Musselman Half-Iron Triathlon

yeah i was looking at adding this one to the race schedule. Timberman is going to be my A race though this year.

 do people like this race? i heard there was a problem with the swim being really shallow.

Usually stays open for a few months, but seems to be filling faster each year.  I never did the race, but the course is spectacular.  Yes, the swim was very shallow..but I got an email from RD that said they got permission to re-route the swim course and it's now in a 30' deep channel.  I'm hoping to do the race in '09, but usually a pretty decent BT showing.

Do a search of the NY forum and Race Report forum.

Maybe see you in July '09.

Good news!  The swim course has definitely been changed.  Check out this link:

 http://www.musselmantri.com/participate/news2009.html

It's a great race. Extremely well run, beautiful bike and run courses, the community support is deep. It will fill up.  As it's reputation is growing every year,  the question is "when?".

I'll be returning this year to take my revenge on the run course because of what it did to me in 2006. The new swim course will be nice. Having to slog through 100 yards of thigh deep water at the end of the swim can take a lot of you.

BeginnerTriathlete has sponsored and run the aid stations on the run courses for the Mini-Mussel and ITU pro race on Saturday for the past 2 years. I expect we'll be doing it again.

Google maps has it at 310 Miles,  I'd guess about 5 hrs.  The last hour will be the best, but I'd avoid the Thruway and come into Geneva from the south..the scenery along the Finger Lakes is spectacular.  I booked it last year as a destination race, but never did the race, yet vacationed in the area anyway and it was a great area for a family vacation.  Lots to do, but those that train in the area must be part Billy-goat....

I've yet to hear a bad thing about this race, and hopefully I'll do it in 2009, if not I'll volunteer at the very least.

You mean this is what I have to look forward to??

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SweetK - 2009-01-06 4:00 PM I was registered for the HIM but due to injury I will not be racing However, I will be there volunteering!

The way her recovery is going she should be ready !!

I'll be jockstrapping this year but this race is absolutely a must do race. I rank it right up there with IMWI as my all time favorite race. The weekend in Geneva is a triathletes destination vacation. Where else can you see or do a sprint race, see Olympians race an ITU draft legal race then wake up the next morning and see or do a 1/2 IM that touches the shores of 2 of the NY Finger Lakes!!

Yeah hope fully the weather will better thean last year although it did make  the swim intersting!  LOL   

I signed up a few weeks ago, it'll be my only Half this year! I'm driving up from Philly with a stop in NYC on the way!!

From those who have races, what's a good wheelset for the Half? HED 69 set up? or a H3 front and Jet Disc? 

Input please!! Also I will be bringing up wheelsets to rent out if via Echappe anyone is interested, you can just shoot me a PM

Shanks

Interesting swim? I thought it made for an interesting run in the monsoon!!! Still smiling after 70.3 miles!!! I did have a couple swimmers going perpindicular to my line, that was interesting.