Hansen Dam Triathlon : Official Thread

August 16th  7am  

youth $35  adult  $65  relays $80

500yds  lake swim  11 mile bike  3 mile rail run

here is a link :

http://www.hansendamtri.org/hansendamtri/Registration.html

Clockwise is the way. We'll get off the road and go up onto Hansen Dam from the gate on Wentworth.

Saw people practicing during yesterday's ride and today's run.

I ran approximately what the trail run should be (the lousy map on the race site isn't very clear). While I may have messed up a turn or two I don't see how I could have lose 1/2 mile. The Garmin said 2.5 miles after I was done. It's almost all dirt trails so expect to get dusty.

I dipped my toes in the lake yesterday and talked to someone who just got done with a swim (I think he works there) and it's warm. Not "not cold" but warm. I pity the fool that wears a wetsuit without checking the water first.

I just took a drive around the bike course, it looks really, really fast!
This will be my first Tri in about 15 years! I can't wait!

Thanks for the course info. I was looking at the run area from Foothill (at 45mph) and couldn't really tell if there were any hills.

Good luck all, see you there.

The bike times are also short because the course isn't 11 miles. It isn't even 10 miles.

So, you have a bike that is over a mile shorter than claimed, a run that is nearly 1/2 mile shorter than claimed. The swim course is probably a bit short, too. Makes for fast times. :-)

This is my first time doing this tri (it's only my third) so I can't comment on years past. They should be opening that gate up and the bike path itself is a two-lane bike path, so there is enough room to pass (which I have done there). I'm thinking we should be stretched out enough by that point that it won't be a problem but I cannot say for sure. The path is MUCH wider at the top of the dam.

that was a great race, minus the whole transition entrance issue.  as for the lengths of each discipline, the swim was atleast 500 yd as advertised.  I completed the swim in about 9 minutes, which is a little slow for me at that distance.  unfortunately, i didn't get to use my p2c because it is in the shop and my roadie doesn't have a working comiputer.  however, i did see that i finished the bike in about 30 minutes, which is probably around the right time for 10.5~ miles.  I think the run at 3 miles was spot on.

Egg on my face. A few people were comparing what our computers said for the bike distance and the average was about 10.16 miles.