Rumpus in Bumpass International : Official Thread (Page 2)

Is it too cold?  Well, last year in May for the Kinetic Half (also at Lake Anna) you would have been fine and warm and by the end of the race you would need to run through the sprinklers to keep cool.  But the next day for the Sprint, you would have froze to death since the air temperature was below 40 degrees and the waves were so choppy from the wind that the fire department support boat sank.  So, for April, I would recommend a full suit. 

My thinking is that if it is cold enough for a wetsuit, wear a full suit and take full advantage of it.  If it is not cold enough, wear a speedsuit. 

Till what???  Is there a 2 week balanced Oly training plan on here????

Average Water Temperature: 60°
Up Lake: heavy stain 60's
Mid Lake: Slight Stain Mid to upper 60's
Dike 3: Clear 60's

Lake Level - Full Pool
Updated 3/23/2011

Taken from http://www.annapoint.com/fishingreport.html

I will be there as support staff. Not racing.

Good luck to all.

Support as in???  Will also  be assisting with tear down on Sunday after I do the sprint, might like to bend your ear with some annoying bike questions.   

Lake Level - Full Pool
Updated 4/5/2011

So, what should we be expecting next weekend? And how much is it going to suck in a sleeveless wetsuit?

What's your cold tolerance? You can try wearing a long sleeve baselayer under the wetsuit.

I only have a sleeveless, so I'm following the advice of others and planning on wearing a neoprene cap.  The cap (along with some Mack's earplugs) can help alot.

Make sure you get in the water and do a quick warmup (get your face and head wet) before the race to get over the initial cold shock.

Right now the forecast is calling for a thunder storm on Saturday. If it is lightninging I assume they will at least cancel the swim, if not the whole thing, right? I imagine being on a bike during a storm would be a bad thing.

I've never known this to happen. Would be quite a disappointment. Usually thunderstorms don't last that long though, right? If we can't go at 10, I imagine they'll try to go later Saturday, and if Saturday is lightening all day, I'd guess they'll run it on Sunday.

Has anyone been part of a thunderstormed-out race?

In general the race organization id pretty good about communicating changes on the website.  I would look there for updates.

In the past I have seen them give vouchers towards future races for an event that was canceled d/t weather.....

I raced that year, too. I remember how good it felt to have on dry socks, and then immediately stepped in a mud puddle before I'd even gotten out of transition. I found it pretty amusing on the run to see a woman avoid running through a puddle, as if that mattered by then.

From the email they sent out today:

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
 We are well aware that the possibility of rain and thunderstorms exist for this weekend.  Our policy for thunderstorms is to delay the start for up to an hour.  After that we will switch to a duathlon format.  Saturdays race WILL NOT be rescheduled for Sunday.  If it is raining pre-race, expect to get in the water at 10AM to start the event, you'll be wet from the swimming portion anyway.  If we delay we will make announcements over the PA system as well as send out a mass email in case you have your PDA with you.