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Race Reports for Columbia Triathlon 2007

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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: Even with the physical issues I had a BLAST at this race. I was mentally prepared and felt my training was adequate. Now that I have my first race under my belt I can focus on where I can improve. The race was well organized. Everyone I dealt with from the bike inspection at Princeton Sports, to the people at the expo to race volunteers and officials were great.
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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:

  • Comments: Analysis: 2007 2006 Time Place Time Place Swim 26:53 67 29:50 100 Bike 1:16:39 36 1:15:48 25 Run 46:00 21 45:28 22 Overall 2:34:00 25 2:35:40 35 My biggest gain came from the swim. Happy, but I feel like I could have done better. Yards in the pool paid off. My biggest loss came from the bike, which is a bit frustrating because, like the swim, I've put in more miles this year than last. The bike was mostly mental. I was only 32 seconds slower this year? And a place higher? Go figure. This training stuff is way over-rated. I gained time during transition. Even T1. HR-wise I definitely pushed harder last year: swim HR was 133, bike 139, and the run was a few beats higher as well. Overall I'm satisfied with the results. I bettered my overall time by 1:40, and finished 10 places higher in my AG. I also feel like I left a little time on the course. Next year's goal: <2:30!
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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: The RD, Rob Viggorito, is top notch, they just don't get any better! The logistics for this race are simply incredible and amazing. The course, the timing, the super volunteers, awesome police, fire, and EMT personnel, everyone involved were fantastic. I can't wait to do this race 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: The Columbia Triathlon has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the best races around. The volunteers, the community, and everyone involved make it a great event. I'll definitely do this one 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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Next year - 2:35.
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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: Great setup, transition area security, organized, everything was on time, volunteers were incredible and helpful. Great race setup.
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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 wonderful race, great volunteers along all parts of the course. I thank them very much.
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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 is a great race. It is well organized and the course is quite challenging.
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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 best race to date - a nearly perfect day for me. This was my 4th time in this race and I set a PR by nearly 6 full minutes. Couldn't have asked for anything more.
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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 event was really well run and a whole lot of fun to compete in.
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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: Great race! I never found the food tent - but then again I had the DCtriclub tent for a great hot dog! This was my first race that was over around 500-600 participants. Wow what a difference 1500+ people makes! I know this is silly but the coolest thing was the results were up at the end of the race and were posted by AG. Now that is cool! Races like this remind me that after this IM "experiment" that I am training for now that I will be back racing 1-2 Olys a month. Its my favorite distance (LONG SWIM relative) and I like to hammer. Pacing is not my thing. :)
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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: There's no wonder why this race is so popular....it will definitely be on my schedule for many years to come. This was the most organized, well-run and supported event I've ever done and the course was fantastic. CTA is really top-notch!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Very well organized race. Packet pickup and racking was easy. Everything started on time. Lots of people to answer questions for newbies like me.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Not a convenient race due to size and transition area restriction (had to vacate transition by 7 am and my wave didn't go until after 8 so a long time standing around in the cool morning. But the course is fantastic. I loved it and felt as though I raced it well. In fact, I did a lot better than I had expected to. Did I mention this was my first race after having the baby? He is 9.5 months old and I am proud that I was out racing - until I heard that the winning female pro had a baby 6 months ago :)
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