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Race Reports for Sweetwater Triathlon

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

  • Comments: I gave this race a 5 after letting the shock of split transitions settle down. One you figure out a plan to handle that, the race was great even if it had a trail run. Apparently, this race keeps getting bigger and bigger with it topping out at 153 racers this year. The volunteers were great, it was actually pretty organized, and awards started right when they needed to. Of course, if this race blows up and gets bigger they will need to put some more orgainization to the set up, but at less than 200 people it is perfect. Laid back feel, great group of racers, etc. Plus, it ever hurts to get a 2nd OA, 1st AG finish.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: First triathlon. Just wanted to get a feel for it so I didn't push myself too much. Bike issues affected time.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: With few volunteers, many of us went off the running course. Bike course was only visible if you were following someone (not marked). One water station on run at approximately 1.3 mi. Lots of beginners, and only 1 wave for men, 1 for women (1 min after men), made for LOTS of people in the water at one time. Only recommend this if you want a short swim/ride.
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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: This is always a fun, low-key race benefitting a local group. Lots of first-timers, a few heavy-hitters, and a well-run event. Pics to come, prolly this evening. EDIT: Oops, I looked up the wrong time from last year. I PR'd by a little over 10:00, not 25:00. Still...
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a no-frills race which fit pretty well into my schedule and worked out OK. There were at least one, maybe 2, larger and higher profile races in the area this weekend so the field on this one was pretty small. I was surprised to see that this was the "15th annual" edition because it had the look/feel of a race just starting out. At first I was not too crazy about the 2 transition areas being so far apart but I guess that enabled us to run some of the nice wooded trails so I guess it was OK. Bottom line is: it only cost $55 and I got 3rd AG so I guess I can't complain :-).
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: RACING HURTS, but I knew that. This was an excellent intro race for me. It's a shorter sprint, but it's more of a charity benefit than competitive race even though there are awards and such. My slacking the past couple weeks definitely showed, but my mind has been in a million different places the past month. One other thing worth mentioning: I CAUGHT THE BUG. There will be more racing, there will be more training, there will be better race times. Oh, BIG UPS to Mark, Tony, ADollar, and Mark (the IronKids) for their support and words of "encouragement." Mark and Tony have really been great ambassadors of the sport. Best of luck to them in their IMs and HIMs this year.
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