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October 26, 2010
CompuTrainer to film Ironman Texas for Real Course Video.
This Sunday, October 31, starting at 8am the CompuTrainer Real Course Video crew will follow and film the entire 112 miles of the Ironman Texas bike course in The Woodlands, Texas. After many months of speculation the official course was announced this week allowing accurate video and GPS capture.
The inaugural event will take place on May 21, 2011 leaving little time for athletes to train indoors in preparation.
"We used this formula for the first St. George, Utah, Ironman, and the results were very positive", says RCV producer and videographer Kevin Lynch, "the CompuTrainer Real Course Videos allow athletes to train indoors while watching the course as resistance levels continually change with the actual topography of the course. When they say that knowledge is power, this is that."
The ride will start at the official swim to bike transition at Town Green Park and travel all 112 miles, ending back at Town Green. Riders wishing to participate in the ride can start at several locations along the route. The RCV camera car tries to maintain a constant speed of 20-25 miles per hour in order to best capture life-like footage. Start time is 8am with an estimated finish time of between 5-6 hours.
Coach Dana Lyons of Finish Strong Coaching is assisting with local arrangements and feels this is a win/win, "First, local athletes get a sneak preview of a huge event, and second everyone else gets a chance to see this beautiful course once the video is produced and released by CompuTrainer."
As additional motivation to ride the preview on Sunday CompuTrainer is offering a free RCV (DVD) of the event once it hits the streets, as well as a comp entry to the IM AZ drawing for a free top-of-the-line CompuTrainer Pro 3D. Riders unable to sign up for the RCV and CT can get a pdf entry form by sending an e-mail request to: Deb@Coachlyons.com.
For additional information please call CompuTrainer Real Course Video at 360.674.8128 or Coach Lyons at 281.682.8719.
Ironman is an official trademark of WTC. CompuTrainer is the official bike trainer of Ironman. More at www.RacerMateinc.com
3 comments:
37 days and Leadville 100.
This is the TEXAS thread, pardner. Both RAS tickets have been awarded. However, since you are a charter VBAer, we'll make an exception and offer ONE MORE freebie to the show. Answer this for a chance: "What is the seven degrees of separation that connects the movie "The Great Escape" to the Leadville 100?"
And it's not Rockford Files.
i fueled up there once between aspen and denver. I remember thinking what a run down deserted place it was in 79. I imagine it looks better now. Ahhh, steve mcQueen is buried there.
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