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pearlandhorn

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  1. I’ve also got the reservoir up front. Plan is to premix tomorrow morning and dump electrolyte mix in aero reservoir, one more bottle of electrolyte mix, and bottle of water behind me. I’ll have plenty but if one goes flying like a bottle rocket on a bump, I’ll grab one.
  2. Yeah, I sure will. I’ll grab fluids at every aid station and top up. 1000mg of salt every hour. Electrolytes are most important.
  3. I just realized that I signed up for this race 10 months ago. It’s absolutely insane that it’s finally here. I’m super thankful I was able to make it through two marathons and an Olympic triathlon in that time, without getting injured. Super thankful for the kind words as well. Snagged a pic of the finish line as well. Cant wait.
  4. Thankfully, I’m pretty regular at 5 am. I’ve got my feet propped up in the RV watching football with the dog while the kid and wife are out shopping. Thankfully I deflated my tires before I dropped my bike off. Tires are popping in the sun. Call it bad juju but I don’t buy anything before I finish a race. I’ll buy some stuff tomorrow wearing my medal.
  5. Bike dropped off. It’s going to be a hot run! Hopefully we get some cloud cover and a breeze tomorrow.
  6. Made it to Waco last night in time for registration Friday. Going for a swim in the brazos this morning with a group and dropping off the bike around 2. Water temp yesterday was 81 and they are advising no wetsuits when though it’s optional. My son made some friends with some kids in the RV park who are in from Colorado. The dad is racing his 10th 70.3. Chatted with him for a good 20 minutes yesterday evening.
  7. We're picking up the RV on Thursday and spending the majority of the evening packing. I'm leaving work at noon on Friday and picking up the kid on the way home. Hopefully we'll be out of town by 2 and in Waco by 6 at a campground on Lake Waco about 15 minutes from the start line. Hang out that evening and head to registration Saturday morning. There's a group meeting at 7 AM Saturday morning for an early swim in the Brazos that I might join. I'm making a list of all the stuff I need to bring with me. I'm also taking the day off work on Monday so we can leisurely leave and head back to Houston. It'll be a nice getaway for the wife and kid as well.
  8. Good deal. Get some rest!
  9. Ohhhh man. I saw the splits at around mile 15 and I had a feeling you were bonking. I hear you on bringing your own gels. I’m bringing Gu and going to grab a few maurtens on the run. I’ll do Clif bars on the bike for the first two hours then switch to gels. That really sucks about the weather. How’d you get through the bonk? Fruit and coke? You earned that beer! Congrats again!
  10. Big congrats to @Clintonaldo on completing Ironman Chattanooga! Great job dude!
  11. 17 miles into marathon at a 2:50:00. Keep going! 7 miles left!
  12. Crushed bike portion at 5:30. Smoking that run at 7:55 pace. Keep it up.
  13. Century done in 4:59! Go dude!
  14. Cruising at 22.3 MPH, over 22 miles done on bike. Keep steady bud!
  15. What time does the bike start? I’d like to see if I can stream it.
  16. You got it! I did a 45 mile bike this morning. Felt nice. No run after. I’ll do an 8 or 9 mile run tomorrow then officially be in taper mode for the week. Salt intake and calorie intake was good this morning as well.
  17. Good luck bud! Rooting for you!
  18. Nice job dude! Regardless of what we’re doing, be very happy with yourself. That’s a great accomplishment! @Clintonaldo what’s the word? Am I checking the progress tomorrow or you bowing out?
  19. Very sorry. It really is a kick in the nuts. Given that IM Florida is only 6 weeks away, might be tough to recover. The bike probably wouldn't be that big but combine that with two marathons would be very difficult.
  20. Same here. You could do the bike and run and then sign up for IM Florida as well?
  21. I think it's bullshit that they won't even offer deferment or another slot at a race that has entries available. I thought they did do that a few months back at another north america race. Maybe Oceanside?
  22. What the fuck? Why? edit: just read the announcement. That really sucks man. Very sorry. 😞
  23. I was thinking about what it's going to be like to cross the finish line in Waco. It'll probably hit me when I get to the finish line area. Granted, it's not a full, but the preparation required and commitment that I've given it and it all coming together is enormous. I've been training for this for like 7 months. I think it'll hit you. You're dedication to it and it all paying off. Enjoy that beer.
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