Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance : Official Thread

2008-12-19 12:18 PM

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Woohoo! You betcha. Don't know how I'm going to do on real hills but I'm already in

KEJ

2008-12-19 1:45 PM

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you shouldn't just think about it. You should DO it

I'll definitely be there

Wilhelm

2008-12-22 10:07 AM

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Salem, MA

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KEJ - 2008-12-19 2:45 PM you shouldn't just think about it. You should DO it

I'll definitely be there

Keith,

I really want to, but I signed up for IM 70.3 in Providence and am not sure how my body would take it to do 2 HIMs with one month inbetween.

Edited by Wilhelm 2008-12-22 10:14 AM

TriToy

2008-12-23 6:23 AM

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New York, NY

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so do the Olympic - that is what I am doing as I am doing Patriot HIM 2 weeks later....

Wilhelm

2008-12-23 10:29 AM

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Salem, MA

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Great idea. Thanks!

2009-02-10 9:37 AM

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We're within the 20 week workout start now! WOOHOO!!

sdalessio

2009-04-07 12:28 PM

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia

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Does anyone have any insight to the bike course? The computrainer course is really tough w/ a lot of 10-15% grade climbs. Is that how the course really is or does the trainer course exaggerate the hills?

2009-04-07 12:32 PM

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sdalessio - 2009-04-07 1:28 PM Does anyone have any insight to the bike course? The computrainer course is really tough w/ a lot of 10-15% grade climbs. Is that how the course really is or does the trainer course exaggerate the hills?

That must be Devil hill, yep that is how it is. I think first 6 miles are the toughest then once you make the right turn onto blanking on the name but state road with big shoulder it becomes more rollers and I think easier and faster part of the course.

sdalessio

2009-04-07 1:14 PM

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So are there people who struggle up these hills? I live around some serious hills and do rides on them but I struggle on the trainer w/ that ride? I'm just wondering if I'm going to fall over and die in the ditch!

mav

2009-04-07 3:16 PM

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I watched many struggle and many fly up the hill.You will be fine!

2009-04-07 3:52 PM

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First time I did it I couldn't get up the hill and had to resort to walking now after 4 more years hard but doable..love the challenge of Devil Hill. If it was easy wouldn't everyone be doing it?

My cadence drops down pretty low in my easiest gear and I get some nice power numbers for that hill.

It's all relative to your fitness.

Robba

2009-04-08 10:11 PM

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Hi all. Coming down from Canada for the Mooseman Int. Distance. Looks like alot of fun. Margaritas? Now thats a race for me. I am camping for this one. Has anyone done this at the site?

2009-04-10 2:47 AM

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sdalessio - 2009-04-07 1:28 PM

Does anyone have any insight to the bike course? The computrainer course is really tough w/ a lot of 10-15% grade climbs. Is that how the course really is or does the trainer course exaggerate the hills?

Here's a pic of Devil's Hill:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PbsUzLmbU4o/SAK97S-8mWI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Z7iDg...

2009-04-10 6:30 AM

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Thanks for the reminder..it goes a little bit further than you can see at the top.

wstchstrTriathlete

2009-04-10 8:58 AM

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White Plains NY

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where on the route is Devil's hill? if memory serves me well, when I rode in that area on my high school cycling team, I wasn't allowed to stand up on that hill. They forced us to sit down for the climb.

2009-04-10 9:29 AM

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vrljc - 2009-04-10 9:58 AM where on the route is Devil's hill? if memory serves me well, when I rode in that area on my high school cycling team, I wasn't allowed to stand up on that hill. They forced us to sit down for the climb.

After you make a right in the tiny village of Hebron, you stay on Lake Shore drive and there it is. What makes it harder is it is flat then slight up hill and then the Devil hilll so you have no momentum going into it from say if there was a down hill before it. It is about 5 miles from transition. Once you make the right onto 3A it becomes much easier nice shoulders, nice rolling hills but nothing hard. Plus the first 5 miles your legs might not be warmed up or even chilly if water is cold. It all is part of the fun of doing Mooseman.

Robba

2009-04-10 9:56 AM

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Thanks folks some good info.

2009-04-10 9:56 AM

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KathyG - 2009-04-10 7:30 AM

Thanks for the reminder..it goes a little bit further than you can see at the top.

Never let it be said I didn't do the least I could do

Glad I got that 12-25 cassette on there! If that's the only "real hill" I should be okay with that.

wstchstrTriathlete

2009-04-10 11:44 AM

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KathyG - 2009-04-10 10:29 AM

yep thats the hill I remember!

ThatGirl

2009-04-25 7:09 PM

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Bethesda, MD/Northern NJ

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So, I'm in. Who's getting excited?

2009-04-25 7:51 PM

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ThatGirl - 2009-04-25 8:09 PM

So, I'm in. Who's getting excited?

Hell, I was getting excited last year when I signed up!

2009-04-29 8:29 AM

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I'm excited!

It is a great venue and race and with improved roads, I can't wait to get on the bike course. I'm doing this as a relay and only biking so what could be better?

TriToy

2009-05-02 11:16 AM

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Only doing the Oly but getting really excited....going up in 2 weeks to ride the course - and then Timberman course - should be quite a weekend.....but no not crazy enough to swim in newfound lake yet

2009-05-02 11:20 AM

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TriToy - 2009-05-02 12:16 PM Only doing the Oly but getting really excited....going up in 2 weeks to ride the course - and then Timberman course - should be quite a weekend.....but no not crazy enough to swim in newfound lake yet

Either last year or the year before I went in on May 8th and it was pretty cold but hot day and nice to cool off after riding course and running.

I was amazed how many moms with their little kids were playing on the beach and kids swimming. After I got in this maybe 3 or 4 year old says see Mom she is in the water. I guess the mom had told her son the water was to cold for adults..it was quite funny.