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Race Reports for Reston Sprint Triathlon 2009

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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: After crossing the finish line, the strong smell of pizza almost made me sick. Please keep the food further from the finish line!
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Great hometown Sprint race with a lot of great competition. Overall, this is probably my best performance / placing of any race that I have done. I know the competition is tough, but I wanted to beat my performance last year, and I did that by over 2 minutes. I still did not get a trophy, but I am getting close, and I do not feel bad at all about what I have accomplished in the last 3 years.
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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 missed the inaugural year for the Reston Sprint because I had yet to discover my passion for this sport. I don't plan on making that mistake again in the future.
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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?No

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

  • Comments: One thing I can say overall about the race this year is that the competition was quite stiff and most definitely a step above last year. In 2008 there were only 4 racers who broke 1 hour, this year there were 9. Last year the time of the 20th place racer was 1:06:44, this year it was 1:03:25. I wasn't happy that there was no water table at mile 1. As I mentioned, they fixed the problem but it was too late for me at least for the first half of my run. And as evidenced by some of the other write-ups on this site some of the faster racers had no water at all. Something that made me go 'hmmm...': In the South Riding triathlon last fall I was bib #13 and I placed 13th in the race. In this event I was bib #41 and placed 40th. What's up with that?
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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: heard some complaints about some foul ups at the start. didn't impact me. i was clueless and in line at the bathroom. ryan also said that water station was just setting up when he passed. they were there by the time i got by, but for 3 miles i don't really have a lot of needs anyway. i was fine.
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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: Organization was better than last year except for having enough restrooms. By getting there early, I didn't have any issues but I felt bad for those waiting in the long lines. I know some missed their swim start because of it. I was happy to see Shelly123, Slake707, and 3558 at the finish line helping out the finishers and even better that I didn't hurl on them. Susan and my friend Oliver were there cheering me on and that was pretty cool.
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  • Comments: I'm really disappointed with the swim start and lack of water on the course. I know that we all do this sport because we love it but I also find is discouraging that there was such a large error to some peoples start times. This is a sport that can separate a finish/place by one second, so every second really does count. Plus, how is it fair to those competitors who were in a way penalized for a disorganized start or those who were in a way given an advantage because their race started at the right time? (i'm pretty sure the side i was on, the "odd" side started on time) And the lack of water? Really? I know running a race is a large undertaking and things are always bound to go a little a rye but not having water is a big thing to some of us. As much as I love being able to race in our backyard and as great of a time as I had out on the course, I'm not sure I want to do this race again next year. On a more positive note: I really need to thank all the BTers, RMSTers, TeamFeXY,
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Swim start times messed up and they did not have a water stop on the run course - I have no idea how this got messed up for the 2nd year in a row after the RD specifically told us that there would be 2x more water (last year they ran out) on the course. Contemplating not doing this race any more as the VA run/sprint in also in the month of May and is run much better.
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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! And I love Setup Events! They do such a good job with these things. I had a blast, and even though I didn't win anything, having fun is more important, isn't it? This was my second time with this race and I'll do it again next year. I'm very grateful for race day packet pick-up this year, and thankful someone in charge of the weather smiled upon us. I am thankful for Greg at Setup for letting me do this race. Overall... great day!
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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 know it's not Setup's fault, but the swim was a disaster. My wife watched the start of the race, and there was some guy in there seeded within the top 5 who was doing the sidestroke and breast stroke 100m in. I really wish there was some way that they could verify swim times rather than the honor system. Other than that, everything was great. Course was challenging enough for a sprint course, post-race activities and post-race food hit the spot.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
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  • Comments: I so wanted to do better... I guess there is always next time.
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