Anybody from Washington - Wineman/Lake Chalen?'s

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Hey all,

I’m thinking of visiting my brother up in Washington and noticed there was a “triathlon festival” at Lake Chelan from July 9th-July 17th. They have a lot of sprint races - called My First and Next Triathlon. The week ends with a half IM that sounds fun - “Wineman”. Anybody have any info about this? It sounds like the 1st year for the half…

Dave

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Check www.seatri.org for some postings on it. Basically they say it’s not the best event and that you might want to consider other events.

John

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I did it last year. My advice, don’t do it. For your $100 entry fee, you get a generic t-shirt, generic finisher’s medal and some bananas and gatorade at the finish. I calculated that they pocketed about $80 profit from every racer. There are no awards - even for the “My Next Tri” participants - and they have 5 races on the course over the 1 1/2 weeks.

If you just want a good work out and don’t care about the entry fee or normal race swag/perks/awards, then maybe do it. The course is very fast and fairly scenic as it follows the lake shore.

There is an OLY distance race in Yakima (about 1 1/2 south) on 7/10 and a 1/2 IM in Osoyoos, BC (about 2 hours north, IMC bike course) on the same day. These races have gotten good reviews.

“You know you are getting old when you see your father in the mirror.” anon.

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Thanks for the heads up.

7/10 won’t work for me time-wise…

Thanks for the heads up. I don’t mind a bad t-shirt or lack of good food at the end as long as I know ahead of time what to expect (and its not too much $$$). As long as the course is well-marked/I do not get lost/its safe and there are aid stations on the run - I’ll be happy.

Its also the first year and I don’t want the event to get cancelled…

Thanks,

Dave

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It may be the first at this distance, but the RD has been putting on sprint races at Lake Chelan for the past few years. They also put on a 1/2 IM in BC at Harrison Hot Springs (Bigfoot) and the reviews were not good. There is a prior thread on it on this forum.

Lake Chelan is a great venue and it is a short drive for me, but I will wait until I hear something positive about this RD. Please post a race review if you do it.