Bangs Lake Triathlon

running2far - 2008-05-30 7:46 PM I would have let this issue drop but when you tell people to cancel their registration for RA's event on your website all is fair in love and online Forums.

running2far - 2008-05-30 7:46 PM So after some investigation the Lake zurich tri we've come to love is now: http://www.bangslaketriathlon.com/and moving over to Wauconda... This is the event put on by Running Away with the Transition Back Pack and Visor as the goodie bag. Talking to RA they will have a aqua bike and du as well. The Lake Owners Association made it impossible for RA to run the race at the lake and NOW the association is running a tri on the same weekend at the old location. They can't spell Triathlete right on their website and to my knowledge have never run a race. Sorry you're not getting my money. I would have let this issue drop but when you tell people to cancel their registration for RA's event on your website all is fair in love and online Forums.

chirunner134 - 2008-06-02 2:23 PM

I am all signed up.

chirunner134 - 2008-06-25 5:07 PM

yeah I might swtich to the aquabike myself. Mine is based on current injury.

I think you can do it but that is also based on assuming you can do the swim and bike distances. remember oly tend to be about 2x the distance of a sprint. Good news is slowing down your pace will help you really extend your distances.

Since its the first year of this course I have no idea how difffercult the race course will be.

nscrbug - 2008-07-22 7:24 PM Ok...I'm still "sitting on the fence" about this one. I need some encouragement to commit. This would only be my 2nd triathlon...my first, was an all-women's sprint distance back on June 22nd. My goal was to finish in under 2 hours...which I did, in 1:31:17. There are some key factors that have me concerned with doing the Bangs Lake tri. The first one being...I've never done an OWS..unless you count frolicking around in Lake Michigan at the Warren Dunes. The second thing is...I've never run 6 miles...outside. I've done it on a treadmill...ONCE, 2 weeks ago...it took me an hour and it kicked my @ss something fierce. The only leg of the race that I'm not concerned about is the 25-mile bike...no problem there, as I regularly bike 3x that amount on any given Sat or Sun. I really want to do another tri this year - as the training keeps me focused on a goal. Without a goal...I'm just mindlessly working out, with no purpose or motivation. But, of course, I'm worried that I might be setting myself up for a gut-wrenching failure if I sign up for this tri. I'd like some HONEST feedback, please. Should I just bite the bullet, sign up for it, and do the best I can in the shape I'm already in...even if it might mean coming in last...or close to it? Or...should I just be content with having 1 tri under my belt and wait until next year to do an oly? How difficult is the Bangs Lake course...on a scale of 1-10, 1 being flat/easy...10 being hilly/challenging? What are the conditions of the lake? Is it dirty, smelly, choppy, cold/warm? I don't own a wetsuit, if that matters. I'd hate to plunk down the $89, and end up doing really poorly, because that would undoubtedly hurt my confidence level. PLEASE...help me make a decision here, folks!!! Linda

David_60126 - 2008-07-24 9:01 AM

Why don't you do the Wauconda sprint this Sunday (http://www.waucondaparks.com/upcoming_events/). It's also at Bangs lake, just half the distance. If you like that one, do the olympic too. I'm doing both.