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Race Reports for Anthem Holiday Classic Triathlon 2007

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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: getting into pool somewhat disorganized. self assessment re time and waiting about 1/2 hour to get in pool
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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: A lot of people told me this was a great race for first timers. I think they were right.
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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: Had a blast with the Club out there. Really enjoy hanging out with my peeps! I'm amazed how good of friends we've all become in such a short time. Joining the East Side Cool Kids Triathlon Club is one of my best decisions. Can't wait till the next event!
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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: Had a great time. I can't take a race too seriously when I haven't done my part to get in shape and in a position to perform at my "A" game level. For this reason the pressure was off and I really had a great time. Except for the run I really felt that the rest of the race was done near my potential level.
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  • Organised?Yes
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
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  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: I am just not a fan of single file race starts. Lots of waiting around and little I could do about it.
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  • Events on time?Yes

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  • Comments: Fun day racing, great to see a cool group of people out racing, Amy got see her first race and had some people to talk to while I was out on the course. I love to go racing but its not the most interesting spectator sport, especially when its cold and windy.
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  • Comments: I liked this race. The course was different from the reverse tri in september. I really wasn't sure if I wanted to do this race but I'm glad I did- it was a great end to the '07 season and great to see my friends compete. More pics in my album: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnail...
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Despite what my comments listed above may suggest. I enjoyed myself out there. I enjoy competing against myself and the sharing in the experience with others. It was great to be out there with Aaron during his first race. He did a great job. It was great to have the support of Chris, Matt, Jerry's wife and Zach's GF during the race. Good to see the ESCKTC members competing: Zach, Woz, Jerry, Aaron, Sally and Tanya. It looks like Sally won the the Women's race. I am now the owner of the Pink Crocs. I am not sure If I won them or lost them, but regardless they are mine for now. There is a pic of the exchange ceremony posted under the Arizona forum
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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: Great local race. Well put on and lots of instruction so you always knew where you needed to be and what you needed to do. The bike in and out transition area was a bit scary with speed bumps and lots of turns but other than that a fantastic race.
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  • Comments: I have said it before, and I will say it again....Yes, Anthem is a little sprint race, and people can poo-poo it all they want, but it is challenging. Most of the Tri Family Racing races are nice a flat and simple. Super fast. Anthem is NOT flat on the bike OR the run, and always pushes your mental capability. Throw in the cold, wind and spitting rain, and it gets really fun! Last year this race kicked my butt. I had a great swim, and then tanked on the bike and run due to the hills. I think it was only my 3rd or 4th tri ever, and everything I had done up to that point was flat. I wanted to do this race again to improve on my times, and kick ITS butt. The bike this year was a mile longer and the run was 1/2 mile longer, so my overall time is like a minute slower. My swim was the same, but the difference was this year I seeded myself with the 8min people instead of the 12 min people, and that helped tremendously. I was more "in" with people of similar abilities through out the
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: It's a nice race, I'd like the swim a little more organized, need to get people in the right locations on the swim. The course isn't too difficult but I think I could easily do better next time and continue to improve there. Not completely flat, which is nice, but not terribly hilly either. I should have entered the Clydesdales! I would have won that! Oh well. My placements exclude the tope 3 finishers, otherwise I'd be 28th/7th.
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