Oliver 2009

Beer?....somebody mention beer?

I actually won an entry for this race so I'm in, although I don't see my name on the list yet. 

Well, I think you have some unfinished business in Oliver Derek. I'll leave it at that.

No I won't....come on sign up!

EDIT - Got some pics of the new ride?

EDIT #2 - Everyone go read Derek's Squamish RR....brutal....must have been bad in a previous life...it's the only explanation! 

I knew I shouldn't have logged on to see what people are up to...now I'm registered...

Best get to work!                     

Holy Crap the DEP's going tobe there!!!

THis is one for the books I tell ya!

I did the Oliver this year, have never done the Desert. Oliver is pretty flat for the bike course, the only real hill takes about 2 minutes to climb, 50% of the roads are rough asphalt but not a big deal, just a bit jittery. I really enjoyed it and I think that since it sells out each year, it speaks for it's self.  

Dude! You have got to be kidding me! I thought you had gone to tri heaven!!! Too happy to hear you're signed up! We are going to have some fun times up there! Might be a record # of BT'ers up at this race next year!!

 Hah, not quite...just found that opening my own business is twice as much work as I thought it'd be (if not more).  A couple of months of work has helped me start to find my way, though.

S'all good!     

Looking forward to it!  I better start swimming if I want to be able to swim 2 kms by next June, though.

My biggest reason for doing this race is that it still lets me do a tri while I'm 30.  I wanted to do one this year (while I'm 30) but this race is a week before my 31st birthday, so I'm down with the O-Town! 

Noooo...always dream big!

Myself I would recommend the Oliver 1/2 over Osoyoos. The Oliver bike and run course is about as flat as you could hope for in a race that distance. The bike course has one short (7%) hill to contend with and that's about the worst of it.

Yes weather definitely is quite unpredictable. 35+ deg. one year and then 17 deg. the next with heavy down pour. How ever Osoyoos has been lucky so far as far as temperatures go. It's not unusual for temps to get into the high 30's and if you are a 6+ hr. finisher you're going to suffer out there on the run. Also the bike course does not leave much for the legs to run on.

We often see more potential in others than we do in ourselves. I know without a doubt that you could do a 1/2 and enjoy it as well.....just another fear goal to concur.

I was out on Black Sage Rd. the other day and noticed a sign announcing major road construction for a 10k stretch on Black Sage. Completion is not till fall of 2009 so I don't know how that is going to affect the bike course for next years race. We'll have to keep an eye out on the web site for updates.

Well get on those guys Paul...get that new asphalt laid down BEFORE i get up there for next year, not during! How nice will it be to have that road all soft and flat eh?

It occurred to me that it'd be a good idea to start looking at accommodations for that weekend.  Is anyone interested in sharing?  Maybe seeing if there's a house for rent or something like that nearby?

Just a thought.