Races

Race Reports for HITS Triathlon Series: Grand Junction - Half Iron Course-2017 CANCELLED

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• 2013

[1]

Reported by:

bradaskins

• Organised?
• Events on time?


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


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


• Comments: Great race

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[2]

Reported by:

swgtri

Race rating (1)

• Organised?No
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?No
• Plenty of drink stations?No


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


• Comments: There are a lot of opportunities for improvement with this race. Certainly the race organization can't be blamed for wind/weather, but outside of the weather, there were a lot of issues. Starting with the downer pre-race meeting and change in placement of aid stations on the run, not having all of the nutrition items advertised on the bike course, having the course marked long, not having the turn-arounds clearly marked (my husband had to arrange cones and tape arrows to direct racers at the second bike turn around, as people were heading towards the traffic barricades), having only one volunteer at nearly all of the run aid stations (who had to mix sport drink, pour cups, stock aid items and hand them out?), having no timing mat or monitor at the run turn around, etc. The lack of volunteers was compounded by a lack of spectators, making this a very lonely course at times. When Ocky and I drove out onto the bike course (2 laps for the full) to cheer on Katie, we found no one around

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