Emmett's Most Excellent Tri

Hey there! Yes, I'll be there, this is my 2nd go at the oly. It's a fun race but hot as hell so be prepared!

Patsy 

Hey Stephen, I'll let you know how the water is, I should be hittin it on Sat!

Hi Tom, I was riding with a gal named Kristin on Sat, she's a strong biker and not sure how she likes the swim but I can facebook her and see if she'd be interested in doing that. (her run is painful, though I believe she's signed up for the whole Vikingman, so either I misunderstood or she's a nut like I am  There's even another girl I just thought of in the Aeros that may biite, stay tuned!

Deirdre

Tom, I just got back from Vets and my training partner said that the girl we were riding with Sat is already signed up for the aqua/bike, sorry and the other got back to me on FB and said she will be one of the head volunteers for MCu's and can't really get out of it,

so my leads for now are dried up, sorry but I will keep asking around and if something sticks I'll let you know. 

Deirdre

Thanks, I was going to be out that way last Friday, but life got busy. How was it? I'm dragging my wife and son out there tomorrow so I can see if I'll be able to hack it without a wetsuit. Got to get the new tri suit broke in anyway!!

Stephen

Hey Stephen,

Forgot to post my thoughts after swim sorry! Well, I thought it was warmer than Vets if that helps, I do think you'd be ok without a suit but I was in my full wetsuit for the swim workout which was awesome, just be sure to get there as early as you can, we were in the water by 9am and only one boat was floating around, water was flat as glass, loved it. It does get busier as the day goes on so be aware of any jet skis and such. I did jump in with just my kit on after the bike and it was nirvana! I guess my senses were a bit off since it was so stinkin hot but I thought the water felt beautiful!

Bad news on the bike, we tried biking the course and there was a bunch of new chip seal, loose and dangerous so took an alternate route to meet up with course but when we tried connecting back onto course that road was chipped too, ug. I'm told however that it will be taken care of by race day, sweepers will go thru and smooth things out, fingers crossed on that. But do let me know in the future if you ride the course and what your thoughts are on the roads, thx.

Patsy

Hey Patsy just got back from Emmett with the family and the water is beautiful!! I got some swim time in and I felt really comfortable, even with the chop from the hand full of boats and the stiff breeze. It was really nice to not feel restricted and be nice and cool during the swim so the wetsuit is out!! Saving a few dollars and a couple of minutes in T1!! I drove the route after and I was really worried too about what I saw. My wife wasn't happy at all with it either. The chip seal is the majority of Black Canyon Hwy and then most of Idaho road from Pioneer out to the turnarounds. I called and asked someone about it from the contact list on the web and she assured me that they were going to sweep it in the next couple of days and it'll be much better by race day. I certainly hope they do because it'll be really dangerous if they don't!! Fingers crossed!!!

Hey Todd I'll see you out there. Are you racing clyde or in you AG? Either way you'll smoke it.

I did emmett a few times after a recent chip seal and they usually do a decent job of sweeping it. I'd just advise to stay a little further from the edge of the road than normal.

I did emmett a few times after a recent chip seal and they usually do a decent job of sweeping it. I'd just advise to stay a little further from the edge of the road than normal.

Pasty,

   I went out to Emmett today to pick up my race packet and I took a drive on th course. It looks really, really good. Only a spot where we turn onto Hanna from Idaho is a little sketchy. Should be a great ride!!!

Stephen

Oh, awesome! Thanks Stephen for the info, looking forward to tomorrow, let's hope it stays cool enough for the run! Good luck! Hey, my # is 45, if you see me around say hi!

Patsy