Subject: RE: Vineman 70.3 Registration opens Today I did the Full Vineman in 2012, doing the 70.3 this year.
Swim is nice...clean water and an "up and back" in the Russian River that has little current. It's a bit narrow, which makes staying fairly straight pretty easy. A few spots are very shallow, as in you can touch the bottom with your fingers! Some/many, will stand up and walk in the 2 spots I recall....one is about 1/3 of the way out and the other is at the turn around.
Bike is more rolling hills than anything else. There are a few short climbs with Chalk Hill being the only longer climb...and even that is maybe a 300 elevation gain over about a mile...steepest part is maybe 5% to 6%...so really not too bad. Check out the elevation map on the Vineman website. You'll hear many people complain about the road conditions....sure, a few spots are bad, but overall, these roads are no worse that what I'm used to riding here in Orange County, Ca. Some parts are very nice, most are just "ok"...not bad and not great.
The run is different between the Full Vineman and the 70.3, so I can't comment on the 70.3. The full was also just some rollers...granted, they felt bigger than they were in the heat!
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