Races

Back to all races
Race Details Ratings 58 Reports 63

Race Reports for Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon

[1]
Reported by:
Race rating (4)
User photo
  • 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 few surprises on this race. Everything went exactly as planned and expected. Mental prep worked. I performed exactly to my training - shocker. Excited about my potential for improvement...no problem getting through race. I feel like this is my baseline to compare future training against. Great camraderie, volunteers, support. I enjoyed this one much more than my first. Lack of timing in transitions was a problem. But overall this was run very well, especially given the leadership transition mid-year.
read full report
[2]
Reported by:
Race rating (4)
User photo
  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 for beginners because of the support (even with all of the changing of ownership this year) but it's a challenging course and I think that would be hard for a beginner who hasn't trained enough.
read full report
[3]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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 love this race. The organization is great. All the women athletes are wonderful to be around. My daughters like to do this with me. I am so proud of them. They trained hard, put in a really good effort, and had a great time. Positive vibes all around. There are athletes of all capabilities there. The fast are really fast and they come from all age groups --- which is a terrific thing. I think it is especially neat for the younger age groups to see how fit, healthy, and fast they can be as they age.
read full report
[4]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: great race. all participants well celebrated. Enjoyed getting the shout-out for racing for Team World Vision.
read full report
[5]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: Too hard

  • Comments: An awesome event, very well organised. A n event for all ages, shapes, sizes and races of women to come together and participate in this Triathlon. I am very proud of myself for doing the hard work in preparation for the event which got me through it. Want to do it again next year and I will be even more prepared based on the times and comments submitted above. I did real good!
read full report
[6]
Reported by:
Race rating (4)
User photo
  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This was my third time completing this race. I love the Iron Girl, but I just really was not prepared for it this year. I was on the fence as to whether or not to even race this year, but my daughter convinced me I should go. I was happy I did it - I just wish I had done the work necessary to finish strong instead of just finishing. Lessons learned.
read full report
[7]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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!!
read full report
[8]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: It's funny I'm not a big fan or feel the need to race in women's only tris. But this is a great race and provides wonderful support for so many causes. There were a lot of heart warming stories of survival, battling terrible odds and perseverance. And if these races give women the confidence to get out there and compete in a triathlon then purpose served. I felt very fortunate to be me and have the ability to race. The Columbia group does a great job putting on a race. I want to come back.
read full report
[9]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: Another great Tri-Columbia race! So well organized! (nice expo & swag, too..)
read full report
[10]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: Thank yo to all the volunteers....this was an excelelent race and so well organized for so many competitors
read full report
[11]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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 good race. Well organized. Event location is terrific and family friendly. Had a really good time. So did my girls!
read full report
[12]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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 had a wonderful time and will definitely do this again next year. I did even better than I had hoped. I was aiming for a 3:00 finish and I beat it by 16 minutes. I can't complain.
read full report
[13]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Race in Columbia's Centennial Park is always a treat - wonder why I subject myself to the hills when it's clearly not my strong suit, but it's the "home" park, with the local club there..., and that's a great vibe to race for. at the end of the day, i need to remain focused on the cause that i race for, and the fact that finishing is a win, period, for both myself & UCF, and feel good about that. most of the time, i even believe it! :)
read full report
[14]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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 venue! Inspiring racers! I was pleased with all of my times but that last transition. I can expect to shave a couple of minutes off of each area next year now that I know how hard to push. I definitely had a little more effort left in me!
read full report
[15]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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:

  • Comments: The race was great. I had a wonderful time. It was confusing for the spectators though.
read full report
[16]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: Too hard

  • Comments: Loved this race - - also the practice session was excellent. Very well organized, lots of high energy and positive enthusiasm. Wish I could ride better, but still performed very well and happy about my race times.
read full report
[17]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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: Now that was one well organized race! The expo moved along quickly, the volunteers in transition and along the course were plentiful... I'm definitely doing this again next year.
read full report
[18]
Reported by:
Race rating (4)
User photo
  • 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 race is an excellent venue. From the amount of support to the nice free stuff, and just the overall niceness of the race. Unfortunately, it was way too crowded and made for almost dangerious conditions on the course. This race gives alot of first timers the chance to test themselves on a challenging course. Congrats to all the women who braved this race...!! especially the gal who rode the hilly bike course on a single speed mountain bike.. BLESS YOU!!!
read full report
[19]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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 love the vibe and the courses are a great challenge, I just wish the event wasn't so darn big!
read full report
[20]
Reported by:
User photo
  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: great day! great course, cool event. was concerned about safety issues with so many novice bikers on the course, but it was really more the faster (more experienced?) bikers that were more of a concern - failures to shout out as passing caused a lot of near misses (can't always hear them coming)
read full report
[21]
Reported by:
User photo
  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: I just had a really great time with my friends and family. I smiled for the rest of the day! :D A special shout-out to all the awesome volunteers who made the race a huge success.
read full report
[22]
Reported by:
Race rating (4)
User photo
  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Well organized race. Had fun and will sign up for next year!
read full report
[23]
Reported by:
Race rating (4)
User photo
  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: With this being my first tri I was very happy with my time. I was shooting for 2 1/2 hours and beat that by 15 minutes. All the volunteers were great!! Especially the one who noticed that I was missing my bib:) I'll definitely do it again next year and try and get down to 2 hrs or less. The event I thought I'd do the worst at I did the best (biking). The event I thought I'd do well in I did bad in (swimming) and I love to swim and swim pretty well. Running, well I just plain hate running but I'll work on it for next year.
read full report
[24]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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. Awesome vibe--all girls. Tons of volunteers. Lots of swag in the goodie bags (k-swiss shirt, sock guy socks, coupons, yummies). Lots of porta potties. Not a lot of spots along the course for family to watch, but if they set up chairs near transition, at least they'll be comfortable for a couple hours.
read full report
[25]
Reported by:
Race rating (5)
User photo
  • 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 love the Iron Girl. I beat last years time- last year being the 1st triathlon ever. I am happy with my overall result, even if I am disappointed with my run. That just means that I will come back next year more determined. =)
read full report
Show Per page
 
 
of 3