Does anyone know anything about the Great Escape triathlon in September? It is put on by Fat Rabbit in Ohio. I got spammed about this race yesterday. The swim starts with a jump from a boat. Where do you jump from the boat? from the dock? also, the run includes run on beach. is the sand soft are packed? can anyone tell me anything about this race. What is scoop?
The local tri club in Cleveland has a forum. I haven’t done the race, but many locals have. Try your question there. www.clevetriclub.com
I did this race, it was a good time. The race starts with a bus trip to the local port where you get on the Jet Express boat and head out to the starting point in Lake Erie. The starting point is about 1 mile straight out from the beach which is next to the bike transition. The boat is a passenger boat and can hold a few hundred people. They lower large ramps on both sides of the boat for the start. The ramps are about 10 feet up from the water. So the key is to jump in and get out of the way. I think there were about 200 people and were unloaded in about 3 minutes.
From there swimming to the beach is easy. Just straight in. There is a large white bathhouse that you can sight in on, very easy to see. The bike is very fast on a flat course. The run is brutal (for a non-runner). The race definitely favors better runners. The run is on a combination of sand, gravel, a concrete uneven pier, and some wooded trails. All-in-all it was a very well run race and I had a blast.
What is a good 10K time on this course? I can’t find splits.
anything under 40 in the 10k will be top 10% of the field.
Copy and paste won’t work here at work, but complete results with splits from last years race are on the fat rabbit racing web site.
I did the race last year, the swim was nice, the bike was fairly flat with good roads, the run was brutal with most of the run on the beach. I’d say 4 of the 6 miles. We ran close to the water cuz the sand was the best packed down there.
It was cool getting the bus ride to the ferry and then jetting out to the start where you jump off the boat. Be one of the first off cuz the ferry moves slowely away from the start line as people are getting off.
Bring a flash light cuz it will be dark when you get to the transition area in the morning. It was pitch black in the bathrooms and I had to use my phone as a light to find the toilet paper.
The race was very well put on. I’d do it again if it fit my schedule.
Learn to run on the beach!!!
jaretj