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Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14
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 2014-08-04 9:06 PM |
Member 1487    Scottsdale, AZ |  Subject: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14Hey all! Seems I'm quite busy traveling this Fall and won't be able to do many of my usual races this year (Lifetime Tri, SOMA, Tour de Scottsdale). Looking at the Bartlett Lake tri and thought it looked interesting. Anyone done it? Tips, recommendations, advice? Biking and specifically climbing is my strength, and my coach thought this would be a good one for me to do. Would love to hear prior experiences, grade % of the climbs etc. I need to get out there and ride the course to get a feel. I also thought that with so much climbing, riding my road bike for this one would be best. I have a Trek Madone road bike and a Cervelo P2 TT bike. Thoughts? Thanks so much! |
| 2014-08-04 9:20 PM in reply to: runspingirl |
| 207 | Subject: RE: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14 I have done it... by far the hardest sprint i have done. Lots of climbing on the bike and run... swim easy water is chilly. if you can climb thats great... if you are a fatty like me then id say noooooo way |
| 2014-08-04 9:35 PM in reply to: Tryrn |
Elite 3221 the desert | Subject: RE: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14 I think it is one of the hardest races in Az. If climbing in your strength, this is a good race for you |
| 2014-08-13 10:11 PM in reply to: runspingirl |
New user 17 | Subject: RE: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14 someone made a youtube video of the bike leg along with a elevation profile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcr0v8tTWRA |
| 2014-09-16 11:16 PM in reply to: mynameiskory |
Veteran 221 | Subject: RE: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14 The bike course is the toughest I've ridden. A 6 mile 7-ish% climb. If you do the Oly you get to do the climb twice. While the ride down the hill is pretty exciting, I would pick the roadie over the tri bike for this one. They even figured out a way to make you swim uphill. It's a great race! Tri Family Racing is a pretty good company. They do a lot of "beginner" type races. The Bartlett race is sort of a graduation to the real deal. Good luck. |
| 2014-10-04 2:18 PM in reply to: 0 |
Veteran 263 Goodyear | Subject: RE: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14 Tough Course. I did the Olympic years ago. I used my heavy road bike which wasn't the way to go. I am training for St. George UT this year and Bartlett is my training grounds. The % grades are from 4%-14% The bike is a killer but if you like to climb you will love it! The run for the first 1.5 mile is maybe a 8% grade. But hang in there because it's rolling hills after. The turn around is tough. Between 4%-6% grades rolling 6 climbs. Need strong abs to keep your inside moving around on the down hills. Good luck to all!!! Fun experience!!! Edited by Triacy 2014-10-04 2:20 PM |
| 2014-10-04 2:48 PM in reply to: Triacy |
| Member 1487 Scottsdale, AZ | Subject: RE: Bartlett Lake Tri - 10/5/14 Thanks for all the replies!! I decided against doing this race this year. Too many out of town trips on the weekend (with not enough bike training) and trying to save some money. My heart wasn't in it. Hope anyone racing has a fabulous race tomorrow!!! |
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