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Race Reports for Naperville Sprint Triathlon

[1]
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Well organized race, just no food or gear vendors. No after party but that may be due to COVID.
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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: I love this race and look forward to it every 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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a great Tri for beginners!
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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: It's a fun local venue, but the race has gotten big and crowded for the space on the course. It's still fun to do a race so close to home though and be able to have family come out.
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[5]
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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?No

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

  • Comments: Very nice event, may have to put it back on the calendar for 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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Pretty frustrating to be 3 minutes slower after a year of training. Although, I "cruised" today versus pushing last week. Again, my cardio fitness is showing up great and my speed sucks. Need to make peace with this issue -- either turn up the intensity in training or accept my peformance level. The post race this year was very poor compared to previous years. Drinks were hot, minimal food choices, not enough trash cans. Really looked like they had dialed back on what they spent. Volunteers were again incredible / awesome. Overall organization was very solid.
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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: The event seemed very well run. If you have the opportunity, go to the race clinic the day before to learn how the event works and get tips. Stay to the right on the bike course.
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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: Great for beginners and pros alike.
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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: Follow up with Foot doc on Monday. Cortisone shot, xrays and boot for 10 days. No exercise and no Chicago Tri. If no improvement in 10 days might require surgery.
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[10]
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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: A very good overall event. Well planned and executed. All went right on time. Pleant of volunteers and police at every corner to keep everyone safe. For its size, it was very very well run. I would recommend for anyone looking for a large fun sprint event.
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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: I had a great time at the race. It was really inspirational seeing such a wide range in age and body types. I saw one bike that probably could have been overtaken by a tricycle and it made me realize that I need to have fun and that is what I did. Overall atmosphere was great and I will do this race again. Thanks to all the other competitors for their great spirit and motivating energy.
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[12]
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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: LOTS and lots of volunteers! Lots of high school age kids yelling support all over the course! REAL Orea cookies at the finish! (no chocolate milk though) Really glad I decided to add this race on a week ago, raced with Deb. We did our first tri ever together here 14 years ago. (different race, same site!) not sure of overall place yet, or how many were in my age group. (weird posting of results, based on the strange time trial start...listed by clock time...then your actual time was at the end of the row) Will wait for on line posting, then add info later! oh yeah, Naperville still has a boat load of rocking fast athletes!!
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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:

  • Comments: I thought this race was run much better this year. Last year, not only did the swim get congested but the bike was really bad too. This year it was just the swim. The organizers at least tried to discourage people from lieing about their projected swim times. They seemed to have things moving pretty good on the bike though. There were only a few blockers. Overall, I'm pretty happy on 6th place. I was looking for a podium, but my race luck has been horible. I'm not surprised I got sick for the race. Even still, I think I had a pretty good result for being sick.
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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: Still think this is the best event for anyone to do as a first tri. The course is "easy", well organized and enjoyable. Had a colleague from work join me and she rocked the race with no real training. Personally was very pleased with today. Unlike previous races had no cramps and was able to finally run the 5K. While I have not made the progress that I aspired to this year, there's been a ton of progress none the less. In addition, I've listened to my body and made gains that are sustainable and safe. Looking at my best health in decades and ready for a great off season of training and an exciting 2012!
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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: First time for me and had to say given the amount of entrants, they do an excellent job! Courses were layed out very nicely and tons of volunteers to assist and encourage you throughout the race! Will definitely be an annual event for me! Can't wait til 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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Overall i was very very happy with my race. Placed in 91st Percentile which isn't to bad considering 3 months ago i didn't own a bike, hadn't swam since i was a kid and dealt with a 7 month hip injuring (not to mention having a broken toe from Feb-April)
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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: A good first outing. All the experience gained was invaluable. I was ready to go again about an hour later because I was stoked to do better. The tri-bug has got me.
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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: Get people to read the rules... Make an anouncement about STAYING OT THE RIGHT on the bike course over the PA at the start.
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[19]
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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: Loved every minute of it.
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[20]
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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: Race was expensive compared to others I've seen. Also goody bag was awful with basically just a shirt.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I thought the race was great, everything went smoothly and the volunteers were awesome. The post race party was great, and I was able to get my bike out of the transition area very quickly, and I thought results were posted in a reasonable amount of time. Had a blast!
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[22]
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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: Race overall was very well organized, I did not like waiting 40+ minutes in a line to start the swim, but I guess if I get faster at the swim I can start further up. It did feel like the tents afterwards were just thrown up without any thought, they could better place each tent. I had a great time, I'm sad I won't be doing any more triathlons this year, but look forward to 2011 and breaking a one hour 10 minute sprint triathlong time.
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[23]
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: The goodie bag for this race was rediculous for the money paid for this. However, being so close to home it is a great race for my family to come out and see what I do with all the time I spend training. Plus I don't have to pay for hotel/meals/driving expenses/etc. compared to other races I travel for. For that reason alone I will probably do this race again I think the race is very well run for the amount of people at this race. There was a lot of confusion in the swim. Definitely my most aggressive experience in the water to date, but I'm pleased with how I held it together and created a new pr. I'm a little dissapointed in the swim course as the middle came back to shallow water where a mass of people walked around the bouy. For me this broke my momentum as I was forced to walk with everyone else or dodge them with my head under water. For me, this was my best performance to date and everything came together. I'm actually surprised because I literally spent the week
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[24]
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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: For a local race with 2000 participants this is a really well run race. Even getting the bikes out of transition after the race was fast and easy. Was able to get in by 9:30am. Sweet. Can't wait until 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 race keeps getting more and more expensive each year. I think that's because the race director is a WTC one. I don't know if it is worth it to pay $90 to do a sprint triathlon. I do like it becasue it is one of the bigger sprint triathlon in this area, but it is starting to become not worth the money.
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