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Race Reports for Carlos O'Brien's Prospector Triathlon - Olympic Course

[1]
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This was a hard race. I was not prepared for the number of hills encountered.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Definitely not the race I was hoping for, but comparable times to other challenging Olympic courses I have done. I just expected to see more progress than I did for this one, as training has been going well as I have been building for Silverman. The course was tough - I knew that going in, and with the exception of the swim, I handled it okay. The HR numbers indicate that the effort was there and consistent, but my body did not respond the way I would have expected. I did myself a disservice by not taking the race seriously and skipping nutrition and hydration. Having adequate fluids and some calories in could have helped. What really disappoints me is my performance relative to the field. I'm not sure if it was just a good group of competitors that showed up or what, but I got my butt handed to me by the field and finished way, way at the back of the pack. A few years ago, this was normal, but I have improved since then and at least feel like I am part of the race most of the time.
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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: No aid stations on the bike course, my bad! I should've taken an extra bottle. Took alot longer than I thought it was gonna! met up with a few FCA members and talked with them.....This was a fun race race and very challenging. My biking is really lacking at this point with courses that have alot of climbing in them. I've gotta get out somewhere and gain more experience with climbing! This race didn't allow for a single mental break once! Glad it was this challenging. Only will mske me work harder!
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: The run out of water to transition was rocky and required putting on sandals or shoes and the hill coming out of lake to parking lot had large rocks.
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: My first Tri.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: If this is going to be your first Oly...re-think your race schedule. I'm no pussy...even some of the top finishers that I talked to said they won't be doing this course again unless the run changes...there is a lot of injury risk involved when running on crappy surface like that when your already pushing hard. I would recommend the sprint...it's still plenty challanging.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

  • Post race activities? Bad
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This years race was better than the year befores but it still seems dis-organized compared to any other race I've done in the two years. The worst problem is water or I should say lack of cold water on the course and none at the finsh line.
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