Subject: RE: Hightstown Triathlon Official ThreadPre-Race report:
Swim: Water is clean, and chilly, not horrible though. Very good wetsuit water. I would guestimate the temp (at the dock ) sub-70, maybe 68-ish.
Bike: I rode this course yesterday. Very nice course with a few exceptions. Overall, its a great blend of some very mild (fun ) hills and its scenic. The conditions are pretty good; the road that takes you out (and brings back ) is very smooth and fast. Where you make the right off of this road to make a loop (Perrineville ) is also in good shape. Windsor and Sharon are a bit grainy due to those roads being older, but overall not bad, just a little slower. Be advised there are three GINORMOUS-ly deep and dangerous potholes on Windsor. My advice, once you go over the highway, stay to the middle of the road. They are on the RHS of the lane and they are right in a line. They are small in diameter (hard to detect until yo are on top of them ), but DEEP.
My only real complaint is that main road (Old York ) that takes you out and brings you back is smooth, but there is little shoulder (if any ) and its a busy road. Its giong to be challenging with traffic with riders on both sides. And there are these annoying reflectors that you have to avoid as well. So be careful out there!!
Forecast for Sunday is now "showers".  |