Subject: RE: Ashland Olympic Tri I'm not doing the oly, but am doing the sprint. Late start to the season so I wanted to start with a shorter race. Anyhow, I live literally 1 minute from the Warren Center. The bike course is definitely rolling hills with some sections of long hills, which was mentioned above. It basically starts uphill. I find the hills leading to Rt.85 the toughest. Once you hit Rt 135 there are a lot of downhill stretches. I rode it Monday morning and I hit 39MPH twice on 135. The sprint it only one lap and the oly is two.
Run course starts out going the same direction as the bike but you will take a hard right downhill on South St. I run in this area all the time and it is pretty hilly too. I actually ran the sprint course, which I believe is the same as the Oly (Oly is twice ), and there are some hills for sure. It's an out and back course. Should be well shaded as it's in a densely wooded area with homes.
Now, the crazy run to T1. I have not done this race so I don't know for sure but if it's from the Warren Center beach to the area next to the tennis courts, it's going to suck. I run with my dog around the park and that stretch sucks. I may bring a pair of water shoes to throw on.
If anyone has done this race can you tell me if you actually run through the wooded area and then into the field or up the steps behind/in front of the actual buildings and then into the field?
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