Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon : Official ThreadI'm in for this race. I watched the event last year and immediatly caught the tri bug. Looking forward to participating this year. I won't be much of a competitor, as most of my winter has been rehabbing a bad leg from Richmond Marathon last November. I bike the course pretty regularly. As someone mentioned, the first mile or so is a slight incline. Nothing like what you'd find in most other parts of the state, but for this area, it is noticable. There is one kind of tricky hairpin turn on the course. A nice down-hill run followed by a sharp 270 degree uphill turn. Also, be prepared for some traffic on the roads. If anyone is going to be riding the course over the next few weeks, shoot me a pm...I'd love the company. |