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  • Comments: This was my first Tri since my pacemaker insertion in 2011. I was even trying to win and I won second in my category. I'm excited now. I feel stronger. Ready to train for an Olympic.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a greats, beginner friendly race. The volunteers were great and the new RD, Johnny Z, did a nice job.
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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: I really like this course and it's a nice race, but they need to do something about the bathroom situation and if they are going to offer race day packet pick up, they either need to have more people handling it or people that move faster.
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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 liked the emphasis on the military and veterans. It was a nice touch with July 4th around the corner. Overall, it was a good race! The volunteers did great! There was a lot of them and they were very enthusiastic.
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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: 3rd year and will keep coming back. Great race, cause, people...
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  • Comments: I was the sweeper for this race. It had a Veteran theme to it. 5 others and myself carried the flags for all the different branch's of the service in. We were the last ones to cross the finish line.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • 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: Would have been nice to have a cold beer and some music..and a massage afterwards, but this is fundraiser from YMCA.. so I understand.. Overall very positive and will do again next year.
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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: good race, the swim was suprisingly organized and went off better than I could have guessed.But every swim is mahem in a tri.
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  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: This race has the potential to be great. Unfortunately, there are some things that need to be addressed. Before I get into the negative, here is what I liked about the race: *Fair, fast course. It is good for anyone looking for a PR, and the bike/run routes are safe and well-manned. *Plenty of post-race food. So much so that even the spectators were welcomed to enjoy once all the racers had the opportunity to go through the line. *Transition was a bit more spread out than 2009 (which was a complaint I had last year). *Well-stocked aid stations. Last year both run aid stations were out of water when I arrived. This year, everything seemed to be under control. *Volunteers on the bike and run course - they even had volunteers at the side streets to make sure racers did not go off course. CONS: *Swim seeding needs to be better. Swimmers should have to have a certified time or something more effective than a "guess". Too much traffic in the pool and inconsiderate swimmers
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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 like the course for the bike and the run. It is safe and well manned by police and volunteers. * The food and activities post race are great. * I like that they had more room in transition this year...last year we were packed in tight. *This could be a really good race if they could change the way people are seeded in the swim. There needs to be a process to certify the swim times so you do not have people submit times that are nowhere near their ability level. You could have individuals who have participated in the race before use the time recorded the previous year and then others would have to come in and have their time certified by swimming the distance before the race. Yes, this would take some more time and effort before the race, but it would be fair and you would have less traffic jams in the pool. *The timing chips had plenty of issues this year. *One of the head event personnel was rude to athletes who were trying to figure out the results that were posted
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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 BLAST! The pool swim was a first for me and was interesting to accomplish. I am very proud of my progress in the water and have to take my slow splits and move forward for now. The bike was incredible. I am so happy with that bike ride. Run wasn't on goal BUT I used up a ton of mental toughness points to get what I did. It helped knowing Betsy, Justin, Craig and others were toughing it out in the blazing heat at BSLT today. It pushed me to keep moving and not give up. NO WALKING even in the water stations was huge. I wanted to walk the entire run. RD did a great job in my mind. The awards start seemed to be awhile to get going but they had decided to wait for the last runner to get started. (we left before they began). The bike raffle did not require us to be present which allowed us to take the tired children home. They had me and plenty of others in the wrong AG on the early timing list; but this was quickly corrected (it scares you to not see your time in your
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  • Comments: Overall, I am very happy with my first triathlon.
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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: Really enjoyed this race. I had fun and would do it again.
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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: They ran out of bottled water after race, due to heat. Plenty of post race food--pizza, fruit, pretzels, frozen treats, Gatorade, sodas, etc.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I have to say other than my saddle soreness this morning I am VERY disappointed in my time and rank. I didn't look yesterday and am glad I didn't. When I saw my numbers this morning I wanted to cry. Starting to question this whole tri thing.
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  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Too many bikes crammed on the racks. Aid station 1 ran out of water about the time I arrived (when I was still near the FOP). Aid station 2 was out of water until I got to the station when reinforcements arrived. Friendly volunteers and organizers...just probably too many competitors to adequately handle.
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  • Comments: A little upset the only difference between me and slot #3 was a minute. If I would have ran like I did at my last race, I would have had it. It was a fun race. I would do it again.
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[18]
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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 and will definitely do this one again next year! Not a bad result for my 2nd race ever!
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  • Comments: I would have been 2nd overall even with my crappy run without the bike mishap. Ended up 2nd in my AG which surprised the heck out of me so I can't complain too much. Overall I was happy with my effort and paces, will definitely pay more attention next time if I'm out in front because there's no pack to follow!
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[20]
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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: Good race. For a beginner it is a very well run race
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[21]
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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: My second year for this race. I improved on the swim and bike but sucked on the run. Overall my time was better than last year. So, that is cool.
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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: Parking far away (had to walk on roads without sidewalks). Result not updated regularly. No overall placement of my group (Clydesdale).
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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: Good Sprint Race. My last sprint, I had the legs to go but I lost several spots over all to poor transition(odd for me). This time I had solid transitions but no legs. Funny how that works.
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[24]
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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: they ran a good race, only started late because of the weather. even though i have learned my lesson before on how important every second is, it has never been as apparent as the final results of this race today. i was separated from 5th place by a grand total of 4 seconds, 4th by 25, and i missed my first podium finish by 51 seconds. so close i could touch it. bike ride got me there but T2 and the run took it away. this RR may be a touch negative, thats just me being kinda pissed at myself.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Next year organizers should give directions directly to the parking area. Plenty of port-o-cans for the number of people, which was nice. On u-turns both sides of the turn around should be marked so someone doesn't think it's a standard turn like the poor guy who went flying off into the neighborhood. Overall, I would do this event again.
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