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Race Reports for Finger Lakes Triathlon - Olympic Course

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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: Not a great outing if you go by the clock or by AG placing, but fourteen minutes got burned while dealing with a mechanical on the bike. Subtract that, and it's a pretty decent effort, which culminated in one of my best triathlon runs ever. I've been fighting this summer to get back into some semblance of shape after three years of next-to-nothing UN-fitness spent working and raising my two toddlers. This race convinced me that MAYBE my best years as a triathlete aren't behind me after all. And maybe next year is the year I get back into HIM shape.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Good race. Not much in way of post race activities, though we did not stick around too long.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: A good late season race. Well run by Score-This. The change of transition area and subsequent walking areas does need some refinement. The sponsor tents were far more prominent than the general food tent. It was tough to move around and not traverse the course. I suspect this will be addressed next year.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: What will be the next challenge? Half Marathon? Aquabike? Half Ironman? Last year an Olympic seemed like a challenge, but now I know I can do it. I will definitely do this race again next year, but will seek out the next big challenge to keep improving!!
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I love this race. Score-This and others involved do a great job. It's the perfect area and course!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I'll be back next year looking to go even faster!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Score-This and Canandaigua ran a good race. A lot of volunteers. A few quirks from last year got ironed out this year. I thought they did a very nice job.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Score-This ran a good race. There were a ton of volunteers and police. The intersections were all well guarded and supported to keep racers safe. A couple of minor complaints. 1) the post race food was bad. They need to have more variety. 2) Everyone was forced to remove bags, etc from transition. That was fine for bringing stuff in. It was not fine for getting things out. I gave a few things to my wife as she was leaving. I eventually laid out my big towel and bundled up the rest of my stuff in that to carry things out. Significant PITA. 3) We were not allowed back into transition for quite awhile after the race. Yes, there were other participants still coming in and out. In certain areas. But the races were numbered in groups, so oly people had a certain area, sprint folks a different one, and kids different still. By closing transition to everyone, we were forced to stay there for probably an hour or two longer than we otherwise might have. I'm glad I didnt
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The food this year wasn't as good as usual and the weather was kinda blah but overall this race is one of my favorites and will keep coming back for more. Marmadaddy and jamjam put on a great pre race dinner!! One of the highlights of the weekend.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I thought this was a well-organized race. I think the post race food and drinks could have been a little better, though. As for myself, I loved doing this distance. Even though officially I was 4th in my AG, I got 3rd because the person who won my AG came in 3rd overall. Even still, I was solid MOP, which is an accomplishment for me. I felt great the whole time and had so much fun!!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: I love this race. It was my A race this year and was my first Oly 2 years ago so I have big attachment, especially as it is local. I didn't like the food this year. Not much variety and a lot of cold fish and chicken hanging around. The yummy sandwiches, cookies etc in previous years were much better.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Never raced this course before, so I won't log this as a PR, but this was BY FAR my best effort at this distance and probably my smartest race ever. If you look at my splits, there's no single leg that appears to be outstanding, but all three were respectable, and I had enough at the end to run the way I always felt I could. Very nice way to end the season, and I'm looking forward to seeing if I can pick up next year where I left off. Nice to get through the season with no injuries, and I'm already looking forward to racing in 2009. In the words of WaterDog , "Train well, peeps."
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: A very good race. Well run, well attended, well organized. Better sign up early, because it will sell out quick!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: After reading through this it may sound like I had a negative experience in this race. I am not overly pleased with my results, but I did have a great time. And it is always fun to hang out with some great people, which this race seems to attract! The people that put this race on have done a nice job with this race. Even adding the extra participants this year didn't affect there ability to put together a great race on time!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: A large but well run race. Food at the end was ok. Many volunteers and aid stations. The run course was very spectator friendly with the two loops and course set-up.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I really like this race and hope to do it again next year.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a great way to end the season. The race venue is awesome and Linda Miller does a fantastic job!
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[18]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: great race..just a lot of road traffic.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Very well organised. The food afterwards was good too.
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[20]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Good race, long drive but I might do it mext year.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: After thinking about it, I like how they set us up in transition. Lining us up themselves in order of arrival worked out nicely. (But, was I placed near a person who felt compelled to swipe my bike computer?? Or somebody who accidentally thought it was theirs and accidentally took it home with them?) There are lots of awesome volunteers; score-this does a nice job organizing races; the lake, bike route and run are fantastic!
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[22]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: It's as good a local race as you're going to find. I really like the bike rack system score-this has come up with, every competitor gets the same amount of transition space. They've worked out the kinks from the corral swim starts and it went very smoothly. There were some comments about tight space where the run course enters and exits the street due to it being narrow and spectators crossing right there.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This race is fairly well run. Lots of volunteer support. The weather has been great this summer so the lake was still 72 degrees. Its nice to attend these races and meet or spend some time with the great people I have met here on BT! As you can tell by the results, I will probably never be an age group winner, so the thing I enjoy from these is pushing to get better and especially the social aspect that makes the training hours worth while! I'm looking forward to doing it again next year when I can balance the training rather than having the marathon as a focus.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I recomend this course. Young kids being naughty and a knee injury took the fun out of it but I loved the course.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was a great race. Well organized, lots of enthusiastic and smiling volunteers, really good food, and a very pretty venue.
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