Patriot Half Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 2)

"Slow and Steady Wins the Race"

Yes, finish and enjoy yourself!!!  we will be there cheering, there will be alot of people at the end!!

tap tap tap....is this thing on???

hell ya! Had my first outdoor ride yesterday and did a ride/run/ride at 6am this morning.  Felt great but there is lots of hard work to be done.

68 days and counting.

Can anyone tell me why the bike is 58 miles? I thought a HIM had a 56 miles bike? just curious, hopefully the extra 2 miles won't do me in! getting excited for my first HIM. I sure wish it would warm up so i can stop freezing on my rides!

It's just logistics of how they can route the course.

I've done quite a few HIMs and most are off by .5 to 2.0 miles.

We almost there...

Weather is being really annoying lately but what can we do...?

i remember when i did Mighty Montauk, finishing the first loop and seeing 28.5 miles, going arrrgh i have to ride 57 miles, i would rather them tell me it is 58 than tell me 56 and lie. realistically though the extra mile or two means nothing on the bike in the grand scheme of things. i just dont want a 1 or 1.5 mile swim this year, get it close to the 1.2 please, lol!!!

there is a thread in the Mass State forum where the RD chimed in, they have changed the bike course from the last couple of years to avoid a busy intersection and were able to shorten the course to 56 miles. the course is available on the Patriot Tri Sun Multisport website.

i must say, these guys run a great show, it is why i am willing to travel 3 hours to race, i have never been dissapointed with their races. i can do races closer to my home, but the Sun races are an awesome experience.

Oh and so are the Mass Mafia!!!!!

Yes, yes we are AWESOME - but so are you Rudy!!!!! Can't wait to see you

another example of how awesome Sun is - here is a link to the que sheets - how sweet is this?!?  Can't wait for the first ride down there - maybe this weekend!!!

http://www.sunmultisportevents.com/Assets/Sun+Multisports+Digital+Assets/Races/Patriot+Bike+2011.pdf

here is a link to a BT route, hit elevation chart button to see the elevation....or lack there of

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/map.asp?routeid=58965

i have ridden this course, i remember one piece of road i would call a hill....barely, more like a slight incline.

but keep in mind that i live in CT, and we have HILLS

Thanks everyone for the information on the bike route, I guess mostly curiosity about the length, but thought I might have to buy a 72.3 sticker LOL!

I really appreciate the course map and the elevation also, makes me feel better about the ride so early in the season. with the weather not cooperating the legs just don't have a lot of hill climbing in them yet.

getting excited to get on with the race and see how I do???

  did a quick loop this past Sunday, and it's fairly flat with only one "big" hill (very short). The st. are very clean and there is not a single "major" pothole! 

thanks for the update - i'm looking forward to a loop on Saturday.  Did you try to post a link to mapmyride? if so it didn't work

thank mother nature that the roads are clean!

EDIT: OK THERE IS SOMETHING CRAZY GOING ON - NOT SURE WHY MY TEXT IS HYPER LINKED....PLZ IGNORE

I wasn't trying to post a link either so who knows...

I will be riding around that area almost every Sunday Morning.

I am the good looking guy on a black Felt! 

This will be my first HIM as well.  Doing the Beginner 20 week plan.  Stickin' to it as best as I can.  most training I've ever done and life really gets in the way of my training

Getting pumped as we get closer.  longest race since it did Lobsterman last year... big jump.

SOLD OUT BABY!!!

awesome!!!

Picked up my new Ordu at the bike shop (not completely happy like normal to get new bike...frame was ruined by Federal Express last month so I had to get parts moved to a new frame), drove down to Lakeville and rode the new course today.

Course is very similar but changes just after you cross 140 on S Kingman, then you switch to the Cranberry course for about 10 miles, once you make the climb on Long Pond, instead of going right at Cranberry onto Marion, you go left and make a loop then get back on Marion, then right on North that turns into 18.

New parts of course are good...maps on line are fantastic almost to much detail

Two tight turns...

at 13.52 miles right turn onto Old Powder House Road...fast downhill with right turn ...this is same hill you do on Cranberry then you have to make a left at bottom and they have many volunteers manning this corner...for Patriot you will be turning right before the bottom of the hill

at 20.69 miles or 21.12 onto Millar is tight turn that road is banked strange and you will have some speed