Races

Race Reports for Full Vineman AquaBike

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[1]

Reported by:

ericbrush

Race rating (4)

• 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: Excellent race organization! Will be back in 2013 for the full aqaubike.

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[2]

Reported by:

lmscozz

• Organised?
• Events on time?


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


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


• Comments: Excellent volunteers!!! Line was a bit long at registration at the start but died down. Good aid stations, wished more would have had PBJ or some other thing than bananas. They got old after a while. Good water and even drank some G2, that was always cold. Again, great venue, good organization, nice community support and GREAT volunteers. When I got back to my room, this 2x3 foot poster was on my freshly made bed, courtesy of my thoughtful DH who didn't make this trip.

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[3]

Reported by:

wieczynski

Race rating (5)

• 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: Vineman is a great race, put on by a serious race director and staff. This (or Barb's race, Vineman 70.3, or Vineman full) should be on everyone list of races to do. A world class race.

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[4]

Reported by:

christian rope

Race rating (4)

• 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: Wow. I have never worked so hard and felt so hollow at the end. Don't get me wrong, this is in no part due to any lack of organization on behalf of the race director or dissappointment in the event itsself. The race course is gorgeous. This was a supremely well organized and run event on a par with Wildflower. The ambivelence exists in my mind because I started with the Ironman distance guys and hung it up after the bike. It felt to me like quitting. Mind you, not that I was in any kind of physical shape to complete the run, but still..... Completing the aquabike....It's like being elected student body president in your senior year of high school, but only for the summerschool session. I stand in awe of anyone who can go on from where i left off to finish the run. What a staggering accomplishment. I have a new goal. I would like to return here to Sonoma next year trained and ready for the full Vineman event, compete in it and finish it.

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[5]

Reported by:

oweiss

Race rating (3)

• 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: Definitely a low key event compared to an NA IM produced race. I had a great time and to come in so close to 7 hours left me with a great sense of accomplishment and made all the training worth it. Will probably do the half-aquabike next year for fun.

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