Ironman CT - 70.3
I'm now telling everyone I know NOT to go to Ironman Connecticut 70.3. That bike course sucks, with a capital SUCKS. I wasn't really there to race and I would have been pissed, or hurt, if I was. I'd estimate that about 50 miles of the bike course was unsafe. Most of the roads deserved maintenance 30 years ago, but I'm getting ahead of myself... I had a good time driving to the race with my neighbor John, which is a good thing because I'd estimate that we drove 8-9 hours on Saturday between getting to CT, driving the bike course and the usual running around. The day before the race was sunny and warm. The amusement park where transition is located wasn't very big so it was a little annoying getting in/out, but overall I liked the setup. After getting our bibs and racking our bikes we drove the bike course. I kept joking that it was a course designed by M.C. Escher. The course had lots of hills but it seems like they kept going up...