OK, last entry before the race...Thanks for all the support and encouragement, the emails and phone calls will keep me going, especially on that 20k hill we have to climb on the bike course:) See you after the race!My targets (the Good Lord willing) are:
Swim: 1:30 (8 am Nice time, 1:30 on race clock)
Bike: 6:00 (2 pm Nice time, 7:30 on race clock)
Run: 3:30 (5:30 Nice time, 11:00 on race clock)
Here's a view from the bike check-in today. This is really a big race with 2600 entrants, should be plenty of body blows and kicks to the head in the water:) It's hot and looking to be even hotter tomorrow, so I'm hoping I can keep hydrated well enough on the wicked bike course. I'm figuring I'll need about 15 bottles of liquid on the ride, based on the temperature. 8 aid stations on the bike course...anyone got a spreadsheet?:)
The run is then 4 loops on the Promenade des Anglais right on the waterfront in Nice. So if you see the GPS tracker going in circles at the end, everything is on track:)
Check out the links to the right for race coverage, or you can also go to www.watchmyrace.com and the Ironman France page.
Athletes to watch:
PROS:
Marcel Zamora (ESP): He won in '06 and '07, going for 3!
Laurent Jalabert(FRA): Tour de France star who should CRUSH the bike course!
Alexandra Louison (FRA): She won last year and looking to defend the title.
Rebecca Preston (AUS): Won Ironman Austria and Switzerland in '06!
AGE GROUP RACERS:)
Jorge Ortega (US, Tri Club Coyotes)
Jean-Claude Constandse (US, Tri Club Coyotes)
Jessica Reid (US, LA Tri Club)
Dan Czerwonka (US LA Tri Club)
Luis OrtizSalazar (MEX) age 70
Joan Cortez (ESP) age 63
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