Subject: RE: Grand Rapids 70.3 Good morning! I haven't been on BT in awhile and thought I'd check today as I wait for a call with our medical team. I am one of the race directors and am happy to answer any of the questions you might have.
As others have said, the swim is fairly tame, although you will be swimming back into the sun so tinted goggles are a great idea. This year will be a time trial start, 2 people in the water every 5 seconds. We will have pace signs to help people self seed themselves.
Transition has moved to the soccer fields at the corner of Grand River Drive and Buttrick. It's a HUGE space so everyone should have plenty of room.
Much of the worst sections of the bike course have been repaved in the last year or two... in particular a section on Grand River and the turnaround area on Clarksville Rd for you half athletes (that section was pretty bad ).
Again, feel free to drop me a line with any questions. We have a very active athlete forum on FB as well if you want to connect with other athletes and haven't already joined. |