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Race Reports for Blackland Triathlon

[1]
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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: I may not run this race in the future simply because of the late start. I Like starting earlier, but due to the Kids race it pushes the adult time back. Not a fan of this. I may get my son to do the kids race next year. I think I would enjoy it better.
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[2]
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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: Live entertainment, free chicken sandwiches and free beer for those who imbibe..the amphitheater offers a cool vibe to watch the finishers and hang out but it is exposed to direct sun. Next season I may shift my focus off of long course tris and see if I can zero in on the sprints and duathlons, maybe sneak up on a top 3 age group finish some how.
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[3]
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: GREAT tri for a first timer!
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[4]
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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: Well run race, great venue! Truth is I finished MOP where normaly I am BOP or near the bottom so, really I did pretty good. I swam the entire swim-no doggy paddle, back stroke, I rode semi hard and steady, I ran the entire run-no walking and I got faster toward then end. I passed more people than passed me through the entire race
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[5]
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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 was my first tri. I didn't reach my goal of finishing within 1:30 but after it was all over I felt really great about what I was able to do for my first race. The high was awesome!
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[6]
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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: Only third year for the race & second year for me,the race is only getting better. Had a great race with some good friends,looking forward to next year & a much smaller me :)
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[7]
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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: No completion medals. Volunteers were all friendly. Overall a disappointing performance. Hoped for cooler day, but late start (9:55 am) due to swim position.
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[8]
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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: Overall this was the maybe the best tri I have done. Very close to the Playtri festival - lots of stuff to do, stuff to keep family entertained, etc. Oh yeah, they had BEER at finish line - that is enough by itself to turn the volume up to eleven!
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[9]
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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 thought this was one of the best organized races I've ever been to. Everything was coned off and the traffic was managed so we didn't have to fight some crazy drivers. Best of all, everyone was super friendly and walking back from the amphitheater to pick up my bike gave me an opportunity to stand there and encourage the last wave, which is something that should be mandatory. It was hot later in the race but that's part of the sport. You have to find your strength from within.
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[10]
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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: I've only raced two races, so not much to compare to. It was a little more chaotic to start the swim than the other pool swim tri I did. The finish wasn't as good as my first tri -- but then again I can only compare the two I've done. The finish looked like it was a bit more happening earlier on -- since I was in the last wave to start I may have missed some stuff by the time I finished. The youth tri was great -- I would definitely recommend the youth tri for the youngsters!
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[11]
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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: Dallas Athletes could learn from these guys. It was a great race. The road closures for the bike were awesome. I liked having to walk back thru the run to get to my bike. Gave me a chance to encourage the runners. Course was good. Things were well organized. Wish these guys did more races. The end party was awesome.
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[12]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • 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: Very good race. Lots of smiles, fun, and it was well organized. Two complaints though, the finish was nice but really hot and almost no shade. I also could have done without the run on the grass.
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[13]
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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: Very good race. I'll go back next year.
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[14]
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Race rating (2)
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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: No shirt?!?! What the heck!! I got a freekin water bottle. I could have done without the band and hamburgers (which I didn't eat) and taken a shirt. Thanks to Saint Arnold for the beer though good call.
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[15]
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: I would have changed several things about the course but overall it was good and certainly challenging. I need to improve myself more than the course needs to change.
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[16]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: They had a kids race before the Sprint. That made the Sprint not start until 8:45. Couple that with the increase in size this year and the swim start took WAY to long. That left a lot of us out on the course after it started getting too hot.
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[17]
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I liked the course overall (except for the grass piece). It was just the right amount of challenge. I just wish it was either in more shade or earlier. And the finish is all in the sun and quite the walk so that's hard on spectators and finishers who have been out there all day. I felt really bad for those who were getting in the pool late and out on that run course in the heat at noon in Texas. Good organization and volunteers, I would scrap the ampitheater idea and just do it on the CCCC campus. Fun time, nice medals. The kids race was adorable! Maybe have them the day before so the race can start earlier.
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[18]
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Race rating (3)
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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: Seemed like they were in a hurry to leave. There were racers still running and most of everything was put up. When exiting the pool, you have to run a good distance to get to T1.
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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: Wonderful.
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[20]
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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: For a first year race this was a great race. They were able to swithc the pool to 1 lane direction and 50 meters which was a plus. The transition was pretty far from the finish so for specators it definately sucked but no big deal. The mistake I made on the bike was mainly my fault but it was confusing. They had a band at the end in an ampitheatre that was pretty cool but they played so loud that it was tought to talk.
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  • Organised?
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: First annual event, went smoothly.
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