Have done it twice. Am also doing again in 2 weeks.

Pretty well organized though check-in is sometimes slow.

Some traffic to get to Bader field morning of...recommend going to transition early to avoid.

Swim is rolling start in brackish water. Last year we got hit with tide coming in and it was like being in an endless pool for a few, then they cut short the swim on the spot.

Bike is decent, some sections are a little bumpy...but very flat overall.

Run is HOT...no shade at all on the boardwalk...i burned big time last two years...might actually use sunblock this year :). Run is also extremely flat.

Funny story, last year I stayed at Caesars...so there I was walking through the casino at 4 am all geared up with my bike pump and backpack...came across a fellow playing slots and he was just puking his guts out right on the carpet with his wife (ostensibly) standing over him patting him on the back. Rough day I’m guessing for him.

Good luck out there...give em hell!

J

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Have done it multipule times. Get to Bader field early. Traffic usually sucks.

The bike course is not closed to traffic. I hate that they promote the race that way.

It’s a fun race.

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Anyone have a clue to the water temps?

I guess it's a rare situation where ST is 'clueless'....

No idea. But last two years were all wetsuit legal.

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On the ocean side near Atlantic City proper it's currently 74.1F.

TY

Ocean is mid-70s right now.. can probably add a couple of degrees to that.

I recall a NOAA station for Bader Field when I did Challenge AC in 2015, but I can't find it now.

On the ocean side of Atlantic City but it should be close to the temp at the back bay. Although the bay is usually a little warmer. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/...home.html?id=8534720

Actually when they dunk a thermometer in the pre-dawn hours of the morning, the back bay should be a little cooler than the ocean side, especially if the tide has been out.

Thanks to all about the water temp and other information. I've never done AC and this will be the first time racing with NO warmup swim due to restrictions (active inter-coastal waterway). Knowing it will be reasonably warm is helpful to know.

I thought I'd read about a current issue one year...

74.9 in the causeway this morning. Thinking unless we get a big tidal switch to bring in some warmer water from the south we should be wetsuit legal.

They had a weird swim course set-up in 2014 that caused some issues. 2015 there was some current, but not terrible. Then last year I think was the swim course modification in the middle of it.

I think Delmo's got it figured out for this year, just based on the course reversal, tide situation (it's about as close to slack tide as you can get), and experience.

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Support the local races; Do TOUGHMAN.

IM is just buying everything up and making them all cookie cutter crap.

If you want a race experience where the organizers care, stay local.

And this race director, Delmonte is an ass.

Any info on slots for worlds? Did they roll a lot? I figured with the weather as bad as it was that unless you really really wanted to go you headed home. That’s what I did. Particularly interested in Men AG 55-59.

Care to elaborate? I've done a number of his races ranging from Tri the Wildwoods to the inaugural Escape The Cape to Challenge AC and never got that impression.

He’s too flamboyant for my taste. He’s like this local celebrity that everyone trips over themselves to say how amazing he is. God forbid you have a criticism, his local fan club will jump all over you. That said, I grudgingly admit that he put on a good event today and pays attention to the details. My only complaint, and I thought he’d fix it after the same issue last year, is that the swim organization is a total abortion. There’s plenty of room to create a nice long line, but instead people cram 100 across to try and enter a Swim shoot that can accommodate only 6 across. Very stressful waiting and jockeying for position. He is constantly talking about how he wants to be the best and to learn from mistakes, but this was still an issue. Otherwise, a pretty well run event.

I think he and his races are great!

Yesterday was PERFECT PR weather.

yes they did-
I stayed for M55-59 as I was interested

They started w one slot, added one from one of the older AG's (they started at older and someone already had the slot so it rolled)
-first time I went to the rolldown, btw

#1-from Canada-passed, #2-took slot, #3/4-passed, #5-also from Canada, passed-


At that point, the announcer asked "Anybody in M55-59?"
Multiple people were shouting 'YES!', but one guy was louder and he said "I'm next".
Announcer-"You, OK, what's your name?"
answer-"Dale Toce"
Announcer-"Dale Toce, yes, you are next. My man knows where he is in the placement. That's how to do it"

https://www.sportstats.ca/...ts&lastname=toce

Glad I went home then. I was the guy that finished 10 seconds behind you.

Nice race Scott. The swim was brutal. I knew high tide was 7:05, so I went a bit earlier than I would have normally and that could have been the difference.
I did miss out on AC AG awards (by one place) and USAT Regional Championship awards (by one place)-but I'm happy with France!

Dale

Excited for you. Enjoy the journey and the event.

Nice job Dale!

That swim was a fucking disaster. I got in early and was met with the most violent swim I've been a part of. I damn near grabbed a kayak and called it a day. It looks like it got faster a little later in the swim based on who started behind me. I was anticipating 27-28 and wound up 32. Friend of mine went 28:XX and started 15 minutes behind me.

Bike was fine for the first two loops, but that last one...a crit race with aerobars and a massive speed delta. I probably should've stayed with a couple of people that came by me on the ACE on the way out to work with on the final lap, but given my crash history/TBI it was a little much.

Run I wanted to approximate effort for IMFL, which I feel like I was pretty close to. However I wound up going directly to medical after the race. Thinking I just was way off on both calories and electrolyte balance. Executive cognitive function was messed up (when it takes me 15 seconds to decide what my full name is and whether to include my middle name...yeah, you're kinda fucked up). Now to figure that shit out before IMFL.

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Hey laughable, FWIW, I've known Steve Delmonte, the race director, for close to 20 years. I think contrary to your characterization of him, he is a truly great human, was/is an elite triathlete, and is one of the best race directors around. He puts on a lot of great "local" events and his 70.3 has a very local feel. I'n from around this area and a large number of the volunteers and the racers are local.

Also, I don't think your comment is appropriate in this forum without backing it up with specific examples. And even then, its a broader character attack on a person I'm guessing you don't know very well. sorta like me saying your a real first class jerk based on your one petty post....I'm not saying that btw...I'm guessing your a great guy who has friends that like you and you just had a bad post....

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What time did you enter the water? I got in (according to Delmo) at 7:09 and it took me 52 minutes. I felt good going out, but on the way back I felt like I had to swim sideways (to the left) because the current kept pushing me into the middle of the bay...my garmin confirms this ridiculous zig zag...the whole leg back was rough. Felt almost like an open water swim at times with the waves.

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"There will come a day you won't be able to do this, today is not that day."