Great Buckeye Challenge (Page 2)

I am signed up for the Mini Distance.  This will be my second triathlon.  I did the Hueston Woods oly last year. 

Hearing about chip seal roads has made me nervous a little bit.  I have ridden on fairly freshly chip sealed roads before and it's not exactly fun.  However I have just decided that I'll just make the best of it.  Also the a high of 90 doesn't sound terribly great either.

I do have a question.  So on the HFP site for the Mini it shows as a 10k run at the top.  Then down lower it says 6.55 Miles for the mini.  On the course map it shows a 10k turn around before the 13.1mi turn around.  So for the mini is it a 10k run (6.21 mi) or 6.55mi, which would be half of 13.1?  It's kind of confusing.

Secondly it seems like HFP doesn't typically use number bibs?  I purchased a fuel belt / number belt last year for my triathlon and then didn't even need it.  It's not all that bad as I have used it for all of my running races and it's nice to not have to pin into my nice running shirts.  Just funny that HFP doesn't seem to use them for their events.

Good luck to everyone on Sunday.

Mambos...does the course offer any shade?

David

Mambos,

Thank you...and nicely done.  Yes, the weather forecast should make for a very enjoyable run  I hate the heat, but what can we do?

David

The directions I used to visit the park last weekend...direct from the park site were perfect:  http://www.buckcreekstatepark.org/directions.html

For anyone traveling from the Cinci/Dayton area and going to take St Rt 68 through Yellow Springs...Don't do it!  They have their Jazz Festival this weekend and it will be packed.  Perhaps this is more important for the trip home than early in the morn.  I am staying clear of it.

Please say hello if you recognize me!  I'll be in black bottoms, white/black top, and going to give my Desoto Cool Wings a try.   I'm in the 45-49 AG'ers so part of the old (not oldest) farts.

David

It looks like there are new bike courses up on the HFP website to avoid the chip sealed roads:

40k bike:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/128428541/

Half Bike:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/128432593

Looks like they just updated the course map.

for the half -

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/128432593/

Probably a steeper downhill than Neer-Mahar on the Pleasant/vernon-catawba section.

Might actually be a better course, as the section that was chip-sealed wasn't very good before the chip seal.  I'm a little concerned about boat traffic (cars towing boats that is) and gravel near clark lake.

Darn I missed the FREE Beer!!  I stopped by to swim this afternoon - the water to me seemed chilly, maybe because it was 90 degrees out!!!  

I'm ready to race, I have to get my bike cleaned tomorrow then I will FEEL super fast!

Kristin

He didn't make it.

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/local-man-dies-during-triathlon/nRLCF/

Don't really know what to say...kind of lost interest in doing a race report, after reading about this.

I heard before I left yesterday that the gentleman did not make it, I didn't realize he was 69 until I read the information from the Springfield paper today.

My prayers go out to his family, who was also in attendence at the race.