Subject: RE: Best HIM in WA in July ^ There are actually more. This is just July. There is also Black Diamond, Grand Columbian, and if you like Oregon there is the Rev3 and Leadman. To dlowe: I went through the same thing as you...going back and forth. My final conclusion went to Ocean Shores this year. I have a wife and 2 kids that come with me. They really like to vacation out there. There is also plenty of stuff for the family to stay occupied (even on-course). We have family there as well. It is a smaller race, but Tri-Freaks do a great job of making their races into a family-like atmosphere. The race course occupies a fairly large amount of the city, but spectators are not locked in to any place. There is still plenty of roads for fans to travel and see people on-course. ....Plus, I volunteered with an event last year and got a 25% discount on the race. :D I would love to do Lake Stevens, but it would mean waking the whole family up at 4:30 and leave them trying to figure out how to stay busy in Lake Stevens for 6 hours, and not having much on-course opportunity for them. I would like to do a race this size, however my gut just didn't feel right about it this time. Chelanman was a close second, but lodging prices seemed really steep and I am afraid that the town will be gridlocked with all of the race traffic And all of the "East-Eastsiders" that plug up that area on the weekends. I feel like I may be the only one on this forum doing Ocean Shores, but I am OK with that. I am looking forward to the run on the beach and seeing all of the deer again. Edited by lifejustice 2013-05-14 5:32 PM
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