The Devil's Challenge Tri in Baraboo, Wisconsin is tomorrow! This will probably be the final tri for me this season, although the Jay-Hawk Latebird tri is looking pretty appealing...
Taking place at Devil's Lake State Park, which is actually just south on Hwy 12 of Baraboo, athletes will get a chance to take in some breathtaking views of this gorgeous gem in south central Wisconsin, while completing a 440 yd swim, 15 mile bike, and a 3 mile run.
Here's a link to event info: http://www.witriseries.com/id13.html
The bike course is notorious for it's killer hills, although we are still not quite what this year's course will entail. Construction on one of the main roads started a few days early, leaving the race director scrambling to work with the town of Merrimac and the local sheriff's department and get a route set down. This will prove to be a very interesting course, as they are basically saying that they don't know yet what the course will be, but that there will be volunteers and signs at every turn. At least we won't get lost! :)
I'll be heading up there this afternoon to practice some open water swimming and try out my new wetsuit, the BlueSeventy Reaction! It's a sleeveless, which I actually prefer since you still get the flotation and warmth, but less restriction of movement than a full-body suit. I'll try to snap some pics of the crummy weather and some of the set-ups that are likely going on at the moment.
I will definitely be posting a race report on here tomorrow evening, as well as reporting in at www.beginnertriathlete.com. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and Meggen will be able to snap some good pictures of the action.
See you then!
-J
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