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Race Reports for Madison Open Water Swim (MOWS)

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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: This was a great, well-organized, pre-IM OWS. Good taste of what's coming up in 3 weeks (except 6x more bodies). Gotta think about placement for that.
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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?

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

  • Comments: Great race. Wish there were more like it.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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

  • Comments: Overall I was pleased. I think I can swim it faster if I don't go too far off course. I started in front middle. little contact. A hit to the goggles 1x and lots of arm collisions and some leg kicking. I feel better about Imoo but I can't imagine that many more people in the water!
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: It was a good confidence booster to get an IM distance OWS in before the race in 3 weeks. Given the circumstances surrounding the last month of my training (or lack thereof) I am pleased with the results
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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?

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

  • Comments: Great practice race for IM Wisconsin!
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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?

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

  • Comments: There's not much you can do for a swim event other than pre and post race. I patch and duck-pendant were a bit odd for swag. Music was good, plenty of volunteers on the water. A bit crowded to filter into the water at race time and the starter should have been on the water to start not yell and blow a horn to start from shore. Since a lot of people actually use this as a warmup for Ironman, they could provide a corral for bikes and/or swim stuff.
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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?

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

  • Comments: Shoot, I may do this again just to see how fast I can do it!
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