Quote Originally Posted by DebW View Post
MDHillSlug, I did a ride in Columbia a couple weeks ago with a friend. We started at APL and I was told that part of our route was on the Columbia Triathlon course (is there more than one?). They kept talking about this one hill, and when we got there and were 2/3 of the way up, I asked my friend when it was going to get steep. She just scowled at me. They'd built it up so much that I was expecting worse. Besides, we came at it straight, and the triathlon course makes a left turn into it right at the start of the hill, so the triathlon riders have to do it with no starting momentum.
I think there are two, the Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon (1K swim, 17.5 mile bike, 3.3 mile run) and the Columbia Triathlon (1.5K swim, 41K ride, 10K run). I'm doing the Iron Girl. I've seen both route maps and there's a little bit of overlap. If you can tell me what road your hill was on I can tell you which route it was.