Revolution3 Half Ironman Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 2)

Cedar Point was an awesome race!

It looks like a totally different course than last year.  What is the terrain like in that area?  I plan to scout the bike and run course the Friday before the race but does anyone know is it generally hilly or pretty flat?

Lets hope the majority of the swim is with the current in the river

FYI Rev3 has updated maps for the OlyRev and HalfRev courses for Knoxville.  They used MapMyTri.com which gives pretty good elevation info as well as a Google flyover.

Did this race last year as my first HIM.  The swim course was awesome.  I don't remember any current, and barely any bumping or violence.  Water was chilly but warmed up nicely with wetsuit.  I called the race organizers several times before the event and they had planned to close the upstream spillways the day prior to and of the race.  That eliminated most of the current.  They did allow practice swims the day prior to race.

Bike was very hilly but fun.  Only a couple prolonged climbs.  Quads were hurting a bit on the run from this for sure.  The run was nice, with most along the greenway with quite a bit of shade.  I remember hating the sun on the sections leaving and returning to transition and the finish near Neyland stadium though.  Thought that Rev3 made a very fun well staffed race.  The aid stations were well stocked with good eats/nice people.  Finish line was not too far from transition as well.

Out of town for this event this year, otherwise would be back in a minute.