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 2009-06-15 11:22 AM |
Regular  97  Drayton |  Subject: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official ThreadGood luck to everyone competing in this event. This will be my 2nd triathlon (I did Lakeside give it a tri - 2 weeks ago) Hoping for a better swim! |
| 2009-06-16 7:33 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
Master 1675   Kitchener | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I see you swam in Lake Conestogo. How is that for swimming? We bought a pass for Guelph Lake which also gets us into Conestogo. Best of luck in your race on Saturday! |
| 2009-06-16 2:53 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
Extreme Veteran 434 Orangeville, Ontario | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I am planning on doing Guelph Olympic this weekend. Is it still a mass start? Thanks, Geoff |
| 2009-06-16 4:06 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
Member 15 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I'm racing the Oly distance as well....as far as I know there will be waves at the start, but I've never done this race before... Good luck! Edited by triguy24 2009-06-16 4:10 PM |
| 2009-06-16 4:58 PM in reply to: #2222311 |
| Master 1675 Kitchener | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread triguy24 - 2009-06-16 5:06 PM I'm racing the Oly distance as well....as far as I know there will be waves at the start, but I've never done this race before... Good luck! I'm doing my first Oly distance and although I am not 100% sure, it will most likely be the usual age group waves. Fortunately, I'm in the last group.  |
| 2009-06-16 6:43 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
Extreme Veteran 434 Orangeville, Ontario | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread |
| 2009-06-16 8:15 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
Extreme Veteran 359 Guelph | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread
I did it in 2007 and it was a mass start, which actually helped with congestion and passing issues on the bike.
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| 2009-06-17 7:27 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Master 1675 Kitchener | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I just got an e-mail back from Trisport and it is a WAVE start, NOT a mass start. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 2009-06-17 11:44 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
Master 4119 Toronto Bronze member | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I am in for the Try a Tri! my first tri!! Looks like everything but the olympic is sold out! Good luck |
| 2009-06-17 11:58 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
Veteran 190 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I doing the tri-a-tri too! Here's hoping the weather improves by Saturday . . . right now they are calling for rain |
| 2009-06-17 12:15 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Master 1675 Kitchener | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread JUST got ANOTHER e-mail from Trisport - apologizing. The OLYMPIC tri is a MASS START!!!! |
| 2009-06-17 3:10 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Regular 135 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread Are we all praying for dry weather for our Saturday and Sunday races? Maybe if we all do....it will happen!!! |
| 2009-06-17 10:22 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
Regular 97 Drayton | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread Lake Conestogo was pretty good to swim in. Temperature wasn't a problem with the wetsuit, but a little cloudy and dark. Really hope this weather improves!!! |
| 2009-06-18 6:52 AM in reply to: #2225792 |
| Master 1675 Kitchener | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread hexbinary - 2009-06-17 11:22 PM Lake Conestogo was pretty good to swim in. Temperature wasn't a problem with the wetsuit, but a little cloudy and dark. Really hope this weather improves!!! Thanks. We hope to try it out sometime soon. Good luck on Saturday! You never know what the weather will be until race day. If it's light rain you will be fine. |
| 2009-06-18 8:53 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
Member 15 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread They are now calling for 20mm of rain on Saturday (I am doing the Sprint Distance race). Having made it through two seasons with relatively good weather for my races - I guess it was about time that I got handed the rainy race. Still not a big fan though.  Good luck to all competing! |
| 2009-06-18 9:23 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
Regular 97 Drayton | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread That should be fun.looks like a definite rain day..80% probability. Has anyone raced in the rain before? any tips. I'm thinking I'll have to keep my transition area dry..i don't think wet socks would be fun to try to get on. |
| 2009-06-18 9:27 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
Master 1531 TORONTO | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread Good luck this weekend everyone! Just a tip: You might wanna bring some garbage bags to set up your transition area on and keep it covered. My first tri was on a wet day and the transition area turned into a muddy swamp! (Niagara) |
| 2009-06-18 2:01 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
Member 54 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I'm doing the sprint and am pretty excited to have a better race than Lakeside! Whoo whoo rain! Not! I read somewhere that it's a good idea to keep your running shoes in a rubbermaid container so that they stay somewhat dry, and sunglasses with clear or lighter coloured lenses to see (rain in the eyes would suck a bit!) Let's cross our fingers for a non-rainy day! |
 2009-06-18 2:22 PM in reply to: #2226382 |
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| Extreme Veteran 434 Orangeville, Ontario | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread Mass start, Whoo hoo!!!! I love mass starts. See you on Sunday| Remember to swim like a hockey player :-) Geoff |
| 2009-06-18 3:17 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Regular 135 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread Garbage bags work well for covering. I have raced in wet conditions before and the only thing I don't like is the bike portion in the rain. Safety is #1. So many racers and with rain is dangerous. Either way - rain or sun - hope everyone exceeds their goals and especially HAS FUN. Swimming and running in the rain is great! No worries there! PS The weather could still change......I have hope!
Edited by tristar1 2009-06-18 3:18 PM |
| 2009-06-18 8:07 PM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Extreme Veteran 393 Richmond Hill, Ontario | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I'm doing the oly as well. Just came back from riding the bike course and checking the race site out and despite still being afflicted by an undetermined respiratory illness (respiratory airways disease is a pretty vague term), I might do better than I originally thought if I focus on the process and not the outcome. Edited by Nats 2009-06-18 8:18 PM |
| 2009-06-19 8:30 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Regular 97 Drayton | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread They're predicting thundershowers now!!!! |
| 2009-06-19 9:15 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Member 54 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread Eeekkk! That’s no good. Although I just checked the hourly and it has again changed to light rain. I guess it will be a mixed bag tomorrow and we will see what mother nature comes up with! Well at least we will all be in the same boat tomorrow. For those racing on Sunday it’s now supposed to be blazing hot! I don’t know which one is worse! Oh well, what doesn’t kill us only makes us stronger! Good luck to everyone this weekend! |
| 2009-06-19 9:51 AM in reply to: #2218476 |
| Veteran 190 | Subject: RE: Guelph Lake Weekend : Official Thread I'm praying that the weather changes. This is my first race and I had really gotten over my nerves in the last couple of weeks but now I'm freaked out again. I hate riding in the rain and I've never ridden in a crowd in the rain! Oh well - I'll try and make the best of it. Good luck everyone! |
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