Pocono 70.3 Bike Course

EXACTLY!! I looked at and thought this course is going to be much easier than i anticipated. The elevation gain around my house is more than this course. excite for this race!!

I am not aware of anything planned but I would be willing to make a road trip for a OWS/Bike ride. Anyone know if the swim area is open so we might get some swimming in?

I have looked for OWS op's in the area but have not yet found any.  I plan to check out the bike course this weekend, so I will report back.

I did, however, sign up for a Poconos tri camp being held at the HIM site from Aug 13-14.  This may be our only op to swim in the Delaware. Here is the link:  http://www.cadencecycling.com/training/schedule/camps/

If anyone knows of OWS anywhere near Philadelphia, so sick of Wenonah Lake, fill me in.  I'm willing to drive over an hour or longer if good biking is involved!

Happy training. 

I have gone to Blue Marsh Lake (near Reading, PA) several times this year. In each case we have done a swim followed by a bike ride. I had hoped to do another one this weekend but it isn't going to happen with me, other things have come up. I will probably go a few more times this summer though. I will post on the PA forum the next time.

Thanks! I will check out Blue Marsh, hopefully as soon as next weekend!  If you get a group together that would be just grand, however you are faaast (I may have taken a peek at your RR's) so I hope the bike is an out'n'back

Hey we are swimming at Blue Marsh this Sat. AM Come one come all!!!

I found several GPS profiles from some of the people that have done the course.  Corrected by Garmin they come in around 3300 Vertical feet.  I ran one GPX file through an analyzer and got the attached profile.  The IM provided profile looks like 1500 Vertical... the catch is that they lack the detail that shows the other 1500 vertical .

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/108722923

(Pocono IM Elevatin Detail2.jpg)

Finding number 2.... the map provided by IM for the Pocono run is only 12 miles.  If you analyze the run route based on the map, it does not include a 5% grade near the turnaround.  If you extend the run another .6 miles up Wooddale Rd you do get a 5% grade which would make the run 13.1 total.  It will be interesting to see what they do on race day.

Here is a GPS profile.... Note his starting route is not the exact course but it is roughly the same distance if not longer.  I got the same distance mapping the course on map my run.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/488883

I might be.  Depends on the time; I'm coming from Philly, so looking at a 2 hour drive to get there.  I could probably do 08:00 or later.

My Dad and I rode the bike course this past weekend.  My Dad is an animal - cyclist only, no tri's for him.  He thought the course was a ride in the park.  The two major climbs - Mountain Road and Turkey Hill Road I believe, were challenging and slow for me, but I'm also not a great cyclist, and this will be my first 70.3.  That being said, it took us 4:07 to complete the course, and we stopped a lot to verify directions on course.

My goal is just to finish, and I'm looking forward to it.

http://www.mapmyride.com/s/routes/view/road-cycling-map/pennsylvania/east-stroudsburg/38311018

I found this on map my ride. How can there be so many different elevations on the same course.

I am looking at it as somewhere between 0 and 3500 feet of elevation gain. That way I can't complain...