Riverhead Rocks Tri

since I am only 15 minutes away I see some of the activity in that river and this ^^^^^ is what I am expecting.   too bad but I am still doing it

Yeah, i was worried about this as well but still doing it. How's the current?

I am doing this race as my first Olympic distance race. Dirty water is not fun, but it is really close to where I live so....ups and downs. I am not going to know anyone there, so if there are other triathletes that want to meet up after/before the race, let me know!

Justin

nicecat13 - 2012-05-31 11:53 PM I am signed up for this race as well. This is my first olympic distance tri. I am still on the fence about it though because the person I was going to do it with cancelled. I hate going to these races alone/ no one to motivate me or talk to before the race.... no one I know is willing to get up that early to go with me So I will see... still have 2 months to decide I guess.

this pretty much sums up my tri experience for the most part...I get family there but not the same compared to other competitior friends.......we should have a BT banner where all the cool triathletes hang out lol

yes that would be great...i will have a few family members with me but should be able to do it...you doing the smithpoint near you the next weekend?

Yes I'm doing Smith Point as well. That one is like a home race for me since it is pretty much in the neighborhood so I'll likely see you at both events.

I live in center moriches, so right down the road...I have a older friend 65 doing his first tri at smithpoint...btw there will be a beer truck afterwards in smithpoint...beers and eggs at 8 am! lol

65 years old and doing his first tri, that is awesome. Did you say beer truck? I believe that will be added incentive needed to finish this race quickly!

I'll be there.  

Anyone know the condition of the water?  Better than the Hudson River?

I cant vouch for the cleanliness, but it is brackish....the narrow area has some vegetation pretty close to the far side so this may give us some critters in the water....everytime i have looked at it towards the start it is pretty calm, minimal current with little to no chop(famous last words).

but i heard from the rd that there will be a beer truck here too lol

Hope everyone had a good day...and hoping you were not the poor guy that crashed about a mile in front of me.

I am going to make a race report but overall I was happy with the race, not just my performance but how it was run....the only thing that was troublesome was the water conditions in that last 200 yds or so....havent gotten sick yet but a little nasty....otherwise I loved the mainst finish...more to come in the report when i get a chnace to do it

what did you guys think?

I thought the race was put together very well.  The bike and run course was good.  The volunteers and police did a great job patrolling the "major" intersections.  The only issue I had was with the swim--there were just some funky tasting parts.  Still, also haven't gotten sick, so we'll see.  I also came into T1 with a loss of equilibrium.  Had to sit by my bike for a minute...

Finished with a decent time of 2:35:09.