Mini Mighty Man Triathlon

Right now, $55, will be $65 come March 1

It was my first tri-ever last year, so if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask here or PM me.  I'm so tempted to do it, just because the Aquatic center at Eisenhower is such an awesome place to swim.  But I need to balance family with races.

I'll be the unofficial race photographer for you guys, provided I'm not too busy keeping my 3 year old off the course.

This is a pretty funny thread!  I was originally going to leave my two-year-old and four-year-old at home, but heck, it may spice things up if I bring them! 

I read your race report, 1st Timer, and it was very inspiring.  Way to go with quitting smoking and getting to running! 

Question?  Exactly how do we snake through the lanes during the swim?   Do we go under lane dividers?  Do you grab onto the wall and then push off into the next lane? 

Yup, that's exactly what you do.  I noticed some people go under the rope then turn around and push off.  I usually went to the wall in my lane, pushed off and then went under the rope.  To each their own, I don't know which way is faster/more efficient.  There was usually a small crowd at each turnaround anyway.  Check out my albums, you'll see the crowd at the wall.  If they go with same format as last year, the lanes are more than wide enough to allow passing within the lane.

Again, I'd encourage anyone who has yet to swim in a 50m pool to do a few warmup laps before the race to get used to the longer distance.

http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/parks/WhereToGo/recreation/aquatic/DetailedSchedules.html

I'm ithcing to do a race and my first isn't until Memorial Day....maybe I should try and beat last years time at this event. (It was my first ever tri in 2007 as well).

Check the link above your post.  They only release schedules 1 week at a time.  However, it does say that Long Course (50m) is available Mon, Tues and Wed, changing to 25m on wed night.  (Unless there is an event, then they keep it at 25m).

msailer - 2008-04-03 10:50 AM I think I am, I think I am .................. Anyone have the map for the bike segment? I see the run map is posted, but the bike map is not there. Gear is ready - not sure what to wear for a top after the swim. Guess it depends on the weather/temps Bike ready Swimming .... eehhh it's ok Bike ... good to go Run ... have stepped up my training, so I should be good to go

Bike is just 3 loops on a 2 mile loop.  Basically you go down a park road for 1 mile make a U-Turn and go 1 mile, U-turn repeat x 3.  One tip I will have for anyone who hasn't done this race.  Race all the way to the finish (seems obvious enough), but due to the TT starts, you can actually be beating someone who is ahead of you, yet losing to someone who is behind you. 

With that said, I'm thinking of bailing this race in favor of a long training day.  I figured out I will be away from home for approx 5 hours and last year this race took me about 51 minutes.  It's not too often I get 5 hrs to train (Long ride/run brick)  I'm 50/50 right now....don't get me wrong it is a fun race and that Pool is spectacular!!