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Race Reports for Couples Triathlon - Olympic Course

[1]
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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: They had some stuff for the kids which was nice - a bounce house. Always nice when the race is family-oriented. I thought the race was very well organized and everything went off on time from what I could tell. Very well done!
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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 hard

  • Comments: Very well organized with enthusiastic volunteers. Lets face it, I was walking and I felt encouraged to continue. Saw a lady drop out 3 miles into the run; wish she would have walked with me but given the heat she probably made a wise call.
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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: Very good mix of local and big race feel. Decent size field and some good competition. I really don't have any complaint. Thought there should be water out on the Oly bike course, but I had two bottles which was plenty. But for some newbs or slow bikers, the heat may have gotten to them. Not sure though. But for faster athletes, everything on this course overall was good.
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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: Good race, lots of support and good post race events.
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[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: I thought it was well run and the competitors were fantastic. Happy and encouraging people are the best.
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  • Organised?
  • 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:

  • Comments: I went into the race determined to take it easy and not get too keyed up as I only recently found out my health was ok and I could officially continue with training. I really enjoyed the race and I think I may do it again someday. The course was pretty and much better marked than the last time I did this race. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the temperature was perfect.
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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 the 4th annual. I did the sprint in '08 and '10. This is the 1st year doing the olympic. They get better with their organization every year. It is a really tough course. Toughest I have done - including the Door County 1/2 Iron -- which is tough in its own right. I enjoyed myself. I missed the extra short bike of the sprint though. We'll see what I do next year. Maybe I could get to an age group award in the oly. Was 2nd in my AG last year for the sprint. Maybe go back to that???
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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: Hard race, wish I could have done better, but very happy with the results, especially considering this is my second olympic distance race, and my fifth triathlon, and I've been racing for less than a year with no previous endurance base. Ended up being bib #1, it was sweet. Challenging course, but very fun.
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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 overall event.
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[10]
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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 hard

  • Comments: It was a really good race and ran well. Everything was on time and the course was well marked with plenty of volunteers. I would do this race again and might just plan on it for 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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great Race- Wanted to be between 2:30 and 2:45 which is right where I finished. Battled through the tough stomach issues and finished hard. Need to spend a lot more time running...obviously, that is my biggest limiter right now.
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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 hard

  • Comments: It's hard, but it's a lot of fun and it's very well organized.
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[13]
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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: Was a good overall experience.
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[14]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 first ever triathlon and I was ecstatic to just finish. I'm excited to do more and improve on my performance here. Also I was the only one in my age group so I won a beer mug, which was an awesome reward for finishing my first triathlon (besides the immense feeling of accomplishment of course!).
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Great race. From what i have heard they fixed all their bugs from last year. Would love to do this race again next year, very pleased with this one!
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[16]
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: As I said above, this was my first race in over a year since I was hit by a truck riding my bike. This was the morning after the one year anniversary of the accident and if you told me one year ago I would be doing a triathlon I would have said you were nuts since they were not sure I would walk again. The race was well run. There were tons of volunteers which was very good. The shirts they give for the race are nice. There was not much to eat after the race. No finisher medal was a disappointment. (Not that I race for the hardware but something for my first race back would have been a good sentimental keepsake.)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 RACE! I LOVED IT THE SECOND TIME AROUND :)
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: Will be back for the pain again next year!
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[19]
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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: Little disappointed in the post race food/spread. Had plenty of fluids but only some lame pizza for eats. Course was good, I would prefer less trails/grass and more hard surface for a race.
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[20]
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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: This was a nice race, even though the swim course was a little nasty and shallow and the bike course had a gravel hazard. There were volunteers everywhere. Tons of them. And the courses were all very well marked with cones and spray paint. And the referees were definitely out there officiating with an iron fist, which is good. I have two criticisms. First, there weren't very many calories available after the race. Second, the gravel on the bike course is a real problem that needs to be fixed before next year. Otherwise they did a stellar job and I would do the race again.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Despite my horrible experience during this race, I actually like the course. It was hard but that is why we do these races. I enjoyed the trail running and the beautiful bike course. The volunteers were great! A couple of them were not aware of the distances but that's not a big deal. The organization of the race was awkward at times but I chalk that up to it being the race's first year. I am glad that I got to do this race simply because it is GREAT preparation for tougher races to come.
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[22]
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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: For a first year tirahlon, I though things were fairly well organized. How they ever managed to find hills on all three legs of the race will never cease to amaze me. The race was farily well run with lots of volunteers. They do need to make some improvemnets for next year, however - like mile markers on the run, better signage at the transition area, etc. Would consider doing it again.
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