of the old course. The wind was a cross tailwind on the way out and I decided to take full advantage of it, pushing a little harder than I had planned. By the time I got to the main hills before the turnaround I had gone harder than I should have and had spent more time on the aero bars. Oh yeah, just to piss us all off, it had started raining very hard and I later heard reports of stinging hail. The rain I hit hurt enough to slow me down a bit, so I can’t imagine what hail must’ve done. As soon as I turned around, I realised I was in grave danger. The wind was SATANIC. I passed a few riders (mostly small fit light people) sittong on the side of the road, beside bent wheels and nursing road rash. Apparently my speed had blown them int the woods. (Nice try Marcus, it was the wind actually) On one particularly steep climb, I was working so hard that I managed to ride off the road and into a 2=1/2 foot deep ditch that was lined with big rocks. I was very lucky to not bend a wheel or come off myself. I simply put my hand out to the vertical clay bank to prop myself up, clipped out of my pedals, stepped up to the road and pulled my bike up behind me, all the time looking very sheepish. By the time I got back to open country, the rain was really coming down and I was feeling very sorry for myself. My right quad was threatening to leave me and I was chilled from the rain, my glasses kept fogging up and I really just wanted to quit but I knew I’d have to walk the 80km back to town if I didn’t ride. By Clevedon I was in horrific pain in my back from being n the aero bars pushing so hard to cheat the wind. I stopped besi some spectators in the lee of some trees to lie down and rest my back. Five minutes on the ground made no difference so I head off again. Five minutes later, I stopped at an ambulance to see if they had any pain killers or ice or gel or a gun to put to my head. I was nearly in tears that the rain thankfully would have washed away. I came closer to quitting than I ever have or ever hope to come in anything else I ever done. This was a major turning point for me. Quit or keep going. Any more of this and my body would make the choice for me. Mercifully I turned onto a downwind leg and I could sit up and rest my back. All this was just before the last hill (That bloody Sandstone hill) at about 150kn. I sucked down a Power Gel (man do those things find where cavities are or what?) and managed to get up the hill with people still streaming past. The descent was no relief as it was into the teeth of a gale (not just my opinion, others concurred) so I could only coast at 20kn/hr or pedal at 30. The remainder of the journey was relatively uneventful with small rollers and a mixture of tailwind and crosswind. I was simply in survival mode, hoping I would be able to start the run. The bike course is immeasurably cruel in that it goes 1.8km PAST the finish line, past all the crowds, past the dry clothes, past the food, past the comfy chairs, past the medical tent, then turns around and back to the finish. If I ever meeet the mongrel that laid out that part of the course, I swear he won’t be able to father any more kids. I paid a heavy toll for a 7:15 bike split. (end of Part 3) Ruth Kazez
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TriDork (Marcus Perry) did not ask me to pass this along to RST, but I’m sure he would have posted it if he had access to the group. I just received this letter from him in New Zealand. After the first paragraph to me, he tells his tale. Well I can’t believe I ate the whole thing. I went into this race heavier and less fit than I’ve ever been before, thanks to a more balanced approach to life which includes triathlon as a part, but not a majority part with a controlling interest. I skipped bike trainer workouts willingly to read the kids bedtime stories etc. Kids are more important than just a sill race after all. I have managed to improve my swim times to such an extent that I was hoping for a sub 60 minute swim split. In good conditions, I think that could have been a probability, but as the saying goes…"the best laid plans of mice and men…" My biking was pretty bad with all the skipped workouts and what, but I hoped to overcome some of those shortcomings with local knowledge via riding the course, or at least parts of it, each weekend. Once agin, my plan fell short. I also trained most wees on the final part of the run course along the Auckland waterfront. I even went so far as to run it before sunrise to get used to runnin it in the dark. This was about the only part of my seriously flawed plan that proved successful. I was hoping to finish in about 13 hours which is nothing to write home about, but reasonable considering my training. To compound my problems, I ‘tweaked’ my Achilles tendon about 10 days before the race. I wasn’t toooooo worried at first but then I began to panic (hidden behind a brave face) as it wasn’t healing fast enough so I went to a specialist to get a silver bullet, magic treatment to enable me to start (and hopefully finish) the race. That part went well at least. About 4 days before the race, I received a nearly fatal blow to my plans when the race director announced that the bike course would be rerouted in a major way. Paof the road had slid away, on the second part of the main out and back section. They quickly substituted the old bike course and went ahead with the race. The revised bike route is significantly hillier and much more technical.. Any advantage I have on descents was negated by the switchback roads. I resigned myself to plod along and get the T-shirt. I gave up hope on my anticipated 7 hour bike split (in hope of a decent run split) and though of nothin but conserving energy for the long day. Two days out from the race, the weather was looking ominous. I continued to be optimistic though, still wanting a good swim and a nice shirt. I was feeling good about the run as I’ve been running well, pain and injury free and really enjoying the solitude and hypnotic effect of long runs. (end of part 1) Ruth Kazez
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Jekyll Island – A BOP Report
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While warming up for the swim my buddy came to the beach and told me that little pale. I told him it was probably flipper…he felt better lol! Sam Km40….cheers!
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What a GREAT weekend of racing! And I’ve decided to claim the title of "TriBOP". Mike "TriBOP" Tennent
Mike, Great report and WOW what a handle … I only wish I would have thought of it myself. Thanks for sharing your report with us … TriBOP. Lucy (who is still looking for a handle) Edens
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Finishing Times For RST’ers I got. Name Sprint Tri Olympic Tri Gil Gilliland 2:37:38 Charlie Crawford 59:57 (5th A.G.) 2:37:32 Elspeth Crawford 58:54 (1st A.G.) Didn’t get. Eric Gilchrist 2:29:19 Chris Armstrong 51:42 (3rd A.G.) Cathy Armstrong 1:02:15 (4th A.G.)
Hey I was there and I put my two cents worth on your sign. I guess maybe I’ll be posted the next time around. Olympic Tri Swim 20:10 Bike 59:21 Run 40:22 TT 2:02.53 (3rd A.G) Hey BTW, why do they put relatively slower age groups in front of faster age groups? Is there a reason that younger folks are forced to swim over other dozens of other people? Additionally, I couldn’t tell if the race was tri-fed sanctioned. I thought there are supposed to be draft marshalls out on the course? I guess to have the "no drafting allowed" policy while having no marshalls are on the course is just too much to ask for. Since I was in the top 10-15 or so on the bike course I could see almost everyone else when the course looped back upon itself. It appeared that greater than 50% of the participants were drafting. A friend of mine (in the race) noticed a participant crash(several meters to the side of him) because she crossed her front wheel with the person she was drafting off of. I guess the majority of triathletes really don’t care about drafting or not drafting stance, or are just oblivious to the actual "rules" in the sport. BTW I am an RST’er Mark Linenberg
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What a GREAT weekend of racing! Gorgeous fall-like weather – low around 59, highs in the mid-eighties. That’s fall in the deep south, folks. The goat sacrifices worked and Hurricane Hortense stayed 500 miles offshore. (Just kidding P.E.T.A) A quality, well organized event, thanks to Tom Ziebert at Exclusive Sports Marketing. I got to meet a few RST’ers – including the now-world-famous Charlie Crawford, AND I personally raced far better than I could have expected given my woefully inadequate training leading up to the race. But still a Bopper. Since I volunteered to try and organize something for RST, I set up a small table near the registration area Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I put RSTand Anti-drafting signs on it and a big eleborate sign-in board with space for name and race times. I tried to hang around and swoop down on anybody that signed up, and managed to meet Charlie, Sam (KM40), Chris Armstrong and Eric Gilchrist (who we had dinner with). I was also volunteering and racing, so I didn’t catch everyone. We either have a LOT of lurkers or there were 30 or so people there who will sign ANYTHING that looks official at a race. I ended up with over 40 signatures! I put an informational sheet out about RST and the net and at least 40-50 of them were taken, so maybe we’ll get some new readers out of it. I also included a space for comments, which garnered quite a few anti-drafting comments, including some about the race. (Charlie was racing this one, not marshalling it, so don’t blame him.) There were 3 that stated there was blatant drafting, and one that read: "Women ‘Elite’ Athletes: This is not a drafting Race!! We will see who the real woman is in a race!" There were also a few comments about allowing wet suits in warm water. I used the 5 mile race on Friday evening as an easy warmup for Sunday, which may have been a mistake. It’s run on a concrete exercise path and I woke up Saturday with SORE legs. Since I was volunteering for the Sprint Tri, it didn’t matter then. Saturday morning (Sprint Tri) dawned clear and cool, with the usual hustle and bustle around the transition area in the pre-sunrise dark. I got to do body markings – a first for me, then went out to run the turnaround water station. The elite wave started just before the sun actually came up. The water was relatively flat – probably 3-4 foot swells, so that wasn’t a factor at all. (Believe it or not, that’s heavy surf for Jekyll.) People looked a bit cool coming out. RST’er Cathy Armstrong told me later she started out not wanting to get in the water since she was cold, but once in, she didn’t want to come out! (Good thing she did, cause she got 4th in her age group. Chris got 3rd.) I can’t tell you too much about the race EXCEPT that Charlie Crawford’s 12 year-old daughter beat him by a full minute, taking the Under 14 A.G.. He was pretty confident he’d take her in the long course on Sunday, but also insisted that if she beat him he was gonna sell her bike….. Sunday morning dawned clear and cool again, but maybe a few degrees warmer. The surf was even flatter – almost a lake swim. I arrived in plenty of time to set up, visit the comfort station, and get over my pre-race jitters. Just as I was feeling pretty good, the P.A. announcer revealed that the "featured" age group for the race was 40-44 and 45-49. They (me) would get to start with the Elite racers in the first wave. Aaarrggghh. All that meant was that I’d have FOUR waves swimming over me instead of the usual two. I made a point of thanking TomZ for that. I should make it clear that I felt terribly undertrained for this race (1M Swim, 25M Bike, 6M Run). This past winter I had targeted it as my year-end goal for my "come-back" year. I hadn’t done a tri for over two years because of injuries and a new job. I’d hoped to get a few more races in this summer, but could only manage two sprints. Still, I was on target until 5 weeks ago when I pulled a calf muscle. Bam, no running when I should have been peaking. Then came a week of driving my kids north and south to college (almost 2,500 miles in 5 days) and that knocked a hole in what was left of my training. You’re really not supposed to be doing hard doubles the week before a race, right? 6 miles really isn’t LSD work, right? I thought about switching to the Saturday Sprint, but dammit, a goal is a goal. I figured I could survive the swim, "tourist" the bike and if I got through the run without walking, It’d be a success. I expected no better than 3 1/2 hours. I chatted briefly with Charlie, then the race started, as it inevitably does. I stayed well back so as to not block anybody, got through the light surf and settled into a comfortable rythm. I kept checking behind me for the next wave and sure enough, here they came. I managed to stay out of the way as the "sharks" came by, and then, whoops, what was it that just hit my leg? No swimmers around. Hmmmm. A few minutes later – there it is again. A light hit. No-one nearby. Yep, REAL sharks. Small ones, but real non-the-less. I confirmed it later with two others – including Charlie, (I think.) I got hit three times and then it stopped. The rest of the swim was uneventful. I did a good job of staying out of the way and the tri-sharks pretty well avoided me, too. I came out of the water in 32:10. Wow! For me, that’s a good swim. On to T1. Oops. Unfortunately I had hydrated a bit too well and had to make a pit stop. Then out on the bike for what I knew was going to be a mentally frustrating ride. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to push the bike and still run at the end so I had to deliberately hold back. It is really frustrating to keep getting passed and not do anything about it, but I stuck to the plan. I slightly dismounted my computer so it wouldn’t show my speed, just my time. I’m very familiar with the course, so I knew about where I was anyway. I didn’t want to see a speed, I just went on feel. A nice steady "tourist" feel. As the race progressed, I saw a few packs coming back at me. It didn’t look too bad then, but later on, at another point in the course where I met them again, there were several obvious large packs. Since the course is not tight, tricky, or hilly, there was no excuse. As I finally made it back to T2, I looked at he computer – 1:30. Hey, not too bad. Total time was 2:09, so I had a whopping 81 minutes to finish the 6 mile run under my projected time. I was confident I could do that. Well, pretty sure. If I didn’t die. So, off I go as the top guys and gals are finishing amid thunderous applause. Ah, the life of a BOP. I tried to hold a nice steady pace. Surprisingly, my legs didn’t feel bad at all. I figured I was doing about a 9:00 pace when I came to the first mile marker – 8:05. Whoah! Major surprise. Mile 2 was 16:15 Not bad! The turnaround was at 25:20, but I was beginning to feel a tightening in my legs. (Remember the 5 mile run Friday?) By 3.5, I knew I couldn’t hold it. My thighs really tightened and I felt real close to cramping and had to back off. I hit the 5 mile mark right at 43 minutes, and quickly calculated that if I ran an 8:00, I’d just nip 3 hours. I tried picking it up, but the thighs didn’t like it. I concentrated on relaxing, trying to hold some semblance of an easy, relaxed form. It was close. As I neared the finish line, the clock said 2:59:55, but it was just out of reach. I finished at 3:00:05. A little dissapointed, but then I realized I had beat my projected pace by 30 minutes, so things weren’t that bad. I was dead last in my age group, but that’s not unusual. In runs I’m a MOP, but in tri’s, I’m a BOP. What the heck. I finish ‘em. I made my year’s goal of doing the Olympic distance after a two year lay-off and I didn’t fall apart and die on the run. I’ll take it. Finishing Times For RST’ers I got. Name Sprint Tri Olympic Tri Gil Gilliland 2:37:38 Charlie Crawford 59:57 (5th A.G.) 2:37:32 Elspeth Crawford 58:54 (1st A.G.) Didn’t get. Eric Gilchrist 2:29:19 Chris Armstrong 51:42 (3rd A.G.) Cathy Armstrong 1:02:15 (4th A.G.) Charlie beat his daughter handily, so she still has a bike. And I’ve decided to claim the title of "TriBOP". Mike "TriBOP" Tennent WebRunner Running Page — Southeast USA Race Calendar 200+ listings. Beginner’s FAQ, Software Download the WebRunner Racing Utilities http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/running/running.html
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Great report – mIke – thanks for helping out as a volunteer on Saturday – I wish that every triathlete would volunteer for at least one race each year. It would sure open their eyes to the work that goes into a race. Next year – your goal should be 2:45. Come on down to St. Aug. next week. See ya. Z Tom Ziebart – Exclusive Sports Marketing
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Great race Tom!…Jekyll was great fun! Might see ya at St Augustine! Sam Holiday Inn Team Km40….cheers!
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What a GREAT weekend of racing! Gorgeous fall-like weather – low around 59, highs in the mid-eighties. That’s fall in the deep south, folks.
The weather was great!!!! I got up and watched the sprint race swim on Saturday morning and froze. For you northerners, this is sweatshirt weather. whoops, what was it that just hit my leg? No swimmers around. Hmmmm. A few minutes later – there it is again. A light hit. No-one nearby. Yep, REAL sharks. Small ones, but real non-the-less. I confirmed it later with two others – including Charlie, (I think.) I got hit three times and then it stopped.
I hit "something" twice with my hands. I thought it was some type of fish and the "jaws" thoughts popped into my head. In fact my thought process went like this…. I looked around to see if anyone was swimming with me and "I was alone!" Shark bait for sure. I just knew that some shark would see that I had fallen out of the first pack and must be a weak or sick creature for him to lunch on. I put that out of my mind mostly but it lurked in the back of my mind until my arms started to send messages to my brain about taking a break. How do you know those were sharks? Did you see them? gil gilliland
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Qualifiying Times for IM?
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Not that I expect to qualify in what will likely be my first Triathlon, but what kind of time does a 26 year old male need to qualify for Kona at the Philadelphia 1/2 IM on Aug. 4? Thanks in advance. Jeff (why am i starting with a 1/2 IM?) S.
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An age-group and race near and dear to my heart. Most likely a maximum of two athletes will qualify from our age-group at Fairmont. Last year first place in our age group was Todd DeBoom (brother of Tim and Tony) with a 4:09:32 and Tim Streb at 4:09:54 was second. Hot times to say the least. Tim’s splits were 25:58 (incl T1), 2:15 (incl T2), and 1:28 (6:47 pace), and he was 10th Overall (Todd was 8th). This year’s race will probably be more competitive. Good luck to us all!!! ACtri
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Need advice on running watch.
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Try the timex triathlon indiglo, or a hrm by polar, possibly the Favor or Accurex: )
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I have had the Timex 100 lap Indiglo for six months and love it. Got it on sale at Kmart for around $40 (retail $54). Has taken the best of all the Indiglo features and put them in one watch. Too many features to list here. Bruce Schroeder "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi
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I’m seeking advice on the purchace of a running watch, obviously for recording times and preferably distances and possibly pulse rate. Any suggestions? Thanks. Come on, someone out there must have a running watch they love. I don’t want to purchase the wrong kind. If you could share with me your favorite, it would be most appreciated. Thanks again.
I am on my second Casio pacer watch (my first one lasted for about 7 years!). My current one is the Casio Work Out. The thing I like about the Casio pacer watches is the ability to program in your desired pace (in steps per minute) and your average stride length, and let the watch calculate how far you have run. This latest model also can optionally calculate how many calories you have burned (based on your age and weight, which you also program in) or how many steps you have taken (useful when initially determining your average stride length for a particular pace). As long as you take a step every beep, the calculated distance is surprisingly accurate. This is quite handy when running new courses in which you don’t know the mileage. I have also found the pacer to be handy during training, in forcing me to run at ever-increasing paces. Hope this helps. Johnny Hinshaw
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IW Well the seemingly most prevalent watch on the face of the earth (the IWTimex Ironman) is my personal favorite. It not only times laps, comes in a IWvariety of colors, and has an Indiglo night light, but works fine when IWswimming or showering. Have I included everything? Probably not 
I agree. I have a Timex Triathlon with Indiglo lighting. It does all I need it to…it keeps the date and time, has the stopwatch with 8-lap capability, and an alarm. It has 3 countdown modes (which I will probably never, ever use, but hey). The whole thing cost me a whopping $24 and some change at Walmart. Can’t beat that! Sid — * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PC-Library TeleComm Systems (612) 895-8775 – 75,000 files – Shopping Mall * * Internet E-Mail & Newsgroups FREE for members – Online interactive Games * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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Bob Russin writes: Come on, someone out there must have a running watch they love. I don’t want to purchase the wrong kind. If you could share with me your favorite, it would be most appreciated. Thanks again.
Well, I figured someone would beat me to it. I have never used a casio so let’s not get into any watch wars. I LOVE my Timex Ironman Triathlon 100 Lap watch. It has a nice BIG button for start and laps. The stop button is on the side which is great for me cuz I used to always press the stop button by accident when I wanted the lap button. You can save your times with the date in segments. For example, I’ve got my last 3 races stored with each mile split and associated date. There are a bunch of other features like different timers, 9 alarms, 3 pages of memos. Also, I’ve got the Indiglo which is very easy to see when I run at night. There are other features I haven’t tried yet like the reps with intervals I think (need to read the instructions again). I bought my watch at K-Mart for $38. Most places sell it for about $45. —
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My advice to you is to decide what you are going to use the watch for. For instance if you are going to only run 5-9 miles at a time, then I would get the ironman. However, if you are going to be doing any track workouts, like 1/2 mile splits, say 10-12 of them, then you are going to want a higher lap count than just 8. Personally, for the last 5-6 years the ironman has been my best watch, but you have to replace it every few years. — Christopher D. Combs Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: …!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!cc86
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writes: I’m seeking advice on the purchace of a running watch, obviously for recording times and preferably distances and possibly pulse rate.
I’ve used four different watches for running and find this one the best by far: Casio, 30 lap model, water 100m resist It can store races (until the 30 lap is exhausted) and their dates. I have my 10K PR race permanently stored until I break it! (in 1995 ?!) (until I break my PR that is…) — Ken Papai, Marin County <* "The truth is that the Runner is not made for
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If people are taking an unofficial poll about watches, then my vote goes to Timex Ironman or Triatholons.. I have had six in a row, and only so many because I have lost them.. I have never had a problem.. Nick Rattray – 0 / * Running is the elixir of life * - /
I am using an Ironman also. I just wish the buttons were easier to push. I also have a Accusplit 930. It is pretty good also. J. Carl
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Come on, someone out there must have a running watch they love. I don’t want to purchase the wrong kind. If you could share with me your favorite, it would be most appreciated. Thanks again.
Well the seemingly most prevalent watch on the face of the earth (the Timex Ironman) is my personal favorite. It not only times laps, comes in a variety of colors, and has an Indiglo night light, but works fine when swimming or showering. Have I included everything? Probably not
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I have had a Casio 503 SDB-300W for about 5 years now. It records splits and will also record the times for 30 runs. It claims to be water resistant to 50 Meters, but I’ve never put it to the water test. I haven’t even had to change the battery yet. However I had to replace the rubber watchband last year. It was about $3. I bought the watch for $25 or $30 from a mail order place advertised in Runner’s World. Sorry I don’t remember the exact details. I’ve been real satisfied with it. Hope this helps,
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I have had a Casio 503 SDB-300W for about 5 years now. It records splits and will also record the times for 30 runs. It claims to be water resistant to 50 Meters, but I’ve never put it to the water test. I haven’t even had to change the battery yet. However I had to replace the rubber watchband last year. It was about $3. I bought the watch for $25 or $30 from a mail order place advertised in Runner’s World. Sorry I don’t remember the exact details. I’ve been real satisfied with it. Hope this helps,
I had the 300W and now the 500W. The typical discussion is the Casiso vs the Timex and like religion and politics, you’ll find lovers of both. Since you care about recording times please note one feature as you shop, some record many times but only for a single day. The Casio will record 30 times across 30 days). I think with the Timex you have to step up to Indiglo 100 model before it lets you span days. The Timex pads in the past, were a weak point. I don’t know if they have improved that area. Some don’t like the Casio pads on top claiming the elastic sleves of jackets at times shuts off the watch. Just some food for thought. — Doug Freese All opinions are mine. IBM Tele: 8-292-7752
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Bob Russin writes: Come on, someone out there must have a running watch they love. I don’t want to purchase the wrong kind. If you could share with me your favorite, it would be most appreciated. Thanks again. Well, I figured someone would beat me to it. I have never used a casio so let’s not get into any watch wars. I LOVE my Timex Ironman Triathlon 100 Lap watch. It has a nice BIG button for start and laps. The stop button is on the side which is great for me cuz I used to always press the stop button by accident when I wanted the lap button. You can save your times with the date in segments. For example, I’ve got my last 3 races stored with each mile split and associated date. There are a bunch of other features like different timers, 9 alarms, 3 pages of memos. Also, I’ve got the Indiglo which is very easy to see when I run at night. There are other features I haven’t tried yet like the reps with intervals I think (need to read the instructions again). I bought my watch at K-Mart for $38. Most places sell it for about $45. —
I can’t comment on Timex watches but I have used Casio Watches for 15 years. They are flawless and CHEAP. The only problem I experience is the band wears out before the watch does. The battery lasts at least five years. –jeff rubin
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I’m seeking advice on the purchace of a running watch, obviously for recording times and preferably distances and possibly pulse rate. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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I’m seeking advice on the purchace of a running watch, obviously for recording times and preferably distances and possibly pulse rate. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Come on, someone out there must have a running watch they love. I don’t want to purchase the wrong kind. If you could share with me your favorite, it would be most appreciated. Thanks again.
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Timex Ironman Watch question
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I bought one of these to replace the band on my Timex Triathlon, but the "sandwich" thing you talk about prevented me from getting the band through the pins on the watch. How did you get the band on the watch? Did you have to remove one of the pins?
—– Yup! Actually you have to remove both pins. This is pretty easy to do with a pocket knife, metal nail file, or something of that sort. Just be careful not to bend them. Unfortunately, almost all replacement bands require this. Acey Albert U. of Florida Tri-Gators
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My wristband on my Timex Ironman watch is about to break off. Have you ever had this happen to you? If so, where did you purchase a replacement band and how much did it cost? Thank you for any information you can provide. Sincerely, Scott — = __o Scott J. Erdman Allen-Bradley Company = =___o_ / _ fax (216)646-4343 = =~~~~~~ / "Just Tri It!" =
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: My wristband on my Timex Ironman watch is about to break off. Have you : ever had this happen to you? If so, where did you purchase a replacement : band and how much did it cost? : Thank you for any information you can provide. : Sincerely, : Scott [sig deleted to save space] Try a velcro strap (e.g. the "Animal" strap) they aren’t very expensive and seem to be safer than replacement plastic straps; the two straps I replaced with plastic straps the watch vanished within a week (one somewhere in the Rockies on a training ride, the other in the Gooimere in the Almere swim). — James Tappin, School of Physics & Space Research University of Birmingham "If all else fails–read the instructions!" O__ — /`
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My wristband on my Timex Ironman watch is about to break off. Have you ever had this happen to you? If so, where did you purchase a replacement band and how much did it cost?
Scott—– I’ve tried several replacement bands, an can definitely recommend a velcro band. Just make sure the band is one that attaches more than just once. For example, the "Shark Leash" band, designed for surfing, has a velcro "sandwich" sort of thing, to prevent the loss of your watch. This happened to me once during an ocean swim, with a simple velcro band. "The Band" is also a very good one, which I have entrusted with my new 100-lap Ironman. Just avoid ones with whimpy plastic clasps, no matter how durable they look. I’ve lost watches to these, too. Acey Albert U. of Florida Tri-Gators – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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My wristband on my Timex Ironman watch is about to break off. Have you ever had this happen to you? If so, where did you purchase a replacement band and how much did it cost?
My band has broken before – I went to a watch store and they had Ironman replacement brands… basically the same band. Cost about $10-$12. Scott — Sometimes you’re the Louisville Slugger… Scott A. Rasche …Sometimes you’re the Ball. "Shorts" Dire Straits University of Rochester
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Performance has Ironman bands (I’m assuming they’re the real thing) for $7, I believe… MJM
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I’ve tried several replacement bands, an can definitely recommend a velcro band. Just make sure the band is one that attaches more than just once. For example, the "Shark Leash" band, designed for surfing, has a velcro "sandwich" sort of thing, to prevent the loss of your
I bought one of these to replace the band on my Timex Triathlon, but the "sandwich" thing you talk about prevented me from getting the band through the pins on the watch. How did you get the band on the watch? Did you have to remove one of the pins? Thanks. Mitch Ferro
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