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Race Reports for Ramblin' Rose Women's Triathlon - Charlotte

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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Made it through my first triathlon I started getting tri-curious this summer. I’ve been running for years and started swimming laps this winter so it just seemed natural to throw in a bit of biking and go for it. I dusted off the old mountain bike from college and pretty quickly clued in that money would have to be spent on a road bike. Then money on a tri-suit and bike accessories so this was starting to get costly. The plan was to train all winter and enter my first sprint tri in May. Then I went on a couple of group rides, got full of myself, and about two weeks ago I let my husband talk me into entering the one held yesterday. We had talked about going out there to be schmucks in the crowd so I could see how it all worked. I think my husband figured if we were going out there anyway I might as well enter the thing and see how it works from the inside instead of outside looking in. It makes sense in a weird twisted not really ready for this and doing it anyway sort of way. So
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Only 2nd race. Still learning.
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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: Awesome volunteer support, organized, very much an attitude of "you can do it" as this Tri is geared toward empowering women to get out and Tri. This was felt throughout the race experience and added to the overall event in a really positive way. Loved the event and can't wait to do it again next year with friends I plan on recruiting to get out and do their first Tri! After I finished I waited for my sister to finish and then we headed over to the pool to cheer on the last group coming out of the pool. This has to be my favorite part of the event, we were giving high fives and really pumping them up as these were ladies who were new to this (and likely any event to it's liking) It was amazing and humbling to witness it.
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: I think this race has outgrown this venue and I probably would not do it again unless they capped the participants. The start felt chaotic as they tried to get people to the right place. If the swim start had been the same as last year, it would have been easier I think. But overall it is a great experience - everyone is so encouraging and I like the laid back, non-hyper competitive atmosphere.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: This was my very first triathlon (I haven't even done a 5k yet!) and I had such a good time that I can't wait to do another. All of the practicing made me realize how much I enjoy bicycling and I plan on taking advantage of some of the bicycle shop rides that are offered in the near future.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I loved the atmosphere and the 'you-can-do-it' attitude everyone had and I mean EVERYONE! I will definitely do this one again next year, maybe even another in the series. Only next time, with a different bike!
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: The only reason I give this race a 3 is because I think it is more geared toward first time participants. The tshirt was exactly the same as last years, which was a bummer, and a lot of the participants were probably not up to the task. I heard a lot of people complaining about something as simple as bodymarking, had a person at my bike rack spread a beach towel full length next to their bike in the middle of rack taking up tons of space, and heard a lot of people saying they lied about their swim times and that they couldn't even make it a full 250 yards. If you can't go 250 yards without stopping, you shouldn't say you're a fast swimmer to go sooner because it's not fair to the people who've worked hard and really can swim the length at the pace.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I think the race itself is wonderful. The whole idea of it is great. My only suggestion for improvement is to a) go back to giving out T-shirts and b) do something about the run course (less turns).
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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: This was a fantastic race!
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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: Just right

  • Comments: I had a great time at this race. I will definitely do it again next year. I had only been actively training for about 2 weeks, so not too shabby. Finished 10 minutes faster than my goal time! Great to have family and friends out there as well.
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