I am making the trip back to the motherland exclusively for this race. As a side benefit, I will see mom and grandma, I suppose.

I really hope it does well and continues. Ross is a great guy and I'm glad he's putting it on

Tired of those south Jersey races that make it feel like Groundhog Day?

How about a run/bike/run/swim/run/bike/run triathlon, with each run being a different route over roads, trails, etc. inside a park. If the lake is cold, you'll have to decide whether to put on wetsuit stuff or just HTFU and save time. 8.35 miles of running, .4mi of swimming, 18mi of biking. Favoring the good runners, but I'm doing it anyway. This sounds like a lot of fun.

Survival of the Mills, on 10/12 (yes, the water might be cold). A poor man's version of SOS.

Here's a cute video of the final 5km run course.

(I am not affiliated with the race in any way, just trying to generate interest in something different)

bump - trying to get some love for this potentially awesome new event!

Well done.

For those of use Real Athletes (™) who are doing the triathlon instead of the lame-ass duathletes, figuring out the clothes to wear during the race will be the eighth leg.

That looks great. A little too short notice at this point for me, but a definite contender for my 2015 calendar

It's at Wells Mills Park in Ocean, NJ

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

I'll be coming from Long Island. It's not so bad because the race doesn't start until 9 am.

Well, with a 5 week old in the house...

What's to figure out? Real Athletes (TM) shouldn't need to do anything more than rock the Speedo! :-)

Well, with a 5 week old in the house...

What's to figure out? Real Athletes (TM) shouldn't need to do anything more than rock the Speedo! :-)

Saw this on some flyer I got. Was thinking about it but have no idea what the gear strategy is. Is there one main transition that you keep returning to or are there multiple transition sites? Do you swim with running shoes on? I'm confused.


Anyone with inside info/experience?

How far is it from NYC?, this looks like fun.

How far is it from NYC?, this looks like fun.

''Everybody knows duathlons are WAAAAAY harder than tri's.''


Yeah but with the swim in the middle that argument goes out the window. I'm in the Du and the way I see it, while those guys are out there trying to chop a hole in the ice for the swim, I'll just run by, nice and warm

That sounds like just my cup o' tea. I'd be in if I weren't getting married that weekend.

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i suspect this is gonna hurt .......

Whaaa? Dude, the race is October 12th not January 12th. Real Athletes (TM) shouldn't even need a wetsuit. Even us LAD's should be fine with just a trisuit.
Race sounds like a great, fun way to end the season, kudos to Ross for putting this on!

This has been on my radar screen since DQ events announced the race at the beginning of the season! Plan to skip the swim and do the du. Really looking forward to it! Only two weeks away!

DQ Events put on great races at reasonable cost. You don't get alot of extra frills but you can be assured of a safe course and great racing!

I'm thinking HTFU. Maybe bring a swim cap and goggles, but going with the Liftfoil for the whole race.

SOTM (Survival of the Mills) is shaping up and going to be ONE EPIC EVENT! Thanks for all the chatter and help in getting the word out. When I created this race it was supposed to be challenging and something out of the ordinary and I promise you it will be! I know the course and race itself will be fun and challenging but one thing I cant control is mother nature. Either way I feel it will earn it's SURVIVAL namesake.
Hope to see everyone on the 12th. Ross Reynolds (SOTM RD)

SOTM (Survival of the Mills) is shaping up and going to be ONE EPIC EVENT! Thanks for all the chatter and help in getting the word out. When I created this race it was supposed to be challenging and something out of the ordinary and I promise you it will be! I know the course and race itself will be fun and challenging but one thing I cant control is mother nature. Either way I feel it will earn it's SURVIVAL namesake.
Hope to see everyone on the 12th. Ross Reynolds (SOTM RD)

The trails don't look technical.Check out the video:



It's going to rain for 24 hour the day before, but it's all sand over there. I'll bring two pairs of shoes, but I don't think it will be bad at all.

SOTM (Survival of the Mills) is shaping up and going to be ONE EPIC EVENT! Thanks for all the chatter and help in getting the word out. When I created this race it was supposed to be challenging and something out of the ordinary and I promise you it will be! I know the course and race itself will be fun and challenging but one thing I cant control is mother nature. Either way I feel it will earn it's SURVIVAL namesake.
Hope to see everyone on the 12th. Ross Reynolds (SOTM RD)

Even at 67 degrees I still like your htfu strategy, I'm thinking liftfoil all the way as well.

C'mon Ken, 1 degree under ITU cutoff. I've gone surfing in 62* water and been fine. FINA rules extend down to 60 I believe...

I'm straight jealous of those doing this race. I still have the flier that was left on my car at NJ State hanging on the fridge. I tried and simply can't do it - make it huge so I can be there next year. Good luck.

Come on, you're a Jersey guy. Drop everything and get over there! You only get one chance to be at the first one.

Here' what the guys from Animal House would have to say about it:

BEST RACE EVER. Well, it certainly competes in my heart with Rev3 Rush, Tri Tri Again, and Escape from Alcatraz (none of which are straight SBR, probably a theme there).
Swimming in that water without a wetsuit or cap was pretty awful, not going to lie. It took 3/4 of a mile after that swim to regain any sort of orientation.

Absolutely agree, this race was awesome! Most fun I've ever had doing a race, even though that last 5k trail run hurt like a mother!
To anyone on the fence about doing this race, you owe it to yourself to come out next year and have a blast!

I third this!!! It hurt like hell but you didn't notice b/c you were in the zone trying to pick the best line on the trails! I didn't expect the trails to be so technical either but I loved every minute of it!!!!!
Kudos to the race organizer and I will be back with lots of friends next year!

By the way, did anyone else see that guy running those trails BAREFOOT! And not gently picking his way either, dude was flying! Holy crap, guy must have titanium soles in his feet.

We have results:

http://www.dqtridu.com/mills14.htm

So how's everyone feeling today after the first Survival of the Mills. Glad to hear the positive comments as the creator I tried to make sure every detail was covered. Sorry can't control water temperature😁. When I designed it I wanted to be a different and a challenge and after yesterday seing you guys put it in action I think it was. My apologies about the swim mat, they were there at the gate but they didn't function so we ended up combining run 2/ swim/ run 3 for triathletes. i want to thank all you guys for making the race happen and there was definitely a loaded field to say the least. Thanks

On the fence - but I've seen the water temp last year was somewhere between "COLD" and "DAMN COLD" -- are we talking sub 60 degree water temperature?

On the fence - but I've seen the water temp last year was somewhere between "COLD" and "DAMN COLD" -- are we talking sub 60 degree water temperature?

I had been going back and forth with Ken Barbee and Jason Gers until we hit the run 2 to swim transition. I didn't put on a wetsuit. Never saw them again. I had planned on double-capping it at least, but I struggled enough putting my goggles on while running the last 150m, so I said the hell with the caps. I survived.
ETA: What I did, and what I thought the right decision for the day was (air temps were mid 50s, I want to say) was:
Thin (so not super bulky, but not that easy to get on) gloves through bike 1.
Arm warmers through run 2, then I think I put them back on for run 3 and bike 2 I believe. I think it warmed up enough that I peeled them off for the final run.
I brought my goggles with me for run 2, down to the water, and put them on in the last few hundred meters of the run. I've done this every backwards race and double super sprint I've done as well. I tuck them into the shoulder strap of my suit. I brought them back as well.
Slightly bulkier, looser, warmer, easy to put on quickly gloves for run 2 (to the lake) and run 3(from the lake). Coming out of that water is super disorienting, and it's definitely cold. I believe I went glove-less for bike 2, as it had begun to warm up by then, and I know I didn't wear any gloves for the final run.
Lastly, I wore my Pure Connects for the first run, but Brooks Cascadia trail shoes for all the other runs. I was definitely glad to have them for the last run for sure, which had some slick when wet logs and bridges.

Tired of those south Jersey races that make it feel like Groundhog Day?

How about a run/bike/run/swim/run/bike/run triathlon, with each run being a different route over roads, trails, etc. inside a park. If the lake is cold, you'll have to decide whether to put on wetsuit stuff or just HTFU and save time. 8.35 miles of running, .4mi of swimming, 18mi of biking. Favoring the good runners, but I'm doing it anyway. This sounds like a lot of fun.

Survival of the Mills, on 10/12 (yes, the water might be cold). A poor man's version of SOS.

Here's a cute video of the final 5km run course.

(I am not affiliated with the race in any way, just trying to generate interest in something different)

Bumping this thread to page 1.
The 3rd Annual Survival of the Mills race is just over 3 weeks out, October 9th. This is a super fun race and a great way to close out the season.
Everyone who has done this race has raved about it so don't let another season end without finding out for yourselves how much fun suffering can be!
Plus great beer at the finish!

http://www.survivalofthemills.com/

https://runsignup.com/...n/SurvivaloftheMills