2 New Olympic Distance Triathlons in California
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kylie posted 31 weeks ago.
Very cool! McNears beach is on the run that Mike and I do when at my mom's house. We'll definitely have to consider that one :)
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GGehrke posted 31 weeks ago.
I got excited about this because it's near me, but then I saw the course.
Does anyone but me think a 6 lap 40k bike does NOT sound like fun? I suppose it's more like a criterium, which could be exciting, but I'm dissuaded by having to cover the same ground over and over again.
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tri-ac posted 31 weeks ago.
6 laps is a little bit of a grind...on the good side, there are a good concentration of fans so there's plenty of cheering on the course, unlike most bike legs.
(we ran this experiment in Portland this year at the Oregon Trout City of Portland Triathlon; it was not ideal, but it worked and a good number of athletes liked it [not all, but a significant percentage]. as a first race, it worked because registration was not huge. for this next year we're working with the city to expand the course)
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kylie posted 31 weeks ago.
The TI course (which has the 6 laps) is basically the same course as the Tri-California (of Escape from Alcatraz, etc) Treasure Island tri.
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triNick posted 31 weeks ago.
Earlier this year I did a Half in Argentina and it was a 9 loop bike course, WOW, that was tough. I'm just glad I had my bike computer with me and it was working because I lost count around lap 7.
I thought that was brutal, but I just plotted a race on TRImapper down in Ecuador. This was the first ever Half-iron race in the country, just staged a few weeks ago. Well, I wonder how it went because the bike course for the Half was a 23 loops. The Olympic distance race on the same day was 10 laps. For spectators this is perfect, being able to see you all the time, but I think I would get dizzy going around in loops like that.
Yes, these are half's, but 6 laps sounds easy compared to these types of setups.
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wirebook posted 30 weeks ago.
Cool, I like the early and late season race additions - there aren't enough of them out there today. Especially late season, when you can have a bit more fun doing ad-hoc races.
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For all you guys in the Bay area or nearby...
Two new Olympic distance triathlons in the San Francisco bay area have been added to the 2008 California triathlon race schedule. The races will mark both ends of the racing season with one triathlon at the beginning of the season and the other at the end of race season. Both triathlons will consist of a 1.5km Swim, 40km Bike, 10km Run course.
Triathlon: Battle in the Bay Triathlons
When: Saturday, April 5, 2008
Where: Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, USA
Triathlon: Marin County Triathlon
When: Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
Where: McNears Beach County Park, San Rafael, California, USA
2 New Olympic Distance Triathlons in California
TRImapper.com - visual triathlon finder
TRIJUICE.com - triathlon resource blog