By far the best race I have ever taken part in. From packet pickup to the finish line this race is top notch. Spectators make the whole race worthwhile as well. Brooklyn and 1st Ave in Manhattan are crazy!

The swimming portion runs parallel to the beach and the waves are typically small so early in the morning.
The bike portion has a beautiful 11.1 mile course along the Lake Minnewaska and beautiful views and the run is 2.5 miles
out and back along the Lake and finishes by a soccer field.

I'll definitely run this race next year, but will be toting my own hydration and energy requirements. With an aout and backa� course I would have expected there to me more water stations than at a little over a mile and at mile 4. I recalled there being more stations when