Kona 2019 race day (timings)

[Peter 3,422]

Given the question will be asked several times ver the next week I figured I’d just start the thread.  

[IronmanFoz 1,324]

Therefore does this mean:

Swim: Wurf on bike by 04:17 - 04:20am

Wurf off the bike at approx 08:30am Sydney time (Assuming a 4:10 ride if it's a good day and not too much wind)

Race finish 11:10 -11:20am Sydney time. 

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Do we have a list of people from here we should be looking out for. Full Names.

[Toolish 185]

Where is the best place to watch/track on iine?

[Peter 3,422]

5 minutes ago, Toolish said:

Where is the best place to watch/track on iine?

Facebook live.  

Ill post the link when its up  

[zed 1,458]

1 hour ago, Peter said:

Facebook live.  

Ill post the link when its up  

It's a bit irritating, but the race (inc Nice Worlds) feeds only pop up 5mins race start, so if you can't find it on FB, don't panic, it will be there.

[Flanman 2,246]

And wishing a great mate Darren all the best for his first taste of Kona racing this year. We’ve been friends for over 25 years. Couldn’t meet a nicer bloke and family.

FM

 

[Peter 3,422]

We have know each other for 25yrs.  

[The Customer 1,993]

It'll be cocktail hour when I nestle in to watch the coverage from Scotland 🥂

I knew I moved here for a good reason 😉

 

[Aidan 209]

good one pager from Thorsten:

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1a50ded1e43a9f73cc97f7b28/files/b4bd8c45-fc2e-4264-b9c1-d05273201b24/TriRating_Kona_2019_Cheat_Sheet.pdf

[pieman 1,283]

On 07/10/2019 at 10:04 PM, zed said:

It's a bit irritating, but the race (inc Nice Worlds) feeds only pop up 5mins race start, so if you can't find it on FB, don't panic, it will be there.

Once I learned to not click on the first thing that says "XYZ ironman is live now" the FB access has been pretty good i think..

 

1) Like/follow Ironman Now on FB.

2) On the day the first item in your feed will be some link (dont click on that as it takes you to some subscription service)

3) keep scrolling down and there will be a video playing with a little red "live" sign. This usually starts at transition time well before the start..

4) You can also go back and watch the previous hour(s) footage if you want to via different links on this page

[roxii 6,448]

13 hours ago, Peter said:

We have know each other for 25yrs.  

I doubt Flanman brags about that. 

[Peter 3,422]

35 minutes ago, roxii said:

I doubt Flanman brags about that. 

Hence my disappointment

 

[zed 1,458]

50 minutes ago, pieman said:

Once I learned to not click on the first thing that says "XYZ ironman is live now" the FB access has been pretty good i think..

 

1) Like/follow Ironman Now on FB.

2) On the day the first item in your feed will be some link (dont click on that as it takes you to some subscription service)

3) keep scrolling down and there will be a video playing with a little red "live" sign. This usually starts at transition time well before the start..

4) You can also go back and watch the previous hour(s) footage if you want to via different links on this page

yeah works pretty well. 10x better than the old Ironman live feeds.

[Prince 520]

IF you have one of the more recent apple tv's you can get it on 'Facebook Watch' 

[Moshy 63]

Do you need to be a FB member to be able watch this thing, or can you view as a guest?

[Peter 3,422]

 

[zed 1,458]

21 hours ago, Prince said:

IF you have one of the more recent apple tv's you can get it on 'Facebook Watch' 

cool ta for the heads up! 

[Peter 3,422]

 

Got a few minutes.  good read

https://www.bradencurrie.com/curries-take-on-how-kona-will-play-out/

[Peter 3,422]

If this works for you, you'll be fine watching on Sunday morning

 

[BarryBevan 1,008]

https://zwifthacks.com/app/events/

ZHR weekend group ride for warm up get caught up on what has happened

BRT criterium smash through a race to deal with Band saw voice of Newby Fraser and Lovato smugness (if he's there)

SAS cycle Challenge chill out and get ready for the marathon

 

Edited October 10 by BarryBevan

[IronmanFoz 1,324]

On 07/10/2019 at 6:10 PM, IronmanFoz said:

Therefore does this mean:

Swim: Wurf on bike by 04:17 - 04:20am

Wurf off the bike at approx 08:30am Sydney time (Assuming a 4:10 ride if it's a good day and not too much wind)

Race finish 11:10 -11:20am Sydney time. 

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Do we have a list of people from here we should be looking out for. Full Names.

Add 10-20 minutes to the above time for of the pros. Going to a brutal day. (Windy.....so I hear).

[Peter 3,422]

I hope its the biggest % dnf ever. 

[zed 1,458]

32C and 80% humidity

[Peter 3,422]

33 minutes ago, zed said:

32C and 80% humidity

Wind speed?

[Prince 520]

32 minutes ago, Peter said:

Wind speed?

14kmh. lets hope it is wrong and it is stronger than that, otherwise it may well be the Rookies day.

Edited October 11 by Prince

[AA7 1,724]

7 minutes ago, Prince said:

14kmh. lets hope it is wrong and it is stronger than that, otherwise it may well be the Rookies day.

I heard gusts up to 40mph

[Prince 520]

3 minutes ago, AA7 said:

I heard gusts up to 40mph

now we're talking.  lets hope so. blow that dam rookie into the Pacific Ocean....

[AA7 1,724]

1 minute ago, Prince said:

now we're talking.  lets hope so. blow that dam rookie into the Pacific Ocean....

Looking at the Hawi wind forecast is a better indication than Kona. That says 37kmh.

[Peter 3,422]

9 minutes ago, AA7 said:

I heard gusts up to 40mph

Yeah I heard that on the interview with Wurf I think.

[Ex-Hasbeen 7,428]

1 hour ago, zed said:

32C and 80% humidity

Damn. I was hoping for a hot & humid one.

[Limited 174]

Swiss side think it’s not going to be too windy

Edited October 11 by Limited
Typo

[IronmanFoz 1,324]

20 hours ago, Prince said:

14kmh. lets hope it is wrong and it is stronger than that, otherwise it may well be the Rookies day.

Kona wind speed v Queen K wind speed are vastly 2 different things.

i couldn’t work out the winds there.  

It felt like no wind or a slight tail wind starting out on the Queen K, then mid way between Waikoloa Village and the the left turn towards Hawi it was a massive crosswind (Easterly) coming down from Mauna Kea. Going up to to Hawi it seemed like a Northerly cross wind off the top of the island, then coming home - once you get back on the Queen K it was a bloody stiff Southerly all the way home......

This was 2012.

I just hope it’s a bloody hard day. These last few years have been easy.

[Peter 3,422]

Get excited people. 

 

 

[roxii 6,448]

I think they wake me up at 5 for my drugs, so I should be on the air (but slightly off the air) from about then. 

[Peter 3,422]

A vasectomy shouldn’t knock you round that much.  

You are really playing it up me thinks. 

[roxii 6,448]

I’ll take 4 vasectomies over this pain any day. 

[Surfer 433]

1 hour ago, roxii said:

I’ll take 4 vasectomies over this pain any day. 

4????? How many you got ?

[Go Easy 1,728]

5 hours ago, IronmanFoz said:

Kona wind speed v Queen K wind speed are vastly 2 different things.

i couldn’t work out the winds there.  

It felt like no wind or a slight tail wind starting out on the Queen K, then mid way between Waikoloa Village and the the left turn towards Hawi it was a massive crosswind (Easterly) coming down from Mauna Kea. Going up to to Hawi it seemed like a Northerly cross wind off the top of the island, then coming home - once you get back on the Queen K it was a bloody stiff Southerly all the way home......

This was 2012...

Kona 2012...  The hottest & windiest day ever!!! 

[AA7 1,724]

1 hour ago, Go Easy said:

Kona 2012...  The hottest & windiest day ever!!! 

So true

[Ex-Hasbeen 7,428]

1 hour ago, Go Easy said:

Kona 2012...  The hottest & windiest day ever!!! 

Apart from '90.

Edited October 12 by Ex-Hasbeen

[roxii 6,448]

Go to the pinned race day thread for running commentary 

[IronmanFoz 1,324]

On 07/10/2019 at 6:10 PM, IronmanFoz said:

 

Race finish 11:10 -11:20am Sydney time. 

 

I was pretty much right