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Race Reports for Minneapolis Duathlon

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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?No

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

  • Comments: I put my rank according to the number that started. About half that total finished due to the fact the organizers shut down trans at some point due to the heat. Given the conditions, even though it was just a 5K course, a second water stop probably would have been a good idea - not necessarily for drinking, but just to dump over myself to cool down.
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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?No

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

  • Comments: Course in bad condition, but convenient. Too packed on bike course - should have gone over passing rules beforehand. Some aid stations didn't have Gatorade.
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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: Great race!! Was a little confusing at first as there were multiple events - Duathlon/Fun/Time Trial going on at the same time, but volunteers and staff did a great job and directions and course marking were really clear! I am really glad that the course was altered - I preferred the run course this year.
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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: They switched the course about 2 weeks prior to raceday. I am very happy with that! THis course was very spectator friendly! I hope the RD can keep it like this next year! I was very impressed with it and the transition area was much better laid out.
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[5]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: After we cooled off some more, we took my bike back to the car and changed clothes. Then we walked the 12 blocks to Brit's pub for the cake and beer and awards. I looked at the list and saw 41 teams listed (they weren't all on that sheet yet). Then at the top in the number 2 spot was Team Ekman. We finished 2nd out of 65 mixed 2-person teams. I really couldn't believe it. The award was a cool lucite display with the finisher medal enclosed. Pretty cool stuff. In all, it was a fun race. And really, we may revisit the formula for the team du.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

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  • Comments: Pretty well organized for a HUGE race. But I object to the water stop at 2.25. There should have been one at mile 2. For this big of an operation, it's the least they could go. I wouldn't have minded gels at the one stop on the bike.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: WOW!! Okay - so my Wife and I started in separate waves, had different run and bike segments and still finished with THE EXACT SAME TIME!! Down to the SECOND!!! http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_race.php?race_id=11906
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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 as STUNNED by how well this race went. For 1000+ competitors, I expected a complete cluster. But it was great and I look forward to doing it again next year. I really lucked out with the weather and things went about as perfectly as I could hope for.
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  • Comments: my friend wendy and i did a relay for this event. i ran then biked. she ran and finished the race. it was 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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: post-race food and drinks were way too far away from the finish line -
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