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Race Reports for My First Triathlon at Lake Lanier Islands 2010

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Race rating (2)

Comments: I had no idea there were 1,000 "my first triathlon"-ers in Georgia. Come to find out, that title is just a title. No biggie, now that I know. It didn't change my experience any. As a true first timer, the event was adequate, but even I was unimpressed with the event overall. Course management was sloppy, way too many cars for a safe cycling event, and no crowd control, spectators just wandered wherever they chose on the course. My "Next" triathlon will be very likely be somewhere else.

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Race rating (1)

Comments: 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.

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Race rating (4)

Comments: This race gets better and better every year. They seem to tweak parts of the race each year to improve it, but there are still a few things that need to be worked out. They need more volunteers to work the course. A few more for giving directions, as that one guy seemed lost during the run. Plus, they had a great aid station on the run packed with boxes, and boxes of water, but no one to hand them out. It did not bother my preformance as I do not dring water on the run for a sprint, but the back of the feild needed water. That is the one main improvement that I saw. Plus, this year they gave out awards, top 3 M/F OA, and three deep in the AG's. Instead of waiting until everyone finished before starting awards, they needed to start awards sooner. It was 2+ hours from the time I finished until they started. Other than that, it is a great fun race and I will be back.

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Race rating (3)

Comments: No water stations on run except as exiting T-2. No one on course to direct at turns and turnarounds. No sponsors at race. they had a sponsor showing set up for later in the day. Odd thing to do in my opinion but they must have their reasoning

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