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Race Reports for The Rookie Tri

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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: Typical quality event from High Five. Can't go wrong with their races.
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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: Can't go wrong with the High Five Events.
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[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: The running terrain seemed dangerous. I am not used to such a rocky and unstable terrain. Timing - they had 500 participants and many spectators so lots of lines and crowds that could ahve been avoided wiht better palcement of stations, better traffic control. Overall, still a good race. Won't do it again as I didn't like the running part and I hated the stickers in the grass and at the transition area.
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[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: first of the season, get the bugs worked out.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Hi Five always runs a great race
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[6]
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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 Rookie is always a good race to start the season with since its so short. Jack and Adams and High Five events always put on amazingly well organized races.
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[7]
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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: They had tacos, fruit, drinks and stuff at the finish area. My wife wanted a coffee on a cool morning and there was none to be had. They probably should have had something like that for the spectators. When we waited for awards, they tossed stuff to the crowd. There was much moaning and complaining around me about this. I did end up getting a T-Shirt but it was wheels off. This was my first Jack and Adams race in Austin and they do a good job.
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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: Good mini-sprint
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[9]
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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: Well-run race, I just didn't perform well. I need to train more and smarter (actually have a plan in place), and my lead up week prior to the race was not well thought out (I brought my training down by way too much. Frustrating, but a good learning experience
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[10]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Even though it wasn't a stellar performance, I was happy with it. It was my own personal challenge. I had two goals; to finish and not suck. I think I did OK. Should do better if I loose some more weight. Initially given the wrong race packet, went back and they swapped it no problem.
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[11]
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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: High Five puts on great races. Weather delay can't be helped. Everyone was great, especially the volunteers out in the weather.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The event not starting on time is not the fault of the event...it was mother nature and the thunder/rain. This is a great early season race and High Five Events know how to put an event on, they are always run well. I was also impressed with how the transition area was not muddy or the run course...good job guys! I'll be back next year to do even better.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: High Five always does a good job. The race started 30 minutes late, but that was because of lightning in the area, not lack of organization. They kept everyone safe, but got the full race off.
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[14]
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Race rating (5)
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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: The waves of the swim start are both divided into age groups as well as rookie versus veteran, which makes it much easier to compare your performance to others. There were 408 rookies in the race, and about 400 veterans, including some pros, which made for a nice mix. Tons of volunteers were present to help if needed. There was a 30 minute delay in starting the race because of thunder and lightning, but the weather cleared nicely, and the race temperature was upper 60's to low 70s--absolutely perfect. The courses were very well-marked. The bike course had a nice variety of flats and hills, although the road was a little bit wet from the rain earlier. The run course was improved from the rains--the wood chips where nice and soft, and the temperature was considerably cooler than it would have been without the rainstorm. I'm thrilled with my performance in this, my first, triathlon. 1:10 was my ultimate goal for the race, and I got 1:10:08. I didn't panic on the swim, and finished
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Tough tough tough hills for a "rookie" first-timer geared event.
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  • Events on time?

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

  • Post race activities?
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  • Comments: Overall a good short sprint for me since I haven't worked on speed since Kona. I'll race again next weekend and we'll see how it goes.
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[17]
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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: Glad they moved the race to Decker Lake. Much better venue than TSR in New Braunfels. Glad to have 1/6 races in the Texas Tri Series in the bag.
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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 easy

  • Comments: Time to move up to the Open Division in this race.
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[19]
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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: High Five Events are always laid back, fun, and well run. Looking forward to the rest of the events in the Texas Tri Series this year, including High Five's first attempt at a HIM.
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[20]
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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 my first triathlon and I had a lot of fun. I just need to work on my bike and run and get some more practice hopping on the bike.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Very well organized and inclusive of all athletes. Lots of motivation from the volunteers/peers, and a safe course to "tri" something new. I'm no longer a Rookie!
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[22]
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: FIRST TIME OUT! START TRAINING
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[23]
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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: Overall a really fun experience. My wife and I definitely want to do some more triathlons :)
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[24]
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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: Everything was wonderful, but need more portapotties!!
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[25]
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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: As this was my first Tri I found it as good as everyone said it was. Very well organized, well could have used more porta-potties, other than that I thought most events were on time, and most importantly started without a hitch.
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