The Triathlon at Pacific Grove - Olympic Distance

I got married in Carmel, but my in-laws are from PG.  Love it up there just too expensive for someone in there 20's to survive.

 Jason

I did it last year, first tri ever, and am going to do it again this year.

 Getting excited, loved the kelp bed

My wife did the sprint at PG (she is local PG girl) a couple years ago.  She had a lot of fun.  Great race for the whole family to attend and watch.

Jason

You still have a little time before your sprint, what is your long distance runs/rides like?

It is the the base that will have the biggest impact on completing both with good times.

Jason

Pac Grove is perfect for a first time Olympic.  It was my first tri ever and I was able to complete it with no major issues (had some knee trouble and was slow on run, but I made it.  Can only get faster from this point forward, right?). 

If you can do a century ride and are working on run and swim, you should be fine.  Don't worry about the run too much because by the end you can always walk, and there are plenty of walkers at Pac Grove (TNT event).  

You can swim or pull yourself through the kelp which ever you prefer, or even take a break/sit on top of it if you need to!  There's a lot of support boats too.  Most people uneccessarily worry about the swim the most,  the wets suits are almost unsinkable and improve your swim and the event people keep a close eye on you.  Just be sure to practice sighting in your wet suit. 

It is a great swim because the water is clear and you can look down and see all the fish and wildlife in the kelp.  Beautiful!

How strange I have a black wet suit too! The lady at the hotel wished me luck to win the race, the black must have been the jinx why I did not win.  Drat.