Race Reports for Young Life Triathlon

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Race rating (3)

Comments: Just that one confusion at the start of the second bike lap was the only thing that was messed up about the race. It was pretty big though. Also, the buoys in the water were pretty small. If it wasnt for the crowd in front of me, I would have never found them in the water. Of course, it is entirely possible that this is because of my poor sighting skills.

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[2]

Race rating (2)

Comments: For having this event for 7 years they missed some big details. Having the oly run out and the bike in on the same road can work, but not when the lane is not closed to traffic and Sat morning lake traffic is picking up. Observed several close calls with runners and bikers as well as bikers and cars (cars turning right into parking lot in front of racers). Had sprint runners crossing the road across the bike lane on the other side. They should put down a dismount line further back from the sidewalk on the street, instead they had an 8x11 paper sign right on the sidewalk that said dismount here. I knew it was coming up but it still snuck up on me. The signs for the oly run out and run in were quite big, but not in the runner's sight line. I had to scan past all the other signs that are also the same size and type and slow down for a sec to see the oly directions. There was a long line for the food, and it took close to 15 min to get the chow. Maybe not such a big deal except that

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