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Race Reports for River Cities Triathlon

[26]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Good swim course, one of the best bike courses I've ever seen, and a pretty challenging run course. More expensive than a normal sprint, but the swag you get is worth it. Excellent race. Just don't go the wrong way on the run or stop too soon. :)
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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 group saw and experienced a couple of instances of volunteers being downright nasty to some of the racers, particularly on the bike exit/entrance to transition. Some triathletes do tend to take themselves a little too seriously and can be rude to volunteers, but there where places where the volunteers where clearly in the wrong and just plain rude about it. Hopefully it was an outlier, because this event is one of my all time favorite races and it would suck to not come back due to bad experiences with race personnel.
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: awesome race with great friends, sucked about the flat but i still had a GREAT time there and love the course. i want to do this race again next year for sure.
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[29]
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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 biggest and one of the best races I do on a regular basis, fifth straight year for me. Always well run, always hot, always a fun and challenging course.
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[30]
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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. Hands down one of the best sprint races you could do. Also the absolute best goody bag ever! I got a tech hat, LS tech shirt, cotton shirt, tote bag, shades, socks, towel and more!
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[31]
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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

  • Comments: Love this race, love this venue but why don't they ever have any beer left when I finish?? I worked just as hard as everybody else (maybe harder since I'm old and fat) Race report: http://anetmarie.livejournal.com/61246.html#cutid1
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[32]
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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 this is a good race. The bike course is probably the best in the state. 2 stop packet pickup is horrible. Not enough toilets/port-o-lets.
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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, I plan on returning next year and finishing in under 1:30:00. Everybody said the race bag was worth your entry fee and it was the best goody bag I've ever received for a race (1 of 4).
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[34]
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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 race is my favorite race to do. its fun lots of things to do and its pretty tough. just a great race all in all.
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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: As always, a good race, the biggest one I do regularly. Great swag, beautiful challenging course, well-organized and run. Probably continue to do this one every year. Do want to complain about the food, rarely is food bad enough that I throw it away, but they had some nasty red beans, that I took a couple bites of and tossed, then some homemade cookies that taste like sawdust. Ended up that a hot dog, some Hostess cupcakes and a Coke were about all I could stomach.
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[36]
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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 hear they always run out of beer and they sure did at this one. Oh well, the idea of Cold Beer looming ahead of me was very motivating! I loved the ice cold towels. who cares if they reused them? I LOVED the volunteer with the pickup and the music.
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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 a fun race. My first race in three races where I was not sick or hurt!!! I LOVED the bike course, and I realized this am that I set a new PR for fastest bike split for me in a sprint! Although I am very disappointed in my run, I did beat my OA goal time. Goal: 1:52:50 Time: 1:47:53
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[38]
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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 really felt great today. I pushed myself and kind of just let myself go and see what my body could do. Wow, what a difference. I think I'm going to do that more often. It was really hot but shaded and I was affraid I might melt down and be limited by my back in the end. From now on, I need to trust myself to push myself more with my training in general. I can get myself so caught up in the numbers (HR, exact times etc) and if my back will hurt or not, and what I should be doing to tweak this and that. I'm beginning to find a happy median with it all and have stopped overanalyzing. I think I'll surprise myself at Hi Fi Tri. Just keep training, just keep training, have fun, just keep training....
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[39]
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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 usual, the race swag was awesome and well worth the entry fee. Travel to this race is expensive considering it's just a sprint and there are alot of local races (Jack's Generic) one the same day. However, there is something about this race that just makes it special and one not to miss. I love the course (hate the water) and I still have some revenge to take at this race. I will be back for year #5 next year. Here are some the pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/mkmbharris/RiverCities2008
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[40]
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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 race is fun and the swag is the absolute best. Plus you get a medal for finishing. The only drawback is how crowded it is, but on the other hand, I find that kind of fun too.
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[41]
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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 and awesome competitors! So much fun! AWESOME race day packet. Can't wait till next year.
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[42]
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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: With all the hype over this race, they have a lot to deliver, and they did!! From start to finish this was an awesome event. Organized, great schwag, nice venue. I think this was the 28th year of the race so they obviously have gotten it right. 2 complaints...They did not write ages on your leg. I like being able to see people in my AG as I pass them :). Also, they did not split Athena by 0-39 and Masters. In masters I would have been 4th, 3 minutes out of third so no hardware. I am happy with 10th out of 25 though. We will be 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: This event is first-rate and the goodybag is second to none. I really appreciate how this event is run. race report here: http://anetmarie.livejournal.com/34916.html#cutid1
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[44]
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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 food was not very good. It was mexican which wanted to upset my stomach after being in such intense heat. But other than that the race was great & very well organized. Also the race bag had lots of goodies- a nice duffle bag, NB shorts, technical shirt, tee shirt, wrap - around sunglasses & lots of other items. If they could have made the water clearer & cleaner that is the only other chg. besides the food that could have been done better. It was a great race & I enjoyed it very much.
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[45]
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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: Once again, this is the best Sprint Triathlon, period. The best swag, period and one of the best courses there are (except for the water temp). I'll keep doing this race as long as I can get in. I just wish there was more we could do in Shreveport and I really wish the race was on Saturday so we could stay the night and "celebrate" after the race.
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[46]
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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 goody bag is awesome. This is a great race that is put on very well. Plenty of aid stations etc. on the run. Will definitely be back. I have a score to settle with that swim course.
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  • Comments: very nice event, this is a fun one - I enjoy it every year, this was my 3rd. Will want to work on the bike - caught myself sitting up at times when I should not have been - got caught behind a van a couple of times - should have blown by it - work on the run, felt like i slowed down a little more than i would have liked - not used to going that hard (at least it felt hard) for that distance - very fun, will do this one again for sure.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: The talent level here was pretty impressive. Some 20 year old kid from OK came down and smoked everybody. To place in a race like this would be an amazing accomplishment. However, I really don't get the feeling of accomplishment that I used to with these sprints. Maybe my heart is set on the two HIM's I have coming up. I use to think that I want to be really competitive in these, and I still do. But I believe that the feeling I will get when I finish an HIM or IMAZ (even if I finish dead last) is going to be unbelievably more amazing than placing in my AG in the sprints would be. But the race packet for this race straight up kicks A$$. Some running shorts, a running shirt, a t-shirt, socks, a nice large travel bag, sunglasses, and the standard stuff like clif bar and clif shot, and other miscellaneous stuff. I doubt I'll do this again, but the race packet almost makes it worthwhile!
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[49]
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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 lack of seriousness and my 23 miles on the new bike powered me to the best Tri finish I have ever had 62/89 in the age group and a 19 mile per hour bike leg. My lack of training the last 3 weeks (my last brick was the Jefferson Tri) combined with no fuel on the bike leg or transition hurt me on the run this is not something I can continue to do. I beat Dave and I think he will seek revenge at a later date. Next stop Texas man Olympic.
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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 best event - very well planned - good job
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