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Race Reports for South Riding Triathlon 2009

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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: Complain as I might about my swim and bike times and not placing, I'm still quite pleased with my overall performance. My improvement on the run was particularly satisfying, as I've been working hard on the run all year (doing 6+ mi runs 1/week basically since April and also picking up my brick sessions in the run-up to this race, plus my similarly better-than-expected 10k at the end of the Dextro ITU Olympic length triathlon in June). Regarding the bike, I think I'm at the point now where I will need to spend some bucks if I want to see significant improvement. Even if I had pumped all of the hills, I don't think that would have bought me more than a minute or so on this course. Beyond that, I need a lighter bike, aero wheels, aero helmet - in other words 'bike bling'. I was very tempted to buy some fancy wheels earlier this summer, but I held back and decided to see how much improvement I could muster in this triathlon using the same equipment. I'm also saving some $$ to purchase
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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 really liked the overall event. The folks from Team TPR who help coordinate training and provide support really made the event enjoyable.
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