Nautica New York City Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 5)

fred526 - 2009-07-09 1:37 PM Here's an update on the current:

For Sun July 26th
Max current will be -2.9 knots at 6:46AM.
Slack tide will be at 9:52AM.

2.9 knots = 5.371 kilometers per hour.
A cheetos bag will finish the course in under 17 minutes!!!!

For those in the Aquathlon/Tune-up Swim on Sat July 18th
Race starts at 8AM
Slack tide at 8:16AM
Max current of -2.2 at 11:47AM

source:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predc.shtml?year=2009&stn=0611+George+Washington+Bridge+&fldavgd=010&ebbavgd=203

philjlee - 2009-07-09 7:29 PM I'm in the second-to-last wave, something tells me it's going to be pretty hot by the time I finish.

fred526 - 2009-07-09 1:37 PM Here's an update on the current:

For Sun July 26th
Max current will be -2.9 knots at 6:46AM.
Slack tide will be at 9:52AM.

2.9 knots = 5.371 kilometers per hour.
A cheetos bag will finish the course in under 17 minutes!!!!

For those in the Aquathlon/Tune-up Swim on Sat July 18th
Race starts at 8AM
Slack tide at 8:16AM
Max current of -2.2 at 11:47AM

source:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predc.shtml?year=2009&stn=0611+George+Washington+Bridge+&fldavgd=010&ebbavgd=203

vrljc - 2009-07-10 9:12 AM BRUTAL!!!! I am in one of the last 4 waves. Good thing I will still have 2 hours of a tide left over. Funny....the pros and elites will be finishing or will have finished before I even hit the water.

fred526 - 2009-07-09 1:37 PM Here's an update on the current:

For Sun July 26th
Max current will be -2.9 knots at 6:46AM.
Slack tide will be at 9:52AM.

2.9 knots = 5.371 kilometers per hour.
A cheetos bag will finish the course in under 17 minutes!!!!

For those in the Aquathlon/Tune-up Swim on Sat July 18th
Race starts at 8AM
Slack tide at 8:16AM
Max current of -2.2 at 11:47AM

source:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predc.shtml?year=2009&stn=0611+George+Washington+Bridge+&fldavgd=010&ebbavgd=203

ericolaf - 2009-07-15 11:12 AM Hi all,

I videotaped the bike course on the Henry Hudson and Moloshu Pkway last weekend.  You can download the vids here...

E.

ericolaf - 2009-07-15 12:12 PM Hi all,

I videotaped the bike course on the Henry Hudson and Moloshu Pkway last weekend.  You can download the vids here:

files.me.com/ericolaf/ oam188 (79th street going up Henry Hudson)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ 044dh8 (~125th street going up to GW Bridge)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ mnfj7a (GW Bridge to toll booth)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ 5jslab (toll booth to Moloshu Pkway)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ 0r9u0e (Moloshu Pkway to Gun Hill Road turnaround)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ 80pu43 (Gun Hill Road turnaround, back to H. Hudson and Tollbooth)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ 5hkrlt (Toll booth to 158th street)
files.me.com/ericolaf/ 88sy28 (158th street to approx. 110th or so)

A few things to note:

1.  According to NYC Tri, only the Northbound lane is used for the bike course.  On the way back (starting at the 7th video file, which starts at the Gun Hill Road turnaround), since I was in a car, I had to take the Southbound lanes, so my videos are not accurate representations of what you'll see on the way back.  However, they still give you a good idea, and you can get a sense of what you'll get on the way back by looking at the first 6 videos where I'm driving on the northbound lanes.

2.  I ran out of batteries before I could drive past the starting point, down to 57th avenue, and back up the Henry Hudson, so unfortunately, you can't see the turnaround at 57th street.  From driving it, however, it looks like you go down a slight hill for a while, so when you loop around, be sure to put yourself on an easy gear, because you'll immediately be climbing back up!  Maybe someone who's done the race before can confirm or correct my recollection.

3.  I'm not entirely sure my exit out of Moloshu and back onto the Henry Hudson is correct.  Maybe someone can confirm this.

The videos are anywhere from 13MB to 454MB--hope you've got decent bandwidth and harddrive space!

E.

jmk-brooklyn - 2009-07-15 1:27 PM In case anyone's interested, I got my schedule for the transition tours. I'll be doing tours of the RED transition area on Saturday the 25th from about 3:30 until 5:30 or so. If you happen to be in my group, be sure and say hi! I'll also be on the run course on race day on my black cannondale MTB.

drcherrybomb21 - 2009-07-15 2:36 PM

When do we find out which transition?  At Registration?

Dell1888 - 2009-07-15 1:38 PM

It is posted in the Athlete guide (last page).

drcherrybomb21 - 2009-07-15 2:42 PM

Thanks.  I saw my wave, but I guess I didn't pay attention to the far left.  I am a girl so that makes me yellow.  That sux.  Ay thoughts to tucking some water shoes into the back of my wetsuit and putting them on for the run to transition after the swim?