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Race Reports for Bluff Creek Triathlon - Sprint

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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 was very happy with the race and organization! With one minor exception on the run, every turn and critical point was well marked, but even in that one spot a volunteer was present to assist with direction. Good recovery snacks available, chip timing was nice, and volunteers were great! I talked a few others into joining the race so it was a good social experience.
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  • Comments: This is a great race. I've done it every year they have put it on. That's one of the other reasons I decided to come back this year. I needed to keep the streak alive. Hopefully when I continue the streak next year I will have trained a little more.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: Pretty well run and fun race, but organizers need to figure out how to get everyone to the beach in time to start on time. I'd suggest earlier shuttles and earlier closing transition closing time.
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Race rating (4)
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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: Just right

  • Comments: This race is always a nice season opener for the tri season. I like the RDs and they do a good job putting this on. They really need to think about kicking everyone out of transition 10 minutes earlier to get everyone to the swim start on time. This has never started on time in the four years I've run it. As far as my performance goes I was extremely pleased. I did fairly well on minimal training. A few minutes off my personal best here, but I crushed my horrendous time from last year's race by 8 minutes so that felt good to make up for that mess. I also had my best 5k split in a sprint by a few seconds so that was another good take away.
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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: It is hard to rate this race, it's my first. It seemed organized and the volunteers were friendly and encouraging.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: What a great race. The race directer stated that 1/3 of today's participants were first timers, myself included. This was an awesome and humbling experience and I can't wait to do it again. Next race is in three weeks and its an OLY. I can't wait. I have to add that my favorite part of the day was courtesy of my 3-year-old daughter. She is all about Mom all the time. However, following the race she stated that she was riding home with dad and it wasn't for debate. We road home with her singing along to her "Princess Songs". What a perfect end!
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I struggled for a number of reasons. First the a car accident on Friday made my body sore and tired. Also, getting over a cold/conjestion. Secondly, I sucked in open swim - the cold water really affected my breathing. Finally, I psyced myself out with the high level of competition being a USAT qualifier 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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Good first race for me. Swim might have been better if they did not have to re-direct Olympic distance swimmers to do the 500M length due to water temp. It was cold and overcast but I'd rather have that than too hot.
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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: Lessons learned 1. Swim - Need more open water swims 2. Bike - I think I'm recovered from the HM I ran 2 weeks ago. Need more bike workouts (hills, etc)... some decent weather and a new drive train would be nice :). 3. Run - Again, more track work. Didn't want to risk any track work coming off the HM, so hopefully can start back soon.
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  • Comments: Did not race. Sick the week before, ear infection during that weekend.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: Made some changes from last year. Switched the awards and prizes around so more people could leave early. Very nicely done race besides being behind on start. I believe that was more the athletes not there though.
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Race rating (4)
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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: Another good race put on by our local crew. I was hoping to move up a couple of spots in the overall from last year, but all in all I'm not too disappointed. I think regardless of whatever happened later in the race I'd have to consider this a personal victory based solely on the swim improvement. I'm still smiling about that.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: This was a well run race, the logistics of the swim make it difficult to get the swim start on time. Maybe changing transition close time to 7:30 or having 2 buses would help. It was a good time though!
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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:

  • Comments: Difficult race course that was advertised as easy and flat. The course was anything but, and combined with the really cold water temps and strong winds, this was a really difficult race.
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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: Great first year race. Thanks Alex and Steve! This went much better for me than the last race. More hardware and I won a free entry into Hy-Vee during the post race raffle, so bonus!
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