Patriot International Distance (Page 2)

I did a whole practice this morning as this will be my first tri ever and I wanted to be prepared for the experience.  I swam about one mile north of the official course...like it was said, even way out in the water it is only 4 or 5 ft. deep.  While swimming you cannot see past your elbow during your stroke.  Pretty bad visibility, but not overly salty. 

I did the complete bike course from what I could tell.  I don't think I found the appropriate turn-around spot on Wilcox Rd. but the rest of the course is totally flat.  I rode the centerline over the metal-grated section of the bridge, but I doubt we will get to do that next weekend (The center is concrete and metal not just grating). 

Run will be under the oppressive hot sun.  Have fun. 

-Alan

In case any of you have not received your e-mail from the coordinators over at setupevents.com...the race is still on for Sunday.  Saturday is in question with the 30-40 mph winds projected and the rain.  It looks like there will be no trailing affects on Sunday. 

If I was a betting man, I'd say you are going to be wetsuit legal because of the cool rain that will be coming in from upstream.

So here's my question about Sunday: even if it hits Saturday afternoon, isn't it possible that we won't be able to race on Sunday morning?  What if there are trees down in the area?  Somehow I don't think it will be a priority for cleaning up to get the race site ready.  I don't know.  I'm not excited about the situation and I'm getting more and more apprehensive about it.

enders_shadow - 2008-09-05 9:57 AM Looks like they're giving us another hour...that makes me feel a little better. Sorry for the nerves. It's my first Oly -- plus my first race after a tropical storm. 9/5/08 - Patriots Half - Cancelled due to Hurricane Hanna We deeply regret to announce that the Patriots Half scheduled for Saturday morning at 7AM has been cancelled due to Hurricane Hanna. All athletes currently registered for this event will receive a 50% credit for the 2008 Patriots Half. The Patriots Sprint and International will go on as scheduled for Sunday exactly one hour later. Sprint starts at 8AM, International Starts at 9AM. This just gives us an extra hour of daylight to take care of any hazards on the course.

That's making me tempted to just drive down Sunday, too. 

It's probably going to be a du.  Too crazy to have it start on the bike.

9/5/08 - Patriots Sprint and International - Moved Back 1 Hour
The Sprint will start at 8AM, the International will start at 9AM.
There will be no swim due to poor water quality (debris, runoff, etc)
There will be no packet pick up on Saturday, there will be packet pick up from 6AM to 8AM on race morning.
There will be no refunds or credits given for Sundays event.

I'm glad they posted the times for packet pickup.  I was wondering about that.