It looks like the weather is going to cooperate this year. Hooray for us! Now, for the important details, like "where are we going to meet?" 

For the run, unless I get waylaid by the media (more on that below), I'm going to suggest the north end of the baggage drop-off. This map should help, a bit. Be warned: this whole part of the park is happy chaos as midnight approaches, noisy, dark and confusing. Drop me a note in the comments if you want my contact information, as I'll have my cellphone with me. If you don't know what I look like, well, just look at the handy pictures on the blog.

For the bike, we'll meet at the Central Park band-shell, which will look strikingly different from the night before. Let's say 10:00 a.m.? This should give us plenty of time to take a leisurely ride to Coney Island. Bring a helmet and a lock.

For the swim, if you haven't already met up with us in the park or en route, let's try for 12:50 p.m. on the beach side of the pavilion where all the hoopla is taking place. There are restrooms and lots of noise at this pavilion, but on the beach side, it can be a little calmer, as most of the craziness is taking place closer to the water.

As for the media, CNN has taken an interest in my little project, and they may be interviewing me at about 11:30 on Saturday night, giving valuable filler so that Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin don't have to make awkward banter on air, which means that I should be done well before the race starts. However, this is live television we're talking about here, and that means either the schedule could get moved around or I could get pre-empted by important footage of an adorable kitten dressed up in a costume for New Years Eve (aww!). Stay tuned.