I am posting to let people know of our local Tri series of races. For some reason, this year registration hs been slow, so lots of places open. Part of this may be the cange in setupevents site - it is much harder to find these races. The races have been well received for the past years they have been run, so it is not the quality of the race holding it back - maybe jsut one of those years.
The basic information is at http://www.cvilletriathlete.com/ - with links to registration.
We are offering a sprint, Olypmic and Xterra, all centered around Walnut creek park - about a 30 minute drive from town.
The lake is very clean, spring fed, and will be warm, no need for wetsuits. A 550 m swim for the sprint, 1500 of OLy and 750 for Xterra.
The bike is challenging. The first mile is an 9% average grade out, and you can consider that a warmup for the rest of the ride. Constantly rolling, virtually no flats, some short steep climbs.
The runs are trail runs, and these are technical trails. Actually, the trails are the same as used in the biking for the Xterra, so expect some challenges there as well. Walnut Creek Park specifically built these trails for the MTB community, and have a full range of skill level available. Oh yes, and the occasional bear just to add interest.
Overall these are challenging events. Charlottesville is a great destination event for a weekend, lots to do with the family, great history, beautiful contryside in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, and a couple of great brew pubs I can refer you to.
So if you are in the Virginia area, or near enough to make a good weekend out of it, give it a consideration.