Subject: RE: Lake Stevens vs. Black Diamond I'm a bit partial to the BuDu events, and I'll be at Lake Stevens (where I'll be giving away a custom bike frame to some one who did all three of the west-side BuDu Multi-sport races), but I've never actually done that particular event. BuDu puts on good races, and they've been at it a long time. You really can't go wrong with any of their events. I'm also fairly familiar with the area surrounding the Black Diamond race, used to ride out there pretty often, and don't really consider the roads out there to be "busy". There's decent shoulder throughout, but where they put the turn-around point seems a little ill-advised. The run will be on trails, which it's been YEARS since I've been on, and from my memory they can be fairly root-strewn. That's what I know. Maybe not so helpful. |