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Race Reports for Cleveland Triathlon - Sprint Course

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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: This was a good event for my first triathlon. Well organized. Fairly scenic. Good weather. Nothing seemed out of my ability. There is room for improvement, especially bike and transitions. Most proud of my swimming. This could have been a deal breaker right from the start. Will definitely consider this Tri next year.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Stayed until I learned I had placed third in my group, so stuck around for the awards ceremony. Best part was watching the kids and their families cross the finish line - very emotional and it was hard to not get caught up in the moment. Great chatting with other age groupers and their families. Lost Bruce, and ended up walking my bike back to the hotel. Showered, then hit the road to Chicago. Spent the night at the Intercontinental O'Hare - Nirvana! Happy I did this, happy I finally overcame my fear of the water, SUPER happy to podium. Won't do this race again - fun but I was disappointed that not too many people stuck around to the end, unlike races here in Minneapolis. Olympic swim course snafu - poor communication about the 'white boat' that swimmers were initially told to sight on - understand that the Coast Guard had an emergency. Maybe next year the race directors will have better luck with this. Hope the racer who went into cardiac arrest is okay.
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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: Less drastic hills on run segment, especially coming out of T2.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I love this race. This is my 3rd time participating. It has a tight footprint which makes it a really great place for spectators. Biking on the shoreway makes it feel like I am a pro biker and swimming in the inner harbor definitely is a bragging point at the bar. Everyone should do this one.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: A good, organized race. It was my first triathlon so I don't have much to compare it to.
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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: This event was the best! The volunteers were the best I have ever encountered at an event. KUDOS to the organizers of this one. I will be back for sure.
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Comments: I am on the fence about this race. Some things I liked, others not. They had some music going and the starter was getting people pumped up. They were also spot-on time with the wave starts. But A LOT of the volunteers couldn't answer simple questions (or at least direct you to someon who could), which was a bit irritating. I also had to help pick up FOUR bike racks that were knocked over, and it was not due to athletes being too rough. I've seen toothpicks that were more stable than these racks. Parking was also a pain; so many roads were blocked off so early that it was hard to know where to go. I was considering doing this race next year for a first Oly (because my employer will foot the bill), but now I'm not sure. The relay was fun though; hopefully I can talk my teammates into a longer distance 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: This was my first triathlon and I loved it! I thought that the event was well run (with some small exceptions at the pre-race expo) and well attended. Lots of beginners as well as some veterans made for a great mix of competitors. And racing through downtown Cleveland is a not-to-be-missed opportunity as the scenery is 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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great event. Very organized, lots of volunteers and "treats" like drinks, snacks, massages, goody bags, small expo, lots of porta potties, live video, pictures and video available 2 days after on line, etc... I would love to do it again next year. I will post times later when I get them.
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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:

  • Comments: Well organized and a lot of fun. There was a last-minute course change because of the paving on the intended course, but it worked out well. Volunteers were great and there was no question about course layout even with the changes. Even with my disappointing run performance, I had such a blast! I was feeling incredible until I got off the bike. This race just hardened my resolve to improve my running for the next one :)
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: My first race was a great one. My performance was very poor on the run.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: My first tri - it was a pleasure. Although the course was changed by ODOT highway construction at the last moment, organizers were very good at both communicating course changes and having volunteers in place with good information to participants when they needed it on the course. No one should have been confused.
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