Cactus Challenge Triathlon - Sprint

I'm there, too!  We'll definitely need to find a meeting place.

My best friend (see avatar) and I will be doing this race (sprint) together. The first tri for both of us. We went there this weekend to bike and run the course, but of course it was raining and just generally yucky weather. We biked a bit but it wasn't safe so we went back, and then we couldn't figure out where the running trail was. But I'm not looking forward to the swim, that water is cold! I don't have a wetsuit either. The bike trail seemed pretty hilly. Look forward to seeing you all there.

Bill,

I'm up for meeting up. We're also staying at some Holiday Inn. I'll find out which one. Look's like a few of us will sporting our Team Jav gear. I'll PM you soon. We are getting there on Friday night.

Tom

Did everybody get their email about water temp? It's freaking me out for some reason. I don't have a wetsuit and honestly don't want to deal with one, but I'm afraid of that water! I think I'll be able to handle it on a warm day, but on a cold one no way! This will be my first open water swim (and tri for that matter) so I'm a bit worried about it all.

Also I can't believe there are 700+ people signed up. I don't think they had nearly so many last year. Didn't seem to me that the park or area around it had much room for parking, so I wonder what they are going to do about that?

Did everybody get their email about water temp? It's freaking me out for some reason. I don't have a wetsuit and honestly don't want to deal with one, but I'm afraid of that water! I think I'll be able to handle it on a warm day, but on a cold one no way! This will be my first open water swim (and tri for that matter) so I'm a bit worried about it all. I'm having nightmares about 3x a week about it all.

Also I can't believe there are 700+ people signed up. I don't think they had nearly so many last year. Didn't seem to me that the park or area around it had much room for parking, so I wonder what they are going to do about that?

Did everybody get their email about water temp? It's freaking me out for some reason. I don't have a wetsuit and honestly don't want to deal with one, but I'm afraid of that water! I think I'll be able to handle it on a warm day, but on a cold one no way! This will be my first open water swim (and tri for that matter) so I'm a bit worried about it all. I'm having nightmares about 3x a week about it all.

Also I can't believe there are 700+ people signed up. I don't think they had nearly so many last year. Didn't seem to me that the park or area around it had much room for parking, so I wonder what they are going to do about that?

Woah, sorry for the triple post. Weird.

Dear lady,

There weren't enough posts so me think I;ll BUMP!!!

BUMP

BUMP!!!

WEIRDER

I'll be there for the Oly distance! I would encourage a wetsuit purchase between now and then. Promotion has great customer service, great prices, and BT members get a 15% discount on top of that. You have to place your order by phone to get the discount.

www.wetsuit.com

Umm yeah, actually BUYING a wetsuit is in no way an option for me. I am a poor college student. I was thinking of renting one, but I'm really lazy and I don't know if I want to deal with that hassle. I think I might just decide to freeze my butt off. Luckily I have alot of subcutaneous tissue to keep me warm!

Ok, broke down and rented a wetsuit. Hopefully it will be here in time. New to the whole wetsuit thing, so I guess it is one more issue to sort out before the tri.

Got to bike the course this past Sunday. Pretty hilly, not impossible, but challenging for a newbie like me. Hog Eye road is the real killer part, and the part on 973 (I think this is the road's name) is also tough. We had alot of head wind on those areas, but I don't think that is typical. It just happened to be a very windy day. Found part of the jogging trail, but a couple having sex in the woods made us turn back around!

Looking forward to it all. And oh yeah, I can wear my tri suit under the wetsuit right?

Info on the bike course? Heck, thanks for the info on the jogging trail. That should make for some interesting racing!

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Edited by surfwallace 2006-03-28 10:28 AM

Ok, Ok, I knew that was a stupid question, but I wasn't sure if people just wore bathing suits under the wetsuit. Newbie here!

Now I'm not excited about the running part at all (as if I was in the first place). You all will know who I am because I will be the one coming in last during the run, especially if there is a hill at the end (or if you see a girl crying on the bike trail because she got a flat tire and doesn't know how to change her tube, that will be me too!). Geez, of course I had to pick the tri with a hard run.

Edited by fattyboombalatty 2006-03-28 3:09 PM

Oh yes, I had that problem with the e-mail too. You're not wearing a wetsuit? Ahh geez, I knew I should have toughed it out. I had to fall for the wetsuit peer pressure!