Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon Festival - My First/Next Tri - TriathlonSprint

I was advisd by a fellow racer that this race would be disorganized as he participated in 2009. I set my expectations low and they were met. The course was marked well, but there were very few volunteers and only one station for drinks and it was water at the beginning of the run. Spectators were all over the course from the very beginning and toward the end of the event spectators dominated the course and racers could barely make their way through to start the run. I nearly ran over several people when entering transition coming off the bike when a few women decided they wanted to be on the other side of the course and just moved a barrier and started to walk across. From the beginning the race was very disorganized and this started with the race website and finished when you couldn't find the refreshments after the race. It seemed like a first time for this production group, but apparently they produce several races around the country. I was disappointed since the entry was $95. I've raced in very professional races that cost a fraction of that. You don't get what you pay for with this group.

If this group could tighten up their rules/instructions/staff/etc this race could be very good. Having more volunteers would cut down on the participants cheating.