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Race Reports for Chicago Triathlon - International Course 2011

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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: The Triple Challenge was a hoot! Overall, the Chicago Triathlon is well run considering the sheer number of participants. But it is crowded on course later in the day. If you do the Sprint you don't have to wait long for your wave but you will have to wait till much later to get your gear out of transition. If you do the Olympic, you'll be waiting awhile for your wave start. Pick your poison.
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  • Comments: Overall I am very pleased. I greatly improved my time from my last Oly. I improved on the things I set out to do: sighting, mentality, nutrition. I had a lot of fun.
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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 race!
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  • Organised?Yes
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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I was very happy with my time and finishing position. My original aim had been to get close to 2:30 but that was before I realised that transitions alone (including the run from the end of the swim to T1) would take around 7 minutes. The tough swim conditions, and the strong wind on the bike course also probably cost me a couple of minutes so all in all 2:40 was a very good performance.
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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: Very organized. The only thing they could have done different is move the finish more north, closer to the transition area. It was a long walk back to the transition.
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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: IMHO, every triathlete should do this race once in their life. The scale of the entire event is beyond description. Will I do this race again? Maybe someday, but not in the foreseeable future. It was a blast, and I will always remember it!
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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 well run race that I think everyone should do once. I don't think I'll do it again. Way too much hassle with the transition area/distance. Had to wait quite awhile to get our bikes out etc. Maybe all the walking to collect our stuff helped on the recovery. There's something to be said about giving your gear one last check before the race. Would never be able to happen on this race. Felt very safe and thought the volunteers were terrific.
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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: Can't wait for next years race
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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: Was initially skeptical bout a race with 10,000 competitors. But, this event was a blast. Fun, FLAT course that was amazingly organized for the number of people/events. Mandatory tip: GET A HOTEL ROOM NEAR TRANSITION. I don't care how close you think you live, this will be worth its weight in gold.
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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 found the Chicago Tri to be a good race despite what people have said about it being over crowded. Ok, it was crowded and I was held up a few times on the bike and run but I have no idea how much that would have cost me, 1min? 2min? Either way, I had a great time and that's what matters most. And hey, got a PR out of it, too!
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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: It's a big race so it is crowded, but it was well organized.
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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 event is just too huge with lots of beginners. I think it was a good race for me but I will not be doing this again unless I live in the Chicago area.
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