come on ohio...

Akron here.

I'm from up in the farthest northeast part of the state.  Seems like most of the active bloggers are from central Ohio.  They have already met up for some OWS.   Wish it weren't a 3+ hour drive to Columbus (and gas wasn't $3/gallon).

Ron, I was actually considering doing the Portage Lakes tri too.  But there is another local tri in Geneva on the following Sunday so if I do that one, I won't do both.  Just thinking that a Lake Erie swim on September 24th is going to be pretty chilly though and I don't have a wet suit and I'm too cheap to rent one.  So that makes me think of doing Portage Lakes instead of the local race.   I'm still up in the air as to the possibilities.

Oh, and there's also the Highmark Triathlon at Presque Isle on September 9th.   But then the Hancock Horizontal Hundred bike tour is on Sept. 10th and I really wanted to do that tour.

There is just way too much to choose from!  LOL!  That is a good thing!

Diane

I went and watched it last year.  I only live about 45 minutes from Presque Isle so I like to go there to cross country ski in the winter and hike in the fall.  Phoenixazul raced last year so if she stops by this thread she might be able to give more insight. 

Her race report: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=26351

Official race web site: https://www.highmark.com/hmk2/community/triathlon.shtml

Diane

I am in Central Ohio, not far from Dayton. 

I had considered doing Pineman, and also considered doing the Akron race.  I think Akron is out now though, I am planning on running the Air Force half marathon which is that same weekend.

Pineman might work, but I am just not sure.  I will have to check with my wife, and she may have a little something to say about it.  That would make my sixth tri this year, and that is a bunch in my book.  Wife might be telling me the tri coffers are dry... course 2 were "free" the one cost me more on hotels than if I had paid the entry fee.

Welcome to the Ohio area.  I hadn't noticed it until one day I clicked that I was from Ohio.  Then it showed up.  Sometimes I tend to not tell a whole lot about myself, like the area I am from.  A site like this could be a great deal for a crook, since many of us take off for tris, and are gone for several days to go and come back.

I don't want to make it any easier for someone to find my house. 

I ran 3 HFP races last year, not sure how many I will do this year.  Likely more than 3. 

I also did one Ultrafit race, I was not very impressed with that outfit.  They ran the race pretty well, good start, but the crowds were pretty lame.  By the time I finished most of the "top finishers" were gone, or not cheering anyone on.  I felt like I was a also ran there.

Tux Brothers Racing out of Indy does some great races, but again the one race I did was part of a series.  Man those guys were fast, and not much cheering for the late finishers.

The last race I did was in Kentucky, that was really interesting.  The post race was FANTASITIC, the race itself was a little lame.  No timing chips, so you had no clue how you did on each part.  I don't know that it is a race I will re-run.

Dave,

I did Tri for Joe last year, it is a pool but it is an OUTDOOR pool.  Water temps were in the mid 60's, even with a wetsuit it was dang chilly in that pool.  The bike was pretty long for a sprint (17.5 miles).  It was a pretty cool race.

I have not heard of three pigs Tri.  So I am no help there.