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[1]

Reported by:

kwed

Race rating (4)

• 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: A great local race I'd do again. Pros: nice shirts, organized and on time race morning, fun course and very spectator friendly, breakfast burritos Cons: unorganized awards ceremony with wrong info, unsafe bike course with a lack of volunteers at some intersections, poor road conditions at some corners, bike course was short, while they had mile markers on the run, the one was facing the wrong way and I didn't see the other. Overall, a great race that I'd do again!

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[2]

Reported by:

bk broiler

• Organised?
• Events on time?


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


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


• Comments: Congrats to Chris and his team as this was the inaugural event of Born to Tri and really enjoyed it. Thought it was well organized (grant it only my second tri). Only comments are change how to start the swim (starter pistol and his voice were drowned out by music), and maybe close off bike course a little better. Thought volunteers were perfectly placed and very helpful.

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[3]

Reported by:

weds19

Race rating (3)

• 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: first the good: - easy packet pickup - great swim and run - organized race morning w/ plenty of parking, port-a-potties, etc. - nice awards - spectator friendly - best breakfast burrito post race food ever. issues: - website was wrong with course distances - timing was a mess with results taking forever and then still wrong and giving medals to the wrong people - the most dangerous bike course in regards to traffic i've ever been on. one section was into oncoming traffic as well as 2 unmanned stop lights! overall, it's a great race i would do again. it actually has the potential and room to grow into a large race. it could be a premier race if they expand a little and fix the bike course/timing issues.

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[4]

Reported by:

fontaic

Race rating (4)

• 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: My wife was upset at the lack of police traffic presence near the transition area. She said there were several cars that drove into the race route at this area. The running course was changed at the last minute and I'm sure some folks were unaware of this. Although there were no mile markers on the course the google map run course did contain mile markers.

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[5]

Reported by:

randym

Race rating (4)

• 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: I know it was first event, so there are some bugs. Needed better traffic control and maybe more racks in transition. Otherwise a great event, nice location, will do it again. Chris and his organisation deserve a lot of credit.

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