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Race Reports for My First Triathlon at Lake Lanier Islands 2008

[1]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: There should have been milage signs on bike and run course. There should have been water stations on the run. I would not have raced if I had know that the bike course was unpaved in portions. Many racers fell and/or got flats. I was lucky. However, I'd do the race again because of proximity and course.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: My chip didn't register. I have no official times. Wasted effort?
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?

  • 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: This is my second year with an unpleasant experience at this race. I think it is a shame to charge people $89 under the pretense that this is a good first race because everyone else is new too. It is nice to have chip timing, but that is about the only good thing I can say. There are many problems in this race that could be fixed. I think a swim course of 400 yards needs more than two bouys. The transition area needs to be assigned spaces. The run should just be the correct length. Period. Add an out-and-back, find a different route, whatever. Additionally, I think it is wrong to place a bunch of first timers in a situation where water is not available on the run. I finished and ran water out to my wife and friends who were still on the course. It looked like a death march. I think this race plays into peoples natural fear of doing their first triathlon. It is expensive, not well supported, and looked fairly dangerous for the people riding in the pack. Running out
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Race rating (2)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Overall I am very pleased with my time improvement from last year. I took it easy during this race since I have an Olympic distance next week and still had a good result. I have recommended this race to many others, some of whom I saw at the race this year. Based on the course conditions on the bike and lack of water on the run, I will not recommend to any beginners in the future. However I still had fun, it was convenient to home, and good practice for me. I will probably be doing it again next year.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: They needed more rack space. Every rack was packed, and some bikes were lining the fence.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Despite the unattended water station and 4x4 gravel road portion of the course, I enjoyed myself.
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