tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post1886696594093413349..comments2023-08-24T11:14:49.928-04:00Comments on Miami Bike Scene: Rohto Ironman 70.3 MiamiThe Miami Bike Scenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488151792961944133noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-58578228763390681622010-10-27T10:43:02.319-04:002010-10-27T10:43:02.319-04:00I know you said 70.3, re-reading my comment I see ...I know you said 70.3, re-reading my comment I see I wasn't clear. A Pinecrest Tribune article and whichever other articles I've read that I can't remember now said Ironman. And even the electric signage say ironman. <br /><br />And I know it's huge having this event here. Don't mean to diminish that. But I hear so many people saying they are doing the Miami Ironman or the ironman in Miami and it irks me.Eddie Suarez - Kpeste99https://www.blogger.com/profile/18177434923467962807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-45305789329658454382010-10-27T10:37:01.185-04:002010-10-27T10:37:01.185-04:00Eddie, it says "70.3" in title. It's...Eddie, it says "70.3" in title. It's plain to see it's half the distance of a full Ironman. <br /><br />Big difference between the two, obviously. However it does not take away from the fact that this is still the first "Ironman" in Miami.The Miami Bike Scenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488151792961944133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970713393102253244.post-27843597706391298132010-10-27T09:40:39.725-04:002010-10-27T09:40:39.725-04:00It's actually a half-ironman. I wish people wo...It's actually a half-ironman. I wish people would get that right. Having done the full Ironman, I can a test that the half and the full are worlds apart.<br /><br />Compare the two:<br />1.2 mile swim 2.4<br />56 mile bike 112<br />13.1 mile run 26.2<br /><br />Yes in a full ironman, you run a full marathon or the distance from the FIU University Campus up the turnpike and 75 to the Weston Town Center, after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112 miles.<br /><br />Finishing times? My halfs take me 7hours. The full took me 14 hours 52 minutes and 8 seconds. That 112 mile bike ride was 7hrs and 17 minutes. Almost a full day at work sitting on a bike seat and pedaling. That's a world of difference from the half.Eddie Suarez - Kpeste99https://www.blogger.com/profile/18177434923467962807noreply@blogger.com