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Race Reports for Tinsley Family Triathlon

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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Keep in mind this was an inaugural event that benefited a local swim team. The events are not the concern, the concern is paying it forward!
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Race rating (3)
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: I wasn't going to run this race, but when I signed up I was the only person in my age group and I figured I would do it for my Saturday training. When I arrived I noticed very few bike racks and no timing mats. I registered and was given a towel as my goody bag. As we were all standing around waiting to start it was announced it would be a run/bike/swim for timing purposes with only a finishing time given. We all had to time ourselves for our splits. So we all lined up to run and off we went. I was 9th into T1 with a good run and passed a guy in T1. I caught the mountain biker on the steep hill and then passed 1 of the faster racers as he had flatted. He ended up pushing his bike about 3 miles in bare feet, fixing his tire, and finishing the race. I stayed 6th the rest of the race. After we were done they had a kids race. They had a 1 mile run, 1 mile bike, and a 1 lap swim. These kids were awesome!!! They were coming in from the run with the biggest grins on there face. One
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