Mountain Man Triathlon - Sprint Course : Official Thread

This is the only sprint distance I seem to do each year now - and it is a fun race.  As you said, no 15% grade hill on the bike, and no run up the hill towards Marshall Lake (it is much more fun to turn around RIGHT when you get to the Marshall Lake hill road - mocking it until August when it will have its revenge).

The water is a comfortable 72ish for this race - enough to go without a wetsuit, but as always, if wetsuits are legal, I am in one!

Just get to the lake early on race morning - the road and parking can be a bit frustrating if you are a last-minute 'arriver.'

For those who plan to race the Mtn Man Oly or 70.3 in August, this is a great warm up, as it gets you acclimated to the thinner air (most recognizable while swimming - in my opinion), and if you have the juice after the race, you can ride out to the big hill and back (roughly 20-25 miles round trip), and you can always go run the Marshall Lake hill (but why?).

I think that I'll do the Half Ironman at MM as a practice for SOMA, my A race for HIM this year.

How is your rehab coming along?

Going well, thanks!  Last week of PT so hopefully I can start adding in some pool time next week.  Range of motion is doing great with just the smallest bit of comfort issues at the very limits of extension/rotation.  

Good man, hang in there!

When is the MM sprint? My last bike race of the season in July 4th weekend. I was planning on doing the MM sprint and oly.

Yes, I'm too lazy to look it up on line....

Thanks Patrick, I should be able to make that. Definitely bringing the wetsuit this time! That experiment is over...