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2010-08-15 9:28 PM

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This is another good race. Who's heading to it this year?

2010-08-16 12:30 PM
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volunteering on the 19th for the olympic. and some family members asked me to be part of a sprint relay team they were making up, i said yes.  will be running now apparently, originally was the biker.  
Hope to see you there! 
2010-08-16 12:48 PM
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I'm racing the Olympic on sunday. I always enjoy the HSBC Lakeside events. The kids always have fun on the beach and playground.
2010-08-16 2:56 PM
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(gulp) I'm doing it as my first sprint after my first try-a-try later this month. Bracing myself for some hills. Probably not big hills by most people's standards, but coming from pancake-flat SW Ontario, it will be a challenge!
2010-08-17 9:42 AM
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Hills at Lakeside aren't bad at all. In fact I remember it being pretty flat. Just push your backside back on the saddle as you go up - it will make it easier.
2010-08-19 12:56 PM
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Thanks for the tip!

2010-08-20 2:52 PM
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I'll be there.

I'm from SW Ontario (acutually, Lakeside is a few miles up the road) - not very pancake-like here, but I live in a bowl and anything going out from the centre is pretty much uphill .  However, there are a few rollers at Lakeside, but no "large" hills.  The route is different this year I think, but it's not too bad.

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2010-09-10 10:13 AM
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need some advice.....doing my first sprint there! Looking forward to it but....is the water warm....any need of a wetsuit. I don't have one...just starting tri's and can rent one if needed but won't have the chance to train or try it before race day.
  Any ideas or comments. Just wondering with the cool weather we have been having as of late.
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2010-09-10 10:23 AM
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Typically its still warm enough to swim wetsuitless in mid-Sept.
But Lakeside is a small and shallow lake and with this cool weather we've had, it may cool off a bit.
I'd wait for the pre-race report from John Salt (Race Director) and see what he says on the water temp. Or email the race orginizers and ask.

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dermoski - 2010-08-20 3:52 PM I'll be there.

I'm from SW Ontario (acutually, Lakeside is a few miles up the road) - not very pancake-like here, but I live in a bowl and anything going out from the centre is pretty much uphill .  However, there are a few rollers at Lakeside, but no "large" hills.  The route is different this year I think, but it's not too bad.

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Thameford?  I live in woodstock and bike that way a lot
2010-09-14 9:31 AM
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I was at Lakeside this past weekend to get familiar with the course and the water was COLD (approx. 65 deg.).  You should definitely use a wetsuit.  Even with a wetsuit, you should get into the water at least 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the event so your body can adapt to the cold water.

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