Musselman 1/2 Ironman

There will be plenty of BT'ers there. There are already 5 listed in the RaceLink in the Nexus,  Jamjam (my wife) is hoping to make it her first HIM, and I'm sure we'll see more in the coming months. The Mini-Mussel is sure to attract a lot of BT'ers too. I might do that one this year, depends on commitments, timing etc.

BT were sponsors last year and ran the aid stations for the Mini-Mussel and ITU run courses.

The Musselman is a great race, you're going to really enjoy it. Just be sure to save something for the run. There are a couple of hills that WILL try to hurt you. I've only done it once so far, but I am going to take my revenge on that run course one of these years. Oh yes, I will.

This was going to be on my 2008 schedule, but it's just a bit far from Long Island (approx 6 hrs) to make a weekend of it with a then 6 mos old and 3.5 yr old.  I also just found on that Rush is playing Jones Beach the day after, so must choose to spend my honey points wisely.  How would Marma handle the HIM versus outdoor Rush concert at the Beach dilemma??

 In 2009 I may look to make it a week long family vacation by renting a house on Seneca Lake.

Say Hi to Geddy for me. 

You are going to love the race!! The course is great, there is a nice hill on the run but there were guys on bongo drums 1/2 way up it that took the edge off. You run by live music down town and the crowd support is awesome!!

I would rank this race up with the M-Dot races myself. Jeff Henderson is a race director EXTRAORDINAIRE!!!!!

It will be a BT FEST!!!

"BT accomodations" is already in the works, rstocks3 has asked Jeff Henderson about it, check with him.

amy, I haven't done Tupper Lake yet, I'm doing it for the first time this year. I have done the Mini-Mussel and the Musselman and last year I ran aid stations on Saturday then spectated on Sunday. It's a great race, I can't recommend it highly enough. And if you're looking for people to hang with at the race, there will be plenty of us there.

Hammer Nutrition is a sponsor of the race so you can count on HEED rather than Gatorade. I strongly recommend that you try it before race day.  You can get it at Fleet Feet on Monroe Ave, Tri Running and Walking in Victor, RV&E in Fairport, or Park Ave Bikes.

The text below was lifted directly from the race web site. Technically I suppose I'm infringing on Mr. Henderson's copyright, so Jeff, if you read this I'd be happy to compensate you with a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies. Cause that's how I roll.

Hehe..ALL RD's say Not too Hilly!!  It's called Marketing 101.   Actually the Montauk HIM in October does say VERY Challenging.  The interactive profile on the Musselman site is pretty neat, looks like climbing into Lodi and Ovid can be a bit tough? But I've never been, but Bob Stocks promised me it's not too bad...he did warn me about some hill on the run.

I live close by, so even if I'm not racing I'll be there in some capacity. We'll definitely have a meet up of some kind.

The climb into Lodi and Ovid is one you'll remember, but the section after it is so worth it.