Bath County Triathlon: Official Thread

I'm so ronery; it's me onry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_9QhRzJEs

I'll be there, looking for redemption from last year when I was recovering from bronchitis.

great race.

I am headed to Lake Moomaw for the Bath race.  Did it last year, great race, great food afterwards.  The very beginning of the run is a little steep.

I'll be there camping w/ my family and another family.  I've never done this race (this will only be my second tri).  However, I have been to Moomaw a number of times and it is great.  So is the rest of Bath Co.  Great fly fishing, mountain biking, etc.  And I suspect a great race.

Loving the weather forecast right now.  Looks like it will be beautiful.  Anyone here have opinions about using the wetsuit or not?

I don't think a wetsuit will be absolutely needed, but it should be legal, and therefore I will probably wear mine.  The water should be a little chilly as the lake is fed by mountain streams.  Hope the weather forecast stays true.

I did not wear a wetsuit last year, but I've since bought a sleeveless wetsuit that I'm planning to use this year at Bath County.  I'd say the majority of people last year had them - if you have one, I'd say use it.

I wore a wetsuit last year and I'm planning on doing the same this year, as long as it's wetsuit-legal.

The weather forecast looks great.

I'm wearing if they are legal.  No doubt about it.  Love the added buoyancy.  Just confirming I won't be the only person.

When I'm not on the course, I'll be in my gold "TeamWhitlock Triathlon" shirt.  If you see me, say hello.  I enjoy meeting fellow BTers.

Just got an event info email from Setup Events - estimated water temp is 70.  Quote from the email - "Bring your wetsuit" 

Wow!  That's actually colder than the water temperature for the Belews Lake Triathlon I did in NC in APRIL! 

Edited by KarmannGhia 2010-06-17 4:40 PM

Regarding the hills, I'd say your guess of 20% is about right, maybe less.  It's definitely a hilly course.  The start of the run is no fun.

I love the venue at Lake Moomaw - despite the hills, this is one of my favorites.

I wish I had my mind wrapped around it before the race.  Sometimes you just can't make the time to see the course beforehand.  I actually do my training runs on hills similar to what this course had.  But the bike?  That first hill was pretty severe.  I was doing 38 MPH coming down it at one point.  I'll need more bike work to do better next year, but no doubt I'll come back.

Thanks Mike.  You had a really great race.

I'd love to do this again next year.  Great race altogether.  Plus camping out at the lake was lots of fun too.  Thanks, Bath County.