I'm in for the Half. Weather looks great.

The group meets at New Spring Church, address is 2940 Concord Rd, Anderson 29621.... we roll out at 8am.. some riders will be circling the parking lot to collect junk miles before the start... yes, the parking lot is that big!!! Ride route is 47 miles with options for more miles.... We'll be on our best behavior for our out-of-town guests... The group has roadies and tri guys/gals on tri bikes... and we ride well together.... All are welcomed.

It's going to be a great race! See all of you there!

Junk miles???!!! Hmmm. That depends on how you do it.

My definition of junk miles is riding around a parking lot, going nowhere... even if the loop is almost 1 mile... they do give saddle time... which is important... but, there's not much to see!!!

I'm in for 70.3 and no more! Last race of the year to wrap it up. Will be arriving early Friday morning and I'll probably drive the course either that day or Saturday.

In - Vince Cellini style - finish up strong.

Just as a PSA for everyone who hasn't ridden / driven the course yet: pay attention to the warning about the technical descent at Timm's Mill. It's about 26km into the course, you turn right onto Timm's Mill Rd, go through a fast descent into a sharp hairpin with an sbend curve. The road is narrow with no shoulders (at least that I could see, deadfall had completely covered the surface, but race crews are clearing the debris tomorrow and Sunday morning) and is nasty. Right before the section there is a 15MPH Curves approaching sign that gives you a little bit of advance warning on it.

Also, of the 4 bridge decks you cross in the first half of the HIM bike section, 3 of them (I can't remember the names) have potholes / nasty uneven sections on the right half of the lane on the far side of the bridge. If it's clear, it's worth taking a line on those sections over to the left, as at least two of them are pinch flat worthy gaps.

Good luck everyone!

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Shout out to all my Anderson peeps from south Texas! For all you racing you're in for a treat.. Beautiful scenery and a great ride venue.. Wish I could be there..