Lake Sammamish Sprint

I'll be there....I did it last year, as well.  It is really fun.  The course is pretty flat with just one hill each way on the bike, and the run is on a trail cut in the grass of the state park so may be a little challenging if you are only used to pavement.  BuDu puts on great races and they usually give away a lot of swag afterward.  They don't close the road to cars during the ride, so passing can get a little tricky, but shouldn't be a problem if you are careful, like I know you all are!    I like this race since it's just a few miles from my house.

Advice for newbies:  If you have a chance to ride the course, you may find it to your advantage, but as I said, there are just two hills total and they are not huge by any means.  The swim is short, in a rectangle around the already-roped off swim area.  I don't know if a wetsuit will help since it is pretty fast and removing it may take away the time you would have saved.  It seems like the swim waves weren't crowded or violent like some races I have been in....if they do the swim in the same place as last year, you have to run up the beach a ways in the sand to transition, so be prepared for that.

Good luck and I am sure there will be lots of BTers there to talk to before and after.  That's really my favorite part!

Nope, but I am doing the Lake Samish Triathlon the week before - which is why I opened this thread in the first place.  <goes off to work on reading comprehension>

Yes, I think they use different beaches for swimming--the first parking lot is where the Sammamish one was last year, and I think the Issaquah tri used the beach at the second parking lot.  Otherwise it is pretty much exactly the same.

See ya there, I need to sign up, though!!

^^^ What she said. Though this year they were going to reverse the swim so you come out of the water on the soft sand instead of the rocks (counter-clockwise swim direction).

BUMP

Where should the BTers meet up--either before or after (or both)??  I know the bathroom lines are gonna be long, we could meet there (just kidding....or am I?).  My little sister has signed up to do the race, having not ridden her bike in 2 years or been serious about swimming.  She'd better not beat me, that's all I'm sayin'!  This is my home course!!

Good luck to all!

Let's have a BT meetup around 6:35 (so freakin' early!!!) on the wall above the beach where the swim starts.  I am race number 388/purple cap so you can also find me at my rack.  I don't swim until wave 8, so I will have some hanging around time once the race starts to chat up any other late-starters!  I'll have my Zoot full suit on at race time, otherwise will wear my tri hippos shirt (black with hot pink hippos on it) and you can find me that way.  Pic of me in the shirt below.

I'll also be chasing two little boys after the race...they will probably have their Team Javelin (orange/black) racing shirts on, if it isn't too cold!

Hi all!  I live in the area and will swing by to meet some fellow BTs-If I get any sleep tonight.  Hope to see y'all bright and early.  If I don't make it...I hope you have an awesome race.

 Melissa

Fun race yesterday!  All the BTers I saw did really well!  Lilia (devotchkatata) got 3rd AG and Marcus (snailfish) got 4th Clydesdale!  I got 2nd Athena, but most importantly, I beat my sister!!

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=129615&posts=2#M1623903

I am seeing that you were the # 1 Athena.

Yep, just checked the site and they've changed some standings...I guess I was first, as was Lilia!  Awesome job everyone!