So Im 90% certain Im going to sign up for the Hits oly in Marble Falls in 2 weeks since the swim on my oly last weekend fell through.

Here's the map
http://hitstriathlonseries.com/marble-falls-tx-2012/marble-falls-tx-2012-maps

Map My Tri has the elevation going up to about 1k ft and back down for the distance that we are going for the oly.

Had a question if anyone has experience with the bike course and how the elevation is and how hilly it is?

Here's another map of it

http://www.mapmytri.com/routes/view/66867816

hopefully they have gotten their **** together, b/c initial reports of this tri series were not good.

I did the open distance to try it out (free) in Corpus... I didn't think it was terrible. What were the negatives about it?

not going to dig up the thread, but there was a thread on slowtwitch ripping the initial event. maybe they've corrected the issues.

Well balls, I'm signed up and it looks like it's going to be a good event.

Big fan of Saturday tri's and boozing on the lake afterwards.

I was toying with the idea of doing the free one just for ****s and giggles.

Found a Cjo race report on 09

not the same race, but it should give a general idea of topography.

yeahtoast, what distance?

Haha I just read Cjo's race report... sounds like me exactly except my swim might be faster. At Republic of TX last weekend I was last in my age group (only by 1min tho) and like 120 out of 150 overall.

Kinda fun reading those old reports... speaking of old reports, I am about ready to post my IMTX report from 11 months ago.....

i was so disgusted with IMTX that i never even wrote a RR.

I spent about 7 years in Marble Falls. The out will probably be pretty good uphill and rollers but back in should be pretty fast. The park area and downtown area has some significant rollers, but no long climbs.

The last description on this page should help...

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=429143&start=41&posts=44

Maybe inTIMimdator will chime in too, I think he road the half course.

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yeahtoast, what distance?

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Just OLY for this one. Should have done a half for my final IMTX test, but what can you do.

Well, there will be 3 other ags out there w/ you. Im gunna try and get my hands on a A&M tri suit by the race.