Orange County International Triathlon : Official Thread

Its a great course. The water is a very warm 72 according to the head life guard I talked to on Wed, and the swimmers itch is a bit tough at the moment, but no worries, wont make a difference come race day. Have been posting some fast times on the bike course lately, looking for a top 10 AG hopefully God willing!

The water temperature is 78 degrees or lower for wet suits cut-off

.  Many people wear wet suits and some don't.  I wear one.  It makes me more comfortable in the water and I have never gotten to itch from the water.

I wish I could same the same for fast bike course times.  I really am slow on the bike.  I just got fitted for my bike at Two Wheels this week.  My bike training has been minimal and have only done the bike course once this training.  Yet, I have still hopeful to have a top 10 AG finish too.   Good Luck on your top 10. 

Are any of you doing the Orangeman 70.3?

Have you riden or ran the course? 

Dang Gil - that's fast!  You rock!  I am hoping to get in the low 1:30's or high 1:20's.  I love this course too.  My favorite is after you get over the last hill on the outbound.  That is where I feel fast, like a real cylcist, then you have the return and I am humbled and put back in my place again...  The run is a kicker.  I'll be the one crawling up Vista Del Lago.

Panda_Jack - 2013-05-11 8:04 PM I just hope the shirts aren't as ugly as last year's shirts... 

The organizers are buddies with the artist and I don't think they will ever stray away from the artist work.  Sad, because it is such a great race, and it is the only race shirt I won't wear.

I wouldn't worry about it.  I have never even noticed.  Besides your sweat will probably give you a good rinse anyway.  Just do it and have fun!

This will be my third time in the race.  I have also done practice swims before each race.  I have never had a problem with the swimmer's itch and the people that I've talked to that have reported only a few red dots and no discomfort.

I've been told that sunscreen with zinc will somewhat minimize the penetration of the little critters.  A shower after the swim is best, but . . . not practical in T1.

I love riding that canyon!  I know every crack and bump! 

I had a horrible experience in the lake last year.  Wetsuit was just too tight and I lost all my air and had to breast stroke for a while to get my heart rate down.  Put a damper on the rest of my day.  Proper-sized wetsuit seems to have solved that problem.

Vista del Lago . . . ugghhh!

Good luck to everyone!

I agree! Vista del Lago - total Uggghhh!  I feel like a breathless snail.   Good Luck Jeff!

My friend lives in that neighborhood and she couldn't believe we run up Vista del Lago.

I had to admit that it was more of a "running motion" than actual running . . . .

I'd like to.  Just waiting for the confirmed race date from RD and registration to open.  I raced it last year as my first long course triathlon and boy did I love every bit of it!  =D

I raced this with you last year and my pit stop at T2 cost me the time I needed to catch up,  hehe!  I will not be racing this year though due to buying a new house and lack of training time.  Good luck to you and everyone racing this weekend!   Panda_Jack, you better beat that 3 hour mark!  =D