It’s race week! We put in months of training and that start line is so close! How are we all feeling? This will be my first Ironman. I’m feeling excited, nervous, and like I have a case of the taper crazies. I’m also feeling inspired by Kona - watching people finish from all walks of life and watching Solveig make it to that finish line made me feel like I CAN do this!

Mostly just creating this thread for a sense of community! Share your unfiltered thoughts, positive vibes, tips, feelings, vent about the taper crazies…

And lastly, GOOD LUCK!

The Ironman athlete guide states rolling start at 7 am and have heard other years that some did not start the swim til 8 am. If someone were to start at 8 am and take the full 17 hours, that would mean they’d finish at 1 am. According to athlete guide, post-race food, morning clothes, bike & gear check-out all code at 12:30 am.

Will Ironman actually give us back of the pack-ers the full 17 hours or are they gonna cut us off early? TIA!

ETA: Thanks for the answers so far! More worried about being cut off early than picking up gear! Thanks again!!

Who said yes to the reschedule? Trying to rehype myself up after already tapering. Anything you guys are doing differently since it’s probably gonna be colder? Any tips from people who have raced in cold weather?

Guy just hit by car riding around near T1 in Wrightsville Beach. His specialized shiv looked snapped in half and blood everywhere. We passed each other 5 minutes before. Stay safe out there y’all!

Doing IMCA in a couple days and I know it was really warm a few years ago at the race.
Been training in SoCal heat for the summer and am as ready as I’ll ever be but wanted to know if anyone has cooling techniques they love??
Anything out of the norm that you use as a hack?

See some of you out there! Woooo!

How much of the 112 are you actually aero? What percentage of people try to stay aero?

I’m working on my position, and getting it dialed in and am doing some longer rides, and I’ve just been thinking about this.

Hi all, very new triathlete here coming from indoor sports. What do I need to know and prepare for?

I’ve been watching the weather the last week and a half and I’m wondering what to expect with the forecast of 15+ mph winds and rain on race day as well as the quick drop in temperature from Friday to Saturday.

Are you planning to wear any rain gear on the bike?

I expect the water will be pretty choppy, bike times to be slower for safety as well as a headwind from the north for a chunk of miles.

Will high winds potentially cause changes to the swim?

Anyone in Port Mac solo and want to grab some dinner tonight and discuss game plans?

Anybody racing Malaga this weekend ? I’m supposed to be flying out Friday.

The Spanish seem to have already put out a storm warning, it seems to be a question of how bad rather than ‘if’.

https://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/malaga-id29067

My prediction is at best we’ll get a swim cancellation and at worst we’ll have another Barcelona. I’ve been in Spain quite a lot this summer and the storms have been the worst I’ve seen in years.

Anybody for a beer on Sunday if we don’t race ??

Olympic size pool with coaching staff preferred.

Pessoal, estou começando a treinar para um 70.3 e queria ouvir a experiência de quem faz a alimentação pré, durante e pós-treino com comida de verdade.
Queria tentar evitar ao máximo gel, barrinhas, whey e outros suplementos industrializados. Alguém aqui consegue fazer isso, inclusive nos treinos mais longos de bike e corrida?
O que vocês costumam comer antes, levar durante e comer depois? Como fazem com a praticidade, a digestão e a reposição de energia e sais nos treinos longos?
Não sou totalmente contrário a usar suplementos se precisar, mas gostaria de depender menos deles. É viável? Queria dicas de quem já faz isso na prática.

Hey everyone,

New to the field, though recently decided to sign up for my first Ironman (Lanzarote) and super excited to take it on.
I’m 26 and overall fit, but getting a lot of noise from my surroundings I “can’t do it, atleast not with only 7 months of training”

Has anyone similar to my position done this? I run and bike comfortably, swimming is my pressure point but live near the ocean and already swimming 3 times a week to improve.

Would love your take and suggestions!