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Race Reports for Lake Summerside Triathlon - Olympic Course

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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: Bike course was dangerous and crowded. Everying thing else was very good including post race food.
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  • Comments: The course was slightly changed from last year, and the two changes the race organizers made dramatically improved the race. First, they moved the swim exit from the uneven concrete boat launch to the sandy beach. This made the runup to the transition area longer, but also made the swim exit way safer and more comfortable. Second, they changed the bike route. Now not only was the sprint distance more accurate (19.5 km compared to last year's 22.4 km), but the route didn't take us through the patches of extremely uneven pavement that we had to go through last year, which meant less flat tires and also made it possible to push hard for the whole bike portion of the race.
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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: The volunteers were excellent on this race. This was also very organized and a fun race to do. I will tackle this race again in the future and would recommend to others too. The only feedback is out of the hands of the race director. Better pavement on the road.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: At various points in the buildup to this race, I had set different goals for myself. At one point, I wanted to finish in 1:30. However, I abandoned that goal early on, realizing that it was both way too fast for my abilities and also didn't factor in any flexibility for a longer bike (such as in this race) or race-specific factors (like the headwinds and road conditions on the bike). Later I set a goal of finishing without walking. I abandoned that goal after a heavy workout in the river valley in which I realized that some hills are just too large to run up. But after seeing the racecourse, I re-adopted that goal, and yesterday I achieved it. That is probably what I am the most proud of out of the whole day: I finished the whole triathlon without walking, and pushed as hard as I possibly could.
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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 well organized race. Lots of food, volunteers,etc. I know to some this wouldn't have been such a big deal, but I was so excited when the RD called my name for the medals. To have Michelle and the girls there made it that much better. Now for my 1st Oly in a couple weeks.....
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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: Bike course needs improvement, some gravely, sandy areas.
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