Camp Pendleton International Triathlon

Check out the other thread, Camp Pendelton Oly Roll Call or something, I posted the bike/run profiles there.  It's hilly but there are no climbs, I think 2 short hills that will get your attention each way out and back.

Also I think Transition times are included in the bike, so that skews it.

Swim is calm, long azz run to T1, run has a hill at about 2 and 5 that makes the run tough, otherwise flat

Good low key friendly race

Not that I recall.... Take that back, there's a short climb.....  not really a climb but a hill.  You'll be able to see it because you walk down it from the parking lot to Transition, so you'll know whether it's doable or not. 

ETA - just looked at the elevation, it's about a 50 foot climb over a mile, so nothing much to worry about

Hey, I am trying to figure out how to treat this race, as a "race", after which I'll be in pain and recovering (olys always kill me) or train through it.  I'd prefer not to lose the training time.....

I've only done 2 Olys, so I don't really know what I do   Actually, in the past I've just shortened the distances but upped the intensity until a couple days out.

I am doing a 24 week program, first 6 weeks is just to get into the groove and is a little looser, just started another build period.

No, for me it's just increasing volume during the week, if you look at my blog it increased for three weeks and then backed off one week

For me, more volume and riding with faster people.  I can do 80-100 mile rides all day long at 14 mph, but won't get much faster.  It;s the intervals keeping up with other guys that makes me faster

I am doing a plan I found on the net though, not like jeep who has a plan designed for him

 Don't lose too much sleep about the hills.  I'm a terrible climber and dread them all the time, but I've done the majority of the bike several times in practice and there really only is one big hill, and it isn't so steep that you can't spin up it.  It'll be over in a few minutes, and then you can enjoy a truly gorgeous ride. 

I hear that for the run, there are Marines on the hill that yell at you to keep running.  I fear I shall disappoint them there.   

 Good luck out there.  You start in the wave ahead of me (I think I'm somewhere around 8:30??).....I'm sure it'll be a fun one.