Virginia Triathlon Series - Race #3 Kinetic Half

Me too!  I think there are a bunch of us that are using this as a tune-up for CdA.  Within the past 10 days, I rode a century, ran a marathon, and swam for 90 minutes straight.  So, I guess I am ready to actually do a race.  

Looking forward to this race, especially since it is my first race of the year!

We rode the course 2 weekends ago and it is really pretty with lots of crossings over the lake. We rode most of the course - we did get lost Thats what happens when you don't check the map

This race comes at the beginning of my buildup for IMLP. I will have no trouble with the bike - but I am not sure how many runs over 12 miles I will get in prior to this race.

Here is some from what I wrote the day I rode the course:

I really enjoyed the Lake Anna course. It was not that difficult, and seemed more downhill than uphill. Plenty of little rollers and 4 crossings of the Lake which meant a big downhill then a uphill on the other side. None of the hills were very steep or difficult. Hardly any of the course was completely flat which makes things interesting. This area of Virginia isnt all that nice to bikers, we had plenty of trucks that gave us little or no clearance. A little scary in that one road had a speedlimit of 55 and hardly any shoulder. We also had a few run-ins with some scary dogs that came sprinting at us and a pesky little pug that though he/she could chase us down and bite us (come-on, a Pug isn't that scary!).

Unfortunately we only did 80% of the course so I can't really speak for the whole thing. I would consider the course fast especially if it is not a windy day. The day we rode we averaged around 17mph but had some TERRIBLE headwinds on about half of the course. The part where we would get the tailwind was much more covered by trees so we didn't get the full tailwind benefit.

The run is entirely in the park which is pretty much lots of trees but mostly flat. There is one section where you back towards the lake around some cabins and that had some downhill/up hill to it and pretty much the steepest hill on the entire course is the one leaving the lake in the park.

Hope this helps.

A friend showed me a news article that says DC Mayor Fenty is doing this race. I went to the setup website and there is an A. Fenty from Washington DC entered. Thats kinda cool. I think he is doing Eagleman too.

 http://www.annapoint.com/fishing.htm

Yes Lake Anna is 57 degrees

Saw this on dctriclub website:

Open Water Swim and Ride has been postponed to Saturday, April 28 - 10 AM.

Water temperatures are currently at 53 degrees out at the Lake Anna State Park. I just came from there, walked through the water, and if I was a man I would be singing in high soprano!

That and the potential for rain, and air temperatures in the high 40's to
maybe mid 50's by the time we get off the bikes makes it a training day to get sick.

As a coach and athlete, I can't in good conscience promote this event.

Good news is that in two weeks we should be at least 7 degrees warmer
(water), plus the air temps should be a bit more enjoyable. I will also be
able to get the Coast Guard involved so that we can have a slightly larger swim course.

Again, I hope that this doesn't screw up your schedules!

Thanks!

I just ordered one of these swim caps for the race:

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I agree. I hope most end up swimming. A du kind of sucks.

I am going to swim, what is everybody else thinking?