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Race Reports for Pacific Coast Triathlon

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Race rating (3)
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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 base race on my way to Ironman
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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 wish they gave finisher's medals. =( In any case, I'm very proud to have Bernard as part of our Tri-Rookies group. His attitude and positive energy rocks! In addition to that, I'm happy to be part of such a group myself, we all balance each other out and hold each other accountable. Eat that frog you beastmode Tri-Rookie pignuts, hehehe! ;)
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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: will do it again next year. had a good time. good race for a 1st timer.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Not much else to say here....very frustrating finish to a day that was so promising until I got off the bike!
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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 only reason I say Average for this is because the parking situation is truly a nightmare. Although we came early to get good parking they wouldn't let us leave until 10:45. I think I trained well for this event. Although I could have tweaked a few things in my training here and there I finished under my desired goal of 1:30 and finished faster in my swim and bike than I thought that I would. I was really hoping to crack 22 minutes on my 5k but knowing that I walked up a hill and still hit 23 minutes felt pretty good too. Again, I couldn't have done this without the support of my incredible wife. Roland thank you for pushing me on the bike and giving me good swim workouts. Lisa you were incredible in your first triathlon, my swim was great because you really are a dolphin! I was so happy to see such a huge crowd for support (Jeni-I can't believe the race announcer pulled you on stage because of the signs you made, Brian, Brett and Sam). The Tri-Rookies get my thanks for
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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: Transition was full before 6:00am. Big hill from beach to T1 and at the end of the run.
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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: Great race...well organized. I'll 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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Had fun and motivated to improve and step it up to Olympic and 70.3 distances.
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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 did not see anyone with a finishers medal. I was hoping to get one. Very organized race. Very popular. Alot of pro elites and pro AGs competed. It was very nice to see the military guys, policemen, and firemen compete and chat with. Parking was a nightmare though, argh! I'm pleased with my overall performance in this race because it was tougher than my last (1st ever) one. That was flat compared to this rolling hills one. My interval training and swim technique practice since my first race last July has proven very helpful and it showed. I decided to hold back a slight bit here to avoid injury because my next race is going to be the grueling Magic Mountain Man Olympic Triathlon in a month! No holding back 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 OC tri clubs are superhuman! Great race. The only complaints I have are that the parking was sort of a disaster, and there was poor security at transition. I was there early, and the volunteers didn't know where to send people other than those who carpooled with 3+ passengers to the lot by the expo. Also, transition security was a disaster. All kinds of spectators were milling around transition, and no one checked me or my bike when I left. Bikes will be stolen if this promoter doesn't shape up. This was substandard for any SoCal tri, and the college/amateur tris have better security and management of volunteers. results: http://www.geminitiming.com/posts/pacific-coast-triathlon-results/
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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: This was my first but not my last race. I did enjoy it. it showed me what i need to do more of for training. This is a great first time race
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[12]
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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: Lots of fun. Great location. Too many people on the run path, but no interference. Will do again next year.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: calories: 1224 a<3 = 168 mx<3 = 181
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  • Comments: The Saturday before this race, I met a friend/ ultra endurance cyclist who is training for Furnace Creek 508. We hit the San Gabriel Mtns where I rode 60+ miles with over 6000' of climbing. I was tired and sore for this race- exactly where I wanted to be. Overall I was pretty stoked with my preformance as I did not expect to be fast whatsoever, but to maintain a steady pace.
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[15]
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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 easy

  • Comments: The swim segment cancellation was a bummer but being my first tri, I was more prepared physically and mentally than expected. Left with an empty feeling and lack of satisfaction because my training was focused on my worse area (the swim) The event itself felt like the two mock tri's I completed the weekends prior to the taper week and I was not sore at all. Left with more confidence but the perfect temperature, gorgeous scenary,and moderate effort level made me feel lik this even was too good to be "tri"
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Considering that it's been going on for many years now, I was really surprised at how disorganized it seemed. Race course confusion, not enough water, closing event shut down before the last racers hit the finish line. It was disappointing. Main race staff were often unfriendly and barked out orders, but the volunteers, especially the youth, were great--helpful, friendly and looked like they were having a good time.
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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 for this sucked. Had no idea that I would have to park so far away from the transition area otherwise I would have left much earlier.
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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 race! Would have been nice to have some mile markers on the run.
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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: 1st triathlon
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