Rev3 South Carolina : Official Thread

I just got an email from Rev3 saying the Oly is moving to Sunday due to a Clemson game that Saturday.

I hope there's more details than that-

A. Theres the challenge of doing both that they offered.

B. Would they run both races at the same time

C. Logistical nightmare

...........

Here's what I got:

We have been forced to move the Olympic Rev to Sunday Oct. 9th, to operate in conjunction with the Half Rev. There is a Clemson home football game on Saturday that may cause some disruption to our race if we were to have it on Saturday. We are confident that we can operate two races on the same day without any inconvenience to you.

We believe this will only enhance the experience you will have.

We apologize if this causes any inconveniences to your travel plans or schedule but we wanted to give you as much advance warning as possible.

Our website will be updated within the next day to reflect this.

See you at the races!

Rev3 Team

I signed up for the Oly this week!  Looks like you get a lot of swag.  I guess I justified the entry fee by saying this was my 'A' race for the year.  Plus taking the family camping, so we're making a weekend out of it.

I rode the Half bike course last Saturday. Well.. sorta. I left off the last 4 miles that go to the bike/run transition area and I made a few turns that weren't on the published course. There were blue taped arrows on the roads that mostly coincided with the map, so I followed those instead.

I have a blog entry that covers my ride experience in detail. It also includes maps and profile showing the differences between what I rode and the actual course. Check it out at:

Rev3 Anderson, SC Half Iron Bike Course Preview

Nope, that's quite a bit different, although same general area. The arrows I followed started/ended at the same park where the Swim/Bike transition is located and were only different from the Rev3 course in 3 small areas totaling about 8 miles. I followed them from start to finish and the distance worked out to 52 miles. I figure it's some other club or event's 50 mile ride, and it must be a really popular route since there were multiple sets of markings on the same intersections.

In any case, if you want to ride a close approximation to the Rev3 route, you can follow the blue arrows. If you want the exact route, you'll need to take a map, cue sheet or GPS to get those 8 miles correct.

Thanks for the Tour de la France links though, I may go down and do that ride on 9/3!