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Race Reports for I Love The Tavern Triathlon 2008

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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: Not prepared enough for this race. There is one major hill on the bike course right before the turn around. I didn't have much left on the way in and it hurt me on the run.
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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: This was a great first tri to do, although it was definitely longer than your avg sprint. Very fun over all:) All of the volunteers were enthusiastic and encouraging:)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I was very happy with my performance in my first triathlon. I was extremely nervous going in. We (my friend who did this as her first one with me) said we just wanted to finish, but I really wanted to race it. It went really well (even the bike, considering). I think I'm hooked. Apparently the triathlon dieties were also pleased because the grocery store was giving out free ice cream...I don't believe that is just a coicidence. Drove home and spent the day watching sports (soccer, tennis, track, and swimming) guilt-free... Doesn't get much better than that. I guess I am now OFFICIALLY a triathlete!!
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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: This was a good race, the bike is pretty challenging but not impossible.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I have basically decided to avoid any Richmond Multisport productions in the future. I hate RMS. Sorry. It's true. The race itself is usually well done. In fact, I thought the volunteers on this course were fantastic - thanks to the Powhatan police guys and the little guys in the woods pointing directions on the run - you guys were great. However, the pre-race and the post-race blow chunks. Here are my gripes: 1) It took over 24 hours to post results for a teeny-tiny race. 2) They never have enough beverages for the later finishers...I took the last diet Coke. Judi & Jen could only get water. 3) They are very much in love with themselves - the door prizes are based on tri-trivia about RMS or the Richmond Tri-Club or Tri-Girls training. They don't seem to be interested in racers that aren't members of these organizations. 4) The pre-race meeting was kind of silly and too much time was spent on inside jokes. 5) They didn't do a good job of responding to the calls from my
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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: Can we take up a fund to get Richmond Multi Sports a megaphone that actually works? And some more porta-potties? There were only 3 for the whole race. Ran out of drinks pretty early. I think lots of spectators thought it was a free for all.
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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: This race was prety good... definitely one I would do again. The events at the start of the swim lowered my confidence in the kayakers, but I didn't need them. The volunteers on the run course did a fantastic job directing traffic. I didn't eat the food after the race, so I don't know about that. My big complaint is the extremely limited number of port-a-potties! We needed far more than three! But if that's all I've got to complain about, how mad could it have been? :)
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