Live GPS Ride for @AC_Cyclebetes

Today I ride in support of @AC_Cylebetes (check them out on Twitter), an incredible team finishing up a 10,000 mile bike relay across Canada, The Biggest Bike Relay in the World (#bbrw on Twitter). The goal: Cure Juvenile Diabetes. Be sure to check out the live GPS broadcasting of the Biggest Bike Relay in the World at WatchMyRace.

For my part, Check out Live GPS Tracking on a ride through the hills of Laguna Beach from noon to 1pmish Pacific. Geekin out with a Garmin 305 (reference device), an iPhone 3GS with Google Latitude and a G1 on Android from T-Mobile with Instamapper. Will also test the Live GPS broadcast from Glympse on the G1. Testing battery life and mapping accuracy.

The top map is Instamapper, and the lower one is Latitude..the Glympse will be up on twitter at @greghendrickson or @watchmyrace.



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Live GPS Ride: InstaMapper, Latitude

Watch Live GPS Tracking on a ride from Laguna Beach down to Camp Pendleton, 10:30am ish to 2:30pm ish Pacific. Geekin out with a Garmin 305 (reference device), an iPhone 3GS with Google Latitude and a G1 on Android from T-Mobile with Instamapper. Will also test the Live GPS broadcast from Glympse on the G1. Testing battery life and mapping accuracy.

The top map is Instamapper, and the lower one is Latitude..the Glympse will be up on twitter at @greghendrickson or @watchmyrace.

Be sure to check out the live GPS broadcasting of the Biggest Bike Relay in the World at WatchMyRace, too.


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Live GPS Run with Instamapper and Google Latitude

Watch Live GPS Tracking on a Laguna Beach run today 6pm ish to 730pm ish Pacific. Geekin out with a Garmin 305 (reference device), an iPhone 3GS with Google Latitude, and a G1 on Android from T-Mobile with Instamapper. Will also test the Live GPS broadcast from Glympse on the G1.

The top map is Instamapper, and the lower one is Latitude...the Glympse will be up on twitter at @greghendrickson or @watchmyrace.

Be sure to check out the live GPS broadcasting of the Biggest Bike Relay in the World at WatchMyRace, too.


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On Saturday I tested Instamapper and Glympse on a G1 phone from T-Mobile provided by my colleagues at Glympse.

Here is a view of the 53 mile bike ride that was tracked live with both Glympse and Instamapper:


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Made it through a scorching hot race!!

Made it through the heat!!

Thank you for all the support and encouragement with the emails and messages and phone calls!

It wasn't near the Hawaii qualifying benchmark - I've got more work to do to reach that goal...I was incredibly happy to finish in 11 hours 30 minutes with the course as hot as it was yesterday. And thanks to my friend Jean-Claude from San Diego for running the last 5 miles together. We were able to pull one another along to the finish line for an 11:30. Great teamwork!

All in all, what a race, and what a bike course! The bike course was incredibly beautiful, a terrific ride into the mountains and through some picturesque villages. A bit painful on the long ride up, but the scenery from the top made up for it and more. I have to do the race route again in a more leisurely fashion, with a lot of wine and cheese along the way!

Great fans along the bike and the run course..."Allez, allez, allez!!" One of my favorite fans was the man in the hammock outside of Gourdon, laid back in the shade, drink in hand...offering a casual "Allez!" to every 2nd or 3rd biker:)...and then there were the 3 guys singing the "Allez, allez, allez" song on the Promenade des Anglais for all the runners going by....great fans and sorely needed to keep everyone going in the heat!

The awards ceremony and party on Monday night was quite an event! From the age group winners, to the fastest times in the swim, bike and run, to the top 10 finishers overall, it was a great celebration. And capped off by partying with a great group of Ironmen (and Ironwomen) until 5:30 am on the beach in front of the Promenade des Anglais.

Here are some of the results from the folks to watch:

PROS:
Marcel Zamora (ESP): 3rd straight win!
Laurent Jalabert(FRA): Tour de France star came in 12th, 2nd fastest bike time.
Alexandra Louison (FRA): Flat tire on the course, came in 3rd.
Rebecca Preston (AUS): DNF after the bike.

AGE GROUP RACERS:)
Jorge Ortega (US, Tri Club Coyotes): 13:05 (first Ironman)
Jean-Claude Constandse (US, Tri Club Coyotes): 11:30 (first Ironman)
Dan Czerwonka (US LA Tri Club): 14:37
Pierre Beccamel wins 65-69 age group in 13:40!

I feel so very fortunate to have raced this course, and finished it, and participated with the 2500 other insane and fun people who decided to take on this race!

Merci Beaucoup! Stay tuned for some of the fun from France after the race, and for the next race on the calendar.

2600 Racers, That's a lot o' bikes!

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