Patriot Half Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 4)

Very Excited for this race! This will be my first 70.3! I will be travelling all the way from Houston TX just to have this one as my first Half (originally from MA, but all my family resides in MA).

Any last minute suggestions/ recommendations for a newbie to the half?

Just to reiterate on what Nate said, there should be 5-6 of us from NorthEast MultiSport training on the course on Saturday.  We're planning to meet around 8am to swim the course and then will be heading out for a ride.  The distances each of us is riding will vary anywhere from 1 to 3 loops.

If anyone would like to join us, we'll be there. 

What road was that?

Kathy,

I think it may have been the short section of Gurney Road between Fall Brook and Mill Pond.

Looking at the map from Garmin Connect, it looks like a 'work around' could be turning right on Country Road and then left onto Washburn Road. This looks like roughly the same distance.

how you been feeling??  Still gonna race?? 

My Garmin 705 also pegs the elevation gain around 900 ft per loop. And those are a relatively "easy" 900 ft if you know what I mean - the slight hills are usually preceded by long flattish stretches, so you usually come in to the mild inclines with some momentum... or the inclines are low gradient and/or short, so the required effort is on the low end.

By comparison, the absolute flattest route I've done in eastern MA was 2,100 ft elevation gain over 63 miles. So 1,800 ft over 56 miles is "flat" for this area. 

I hope that makes sense!

In the one loop that I did there really wasn't any section where I needed to get out of my seat to climb, or really even go to the bullhorns. I imagine that during the race I'll be in aero 99% or more. The 900 feet over 28 miles equates to around 32 feet of elevation per mile, and you get to come down those slight hills too!

I averaged a little over 20 mph on 181 watts on the ride. I usually need around 200 watts to get to 20 mph, so it's a very fast course.

The only negative part is from miles 21-23 where the road is that crappy new chip-seal type of pavement.

Here's the course info from my ride: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/88541853

x2.  Definitely have the same perspective as Nate on this.  Yes, there are a few small "climbs" but its really flat.  The disappointing part of the ride is that bumpy section around miles 21-23.

[QUOTE]drcherrybomb21 - 2011-05-29 10:08 PM Are we allowed to have people run with us on the course who are not in the race? I am going to need all the motivation I can get.

I am a paratriathlete doing this as my first 1/2 Ironman tri.  I did a 1/2 Iron Aquabike last year at FIRM MAN. 

I did the Minuteman Sprint last year.  It was a GREAT RACE.

I am excited and READY.  See you all there.

http://teamcompmightyjy.blogspot.com/

Cheers,

John

This is as flat as you can get for a course in MA!!!! I ride the loops in the area regularly. Its a BEAUTIFUL venue and a fun race!!!! I have to agree that the volunteers at the aid stations on the run are FANTASTIC!!! When I did this race two years ago, the volunteers kept me going each mile.

Who is game for a post packet pick up/ pre race Friday night dinner at the Fireside Grill???? Say 5-5:30????

I am in for dinner at the fireside!!!

I am now coming up solo, gonna leave CT about 10am, should be up there around 1-2, gonna get a short ride in, check into the Fairfield Inn and then dinner with the greatest peeps on the east!!  The Mass Mafia!!!!

let me know what you are all thinking!!!

I'm in for sure! Hopefully Rudy too, and the more the merrier!

Does anyone have a 12 day 5k to 1/2 marathon plan for me? Thanks! :-)

yes i do, run 1 more mile per day than the day before for 11 days straight, rest on day 12... lol!!!!!

stick with bike coaching buddy.  That plan is "Rudy's 5K to ER Plan".  It comes with a free bottle of NSAIDs, aircast, new batteries for you TV remote and a quart of whiskey.

Higdons, Galloways, or Yasso's (Runners World)  HM plans are all good. 

Dinner at the Fireside Fri @ 5:30:

Marianne, Rudy, Rori

Add your name and I will take car of the reservations!