An urban triathlon right here in Vancouver!
3.8km swim, 181.5km bike ride, 50km ULTRA!
Finisher Medals for everyone!
Winners of categories get a "bouqet" of pansies!
Swim from Kits beach to Locarno beach (Trimble st. - just West of Jericho Sailing Center)
Bike from Trimble to Burnaby Mountain, up, down, to Seymour Mountain, up, down, to Lillooet Rd, to the end of the LSCR paved pathway, down, up Mountain Highway (/Arborlynn), down to Dempsey, up, over to Grouse skyride, down to Marine, to 31st st, up Westmount to Hwy 1, up Cypress Mountain, down, along Westport rd. to start of Baden Powell (Knee Knacker start).
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/208606841
Run the Baden Powell trail to Deep Cove
Follow the Knee Knacker route http://www.kneeknacker.com/race-info-course/course-info/course-description/
There are 5 categorized climbs, along with 5 un-categorized climbs on the bike route for a total of 3000m+ of vertical. Combined with the 2400m from the BP, that's 5400m of vert in a day! WOO!
Racing Categories Include:
- No Where Near Pro Category (NWN)
- Paddle-board Category (PBC)
- Aero-bar Category (ABC) - pointy helmets also go in this category
- Granny Gear Category (GGC) - for those with triples, or +30 tooth casettes
- Superhero Cape Category (SCC) - you must wear a cape the whole race
- Tag Team Category (TTC) - relay groups go here, you must carry a baton the whole race... just because
Cut off Times:
Just one - You must start the BP by 6:30pm (bring a headlamp)
Required Gear: something to swim in (???), a bicycle, a helmet, some running shoes (or not, if you swing that way), lots of food, & a CELL PHONE (to communicate with race "director" for any reason).
How this will work:
Show up to the swim at 5:30am, bring your bike. Load your bike onto the bicycle trailer. Dump your Transition Bags (you get 2) in the car. The car will shuttle your bike and stuff to Trimble (one shuttle, it won't be left alone), where it will wait for you. Be sure to label each bag T1 or T2, along with your name. You will transition (if you're changing into bike spandex, bring a towel, or poncho...) and throw your wet stuff into your T1 bag. Stuff will get put back into the car. Once you hit the flat section on the lower part of the Cypress climb (just above the highway), you will text the race "director" (this ensures she can get to the BP in time for the 1st person) with the letters BC (bottom of Cypress), shortened for speed ease of texting. Put your bike back on the trailer, get your T2 bag, transition, run the BP. We want you to down to Capilano by dark, thus the cut-off of 6:30pm.
How do you get back to your car? Don't drive. Get dropped off or bike to the start.
Why Sunday? I have a work function on Saturday and this weekend seems best. Don't be such a pansy. Be a Pansyman!
There are no Aid Stations, you will have to fend for yourself in this tough world. Throw food in your transition bags / stop at a coffee shop (Real World Racing!).
The course is not marked ANYWHERE. I'd recommend riding the bike route first, and running the BP atleast in sections.
Swimming Safety: The Paddle Board Category will be paddling at the speed of the swimmers, they're our "help" if we need it. Don't like it? Don't be such a pansy.
Entry: There is no fee and you don't need to be a member of Club Fat Ass to participate in a Flash event, however whining is not allowed. No registration is required but please indicate your participation via the comment form below. You are responsible for your own well being and safety and should be self sufficient.
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Comments
Cancelled - "next year"
So everyone that was a maybe cancelled. So due to a lack of Pansies, we are going to cancel.
"Next Year" apparently we'll have lots of people.
If you were hell bent on doing it and I somehow missed your memo. Please call me ASAP at 604 970 1171
I like it alot!
a few questions:
1) I'm having shoulder issues so swimming is a bit of a challenge. If paddle boards are OK, and we use them what do we do withthem after the 'swim' section? I'm not familiar with the swim route could you send me a screen capture of google earth showing start/finish?
2) how long do you estimate the ride to take for an 'average' road rider?
3) How many people are considering this and what do you expect the overall time to be?
Sounds AWESOME! Well put together! I may have to check out the 'paddle boarding' thing. would kayaks be ok or canoes if need be?
Cheers,
Mike
The Bicycle Climbs
Since the Giro is now over, it's time to concentrate on the next largest event of the season, which is happening in July. Not, not the tour, the PANSYMAN!
I went for a short jaunt on the weekend and managed a comfortable pace to the top of Seymour, via SFU, & UBC in a time of 3h10. I stopped at the Esso on Dollarton to grab some water and fruit juice (sugar!), which served as an excellent aid station.
So to get some stoke flowing, here's some detail on the cycling climbs to be featured in the Pansyman.
We start off with short, but sweet, category 2, Burnaby Mountain climb. It averages 5% over 6km and starts out with some false flat but ramps up to a constant 7% grade, with a short section of 10%.
After a bumpy and frightening descent to Hastings, there's some cruisy rolling flats to the 2nd narrows, and then a scenic ride along Dollarton. As the road curves left you get a nice view of the climb to come.
The climb up Seymour gets started as you turn left onto Mount Seymour Parkway, where the road immediately hits 14% for a short distance, it gradually rolls downhill before you turn right to start the majority of the climb. It averages 6.2% along its entire length, but much of the climbing is done on 8% roads. The climb relents slightly about 3/4 of the way up, which gives your legs a bit of rest before the final push to the summit of the climb.
I refueled at Cobbs bread at Parkgate mall for my ride back to UBC, but there are also caffeinated aid stations available there too.
After that, there's a cruise down to Lillooet Rd, where you go right and start the next climb up past Cap College, which is fairly casual after the last one. It gains 200m over 3 km, and any steepness is short lived. The climb ends as the road crests a roll just after the BP crosses the road. The rest of the road (out and back) is over gentle rolling terrain that's quite pleasant and easy to maintain speed over.
After the rolling hills and gentle descent back to Seymour Parkway, you're legs should be fresh for the next grunt up Mountain Highway starting from Keith Rd., which features 4 steep sections that gradually increase in difficulty. The hardest part will likely be the last section up Dempsey, which will come right after the top section of mountain highway. The Dempsey climb is 1.5km+ of 11% grade. FUN FUN FUN!
After some rolling hills on Dempsey, Braemer, & Montroyal, you start the last section on the Grouse massif. It's a short jaunt up to the Grouse Skyride on Nancy Greene Way, and although it's not long, it has a steep section near the end. It should be sufficient to keep your legs warm.
Fuel up for the last climb of the day... errr... on the bike that is. Starting from Marine and going up 31st st. (right before the train tracks cross marine), you climb a rolling hill with grades up to 12%. This will be the hardest part of the climb. Your legs are tired from the beginning of the day and you have 19km (uphill) to go until you can rest a bit before the run. I have a feeling the bottom will crack people. If you make it up 31st street in one piece, you should be fine. Don't forget to send a text to the race director on the flat section at the bottom of Cypress Bowl Rd.
When you get to the top of Cypress, don't be sad that you're leaving such a peaceful place, you'll be back soon... in an hour or two.