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2007-03-07 10:46 AM

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Subject: Good races in N.O or Baton Rouge area??

I'm hoping to visit family in Baton Rouge this summer and do a tri (sprint or oly) while I'm there.  What are some good races that are an easy(race morning) drive from B.R.?   I hear they aren't really doing much in N.O, is that right??

Thanks!! Courtney



2007-03-07 10:53 AM
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Subject: RE: Good races in N.O or Baton Rouge area??
When are you going to be here, what distances are you interested in?
2007-03-07 12:23 PM
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Subject: RE: Good races in N.O or Baton Rouge area??
We don't have any dates set, but mid-summer to fall(yes- I know it's hot a crap in LA in the summer, no biggie).  We'll plan around a race if we need to.  Sprint of Oly most likely..
2007-03-07 1:39 PM
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Yeah for the summer heat we just acclimate and tolerate. No biggie.

The only Olympic that comes close to your criteria is Indian Creek on June 10th just south of Alexandria. But that's going to be over a two-hour drive, kind of hard to do the-morning-of.

We have a few sprints down here in the Lafayette Area, which is about an hour away:

  • Yam City Triathlon (150/14/2)-around June 24th pool swim, nice little race. In Opelousas.
  • Games of Acadiana (200/10/2)- around August 18, just a bit longer than Yam City, also has a pool swim, benefits a great cause;
  • CajunMan (800/20/3.1) September 9. This is the big local race, 500 participants, sells out in late June. Lots of good fun. If I had to pick one to build a trip around, it would be CajunMan.

Going out a little further, you have:

  • T-Gator #3, Lake Charles (525/15/2.5), final race in the series (others are in March and May). Put on by the local tri club, a little bare bones but perfectly safe and fun. LC is about 2 hours from BR.
  • River Cities, Shreveport (800/20/3.1), around August 5, biggest tri in the state, ~$80 entry fee gets you in plus about $200 worth of swag. they let in 1500 racers, registration opens at 6am on 6/1 and they're usually filled by 9am. Shreveport is about 4-1/2 hours from BR.
  • Meat Pie Tri, Nachitoches September 23 (800/20/3.1), well-run little tri, about 3-1/2 hours from BR.

Don't know anything about this as it is a brand new series. Looks like about the only thing interesting happening in Baton Rouge, too bad they're a bunch of sexist, discrimatory pigs. :

http://www.rocketchix.com/events.html

Let me know if you have any questions, hope to see you around at some of the Lafayette races.



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2007-03-07 3:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Good races in N.O or Baton Rouge area??
Thanks Bear!  That helps a lot!  I'm thinking CajunMan might be my race!  That series in BR sounds lame, plus the LSU pool freaks me out(bad childhood experience or something).   Thanks again!!
 
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Subject: RE: Good races in N.O or Baton Rouge area??

Lafayette's clearinghouse for information on multi-sports events is www.lafayettefitness.org . They have direct links to the CajunMan site on there, and will let you know when registration opens. Just remember that it normally fills up by the end of June.



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