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cause it's in (near) Charlotte.  All the people from there sign up because its close. 

 Have fun.  You could always stay home and race with William and I in Hillsborough

Lets see...  Reasons to do the race:

• You have already paid and too late to get a refund and let someone else take your spot
• Weather should be great (or as good as you can hope for in August!)
• Its the "big" sprint race here in Charlotte so lots of energy and excitement
• You will get into the spirit of it once you get to the race site and see the lake and transition area and people all getting their stuff set up
• And as I had seen someone else post -- the training is the hard part, the race is the reward!

OK, I am excited for tomorrow!!

I'm in. 

The weather could be a reason to do it...  Should be a good 10-15 degrees cooler than last year.  I think the water temperature is a litte lower as well.

Don't know about anyone else, but I almost heaved after the warm bathtub swim last year.

OK, I am all for devil's advocate, but I am going to disagree on a couple points:

1.  Weather -- tomorrow's temps during race times are expected to range from 66 to 71 degrees F.  This is cool for this time of year.  And if you sign up for a race in August, don't you expect some heat and humidity?

2.  "Too many beginners" -- there are beginners but there are far more experienced triathletes showing up.  And in theory, the beginners will register as novices and start last, so shouldn't be in your way.

But I will give you the points about warm water temps.  Just be glad we don't swim closer to the nuclear power plant where they put their cooling water back in the lake.  It feels like a hot tub there!

And good point -- if you are feeling burned out -- stay home and save up your energy for the next race!

Last year's swim was ridiculously hot....I'm hoping for cooler temps this year.  I'm local so I'm a little biased but I like this race.  The tougher bike favors me a little because I'm a stronger cyclist than runner so it evens the playing field for me some.  Should be a good event.  Look forward to seeing everyone out there.

 Eric

I as lucky enough to get in on the wait list. I'll be there and I'll be hard to miss, 6'4" 250 pounds.

 I'm working on my weight so come cheer me on.

Cajor

I don't head out of town this way frequently, but the last few times I've gone out East Rocky River the road condition has been really crappy.  Lot's of potholes.  Watch out for those, and especially watch out for the person in front of you to suddenly dart around since the result of that is often a lot worse than a flat....

keyone, glad you decided to make it.  It's going to be a beautiful day for a race!  If I don't spot you in your cool new t-shirt then I'll look for you on the podium.

I got killed with the Set-Up tech problems in January and I never got in for LNYMCA.  Couldn;t get in on the wait-list either.  Sucks too considering that I live a mere 10 miles away.  This is the first time in almost 10 years that I haven't done it.