Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: Chantal13 on 2012-01-06 3:29 PM

Is anyone else planning on going?  I am going to do the Milton Triathlon before I do the 70.3 Mont-Tremblant later in June.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: AHare on 2012-01-06 4:21 PM

I'll be there.  It'll be my first race on a tri bike, first time doing Milton with a wetsuit.  I'm expecting chaos in my T1, especially since the swim->bike run is so short I probably won't even be able to unzip it.

Interesting fact: After 2 years thinking "geez, the 6th line hill is enormous" I ran it through mapmyride, and apparently that hill would only be a cat 1 in the tour de france hill-ranking system.  It makes me want to try a Cat 5 or HC hill.

Less than 5 months!

Edited by AHare 2012-01-06 4:22 PM

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: winter_mute on 2012-01-07 5:51 AM

I'll be there doing the sprint.  It will only be a "C" level race for me.  I was only going to do the try-a-tri as a warm-up race, but let a co-worker talk me into doing the sprint.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: marvintpa on 2012-01-09 8:48 AM

It is a very well run event.

I'll be there again.

Haven't decided on which distance yet, that will depend on how the (highly variable) winter training goes.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: 2paz on 2012-01-09 9:46 AM

I plan on being there.

I'll be doing the Duathlon though.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: marvintpa on 2012-01-12 7:38 AM

Just how bad is the big hill on the sprint?

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: GoFaster on 2012-01-12 8:26 AM

Those are called mountains!!  Wish we had something in Ontario that would prepare us to ride those categories of climbs.

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RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: GoFaster on 2012-01-12 8:27 AM

8kmph going up - 70kmph going down.

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RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: AHare on 2012-01-12 10:45 AM

With a 90 degree left turn right after, so you don't even get to carry all your speed

And since everyone loves hills, the run course goes up the same escarpment as well

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: winter_mute on 2012-01-12 1:17 PM

Looking at the maps it appears to be a 10% grade.

What am I planning to do to myself....

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: 2paz on 2012-01-12 1:30 PM

i've ridden that hill a few times.  The first time i ever rode it i had to walk up it towards the end.  That was when I first got my bike and had barely any endurance.  The second time I rode it I made it all the way up but was dead tired.  Going up that hill I was doing about 5 km/hr.  but going down i reached 67 km/hr....awesome!!!!

We should setup some training rides when the weather gets better.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: GoFaster on 2012-01-12 4:08 PM

That hill is great for repeats - most I did at one time was 5.  For me it's always easier to climb out of the saddle, so I try to see how long I can last seated.  Usually only the first, and that's when I'm in shape.  I went up there on the weekend with the wind in my face, which made things that extra bit more fun...

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RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: Bopper on 2012-01-13 8:33 PM

It's a short little hill... rather enjoy it myself. I've done the race a couple times and really enjoyed the bike course both times. Love riding the hills in the Rattlesnake area, one of my favourite rides is the Halton Hilly Hundred... depending on what route you take, you get to climb the escarpment 5-7 times. GREAT training.

For those interested in climbing the hills in that area... here are the hills you should be trying, from hardest to easiest:

1. Appleby Line... classic switch back. I measured on Mapmyride, close to 1 km climbing with an average grade of 10%. The switchbacks get close to 20%... they are nasty!
2. Steeles... just a straight up gut wrenching climb... about a 1.5 km climb averaging 8%. Except for the stop sign they installed at the bottom in the last couple years it was a great one to descend.
3. 14th Sideroad... starts out easy, but 3/4 of the way up, it pitches up VERY steeply, but it's a short stinger.
4. Bell School line... fun to descend, just be careful of the driveways coming onto the road, people aren't expecting you to be coming down at 70kph.
5. 6th Line... not that difficult, unless you're doing it in a tri/du... then it's a wall of people.
6. Appleby Line on the North side... fun in either direction.
7. Campbellville Road (I think?) coming out of Burlington or out of Lowville... great long steady climbs, just a lot of traffic.

Those are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head. It's been a while since I've ridden there... unfortunately... but, I enjoy every ride in that area.

 

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: Jon bovi on 2012-01-14 7:34 AM

It was about ten years ago the first time I went up the hill. I had to stop at the entrance of the golf course (right about where the steepest part of the hill ends) and take a 20 minute or so rest. I still had about 20km before I got home and wasn't sure if I could make it after going up the hill. Ten years later it's become part of my weekly "after work rides".

I recommend that anyone trying the event for the first time go out and ride the course beforehand. Or at the very least drive the course. I didn't do the race last year but I got on my bike and took a trip down and watched from the top of the hill. The most common thing I heard at the top was " it looked easier on Google".


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RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: Bopper on 2012-01-15 1:58 PM

Jon bovi, that is hilarious. You live in a gorgeous area, lots of lovely hills to train on.My first time up was during a liesure ride. It was the fifth time up the escarpment after 75 km, with 25 km to go. That was a tough day...but lots of fun.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: NOTIMETOTRAIN on 2012-02-16 7:10 PM

I am so looking forward to this race. It's the first one of the season for me and I can't wait to see how I do on the new bike setup. The hill on the bike seems to drag on. But the nasty hill at the beginning of the run is more what haunts me. Short but painful.

Edited by NOTIMETOTRAIN 2012-02-16 7:14 PM

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: BarefootClyde on 2012-05-06 4:47 PM

As this the closest Tri to me this season, I was planning on adding the bike route to my Saturday morning training ride. I was curious if anyone on here wanted to meet up and ride it with me.

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: winter_mute on 2012-05-23 9:13 AM

Going to be heading down on Saturday morning to test out the 6th line hill.

Anybody in that area know how busy Kelso Lake (and area) will be due to the dragon boats?  Mostly concerned about finding a good spot to park.

Was also planning to try the hills on this route:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/86930429

Any clues how traffic may be?

RE: Milton Triathlon : Official Thread
BY: sirveloman on 2012-05-23 11:59 AM

The hills on your posted route are generally tougher than the 6th line hill that is in the triathlon. Traffic into Kelso might be a headache but generally it should be relatively contained to Tremaine.

There are a lot of cyclists challenging themselves on those hills every weekend so you should have some company to suffer with.

Don't know of any available parking other than in the park however.