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Race Reports for Neenah Duathlon 2009

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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This race was so much better than last year, it doesn't even compare. It was a little shorter (2-mile runs instead of 5ks), but it was really well run and fun to participate in. I hope to do it next year if all works out OK schedule-wise. The only thing I think they should reevaluate is the number of porta-potty's there. They had 4 for 500+ participants and all spectators. Not a good ratio. Otherwise, great race.
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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: At one crossing there were irate motorists..beeping, some yelling obscenities to volunteer and muttering about 'don't bikes have breaks? can't cars pass through? and how he had called the authorities..... traffic was backing up....then a pace car (or some official race car) was beeping and driving on the grass by all the stopped cars..freaked me out so I hit the brakes not knowing if he'd stop. That was the only problem that I saw. Otherwise race was superb out on the bike course with volunteers/support. Day's weather was awesome! Guy who sang the National Anthem did a great job of hitting high notes and I give him lots of credit. Lots of newbies...some clueless about bike 'etiquette' on the road but no real problems..we've all been there. Terrific venue! I'll do this race again next year. And I WILL be faster and stronger on that bike ;)
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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: Very well organized race, Great scenery, esp on the run loop. Great post race food. Great awards! Canvas duffle with the race name and "age group winner" (even 2nd and 3rd said the same thing...) The temp was soooo much better than last week! I had worried that it would be really cold, but the temps rose nicely, to mid 50's by the end of mine. later note: just now got the full results and the girl who beat me was Sue Pierson, and she was 2nd overall. Kinda funny, that I yelled out "and 2nd overall" when she got her award. (Bob Wojcik was taking my pic and I didn't realize that it was Sue announced right after me, meaning she was the 1st place on). Not fair to her that they did not even acknowlege her accomplishment to the crowd. BTW she beat the pants off of me!!
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: I give them 4 stars because I don't like it when wave seeding is done 1st-come-1st-serve. Thanks to their seeding I no longer fear cat-5 crits. They really should have people submit times (I think they do, actually) and then put the faster people first (they definitely don't). It's just so much safer for everyone when you don't have faster bikers sneaking up on people going twice their speed. Here are some good points. The bike course was flat, fast and fun. The post race food was really good. They did a very good job with that, and the shirt was good looking and true to size. And not cotton.
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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: Overall a good race. Not the best but not the worst.
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  • Comments: Overall, very pleased.
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