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Race Reports for Tri! Ballantyne

[1]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I wasn't a huge fan of this race. I liked the pool swim; it was well organized. Everything else was a mess though. People were in and out of transition and getting in the way of athletes, there wasn't enough room on the bike racks for all of the bikes, the volunteers seemed mostly disinterested and were rude, and the bike course felt dangerous because there were cars everywhere and there weren't a lot of markers telling you where to go. At one point, a group of volunteers walked in front of me on the road. I had to slam on my brakes, and they just looked at me and kept walking . The police officers were much nicer than the volunteers! There were children manning most of the aid stations on the run, which is totally fine normally!, but they weren't actually passing out water. They were just talking amongst themselves and playing on their phones. You had to grab the water cups on your own. The race just didn't seem to have the excitement and support that most races do. Hopefully they can
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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: Great local race. A lot of friends racing which made it more fun. Overall a well run race. A lot of beginners and relay teams. Would be a great first triathlon with the pool swim and shorter bike course.
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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: Great race - amazing post race experience. Perfect for a beginner. It's short which means it about going hard. I enjoyed the race even though I was slower than the last two times I raced it. Maybe next year. The race was smaller than in year's past but still a healthy number.
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[4]
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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: police sent me the wrong way.... did extra 2 miles
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[5]
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: Great beginner race and post-race experience. Jones did an incredible job.
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[6]
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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: Good fun race. good course...great support and lots of volunteers!! Very well
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[7]
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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: Enjoyed this a lot, will do it again.
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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: As this was my first triathlon attending and participating in I was pleased overall. The volunteers was outstanding! Cold not have gotten through this race without them. Even after seeing over 2 hours of racers, they were enthusiastic about cheering me on. Already planning to do this again next year!
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[9]
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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: Great race - big but well supported - I did it last year and came back this year. As it was one two races from last year (my first in the sport) that I was doing again, it was an A race. I had a goal time of 1:11 with a stretch of 1:09 - I made my stretch goal and felt simply great. Lots of hard work, a good plan of rest for the last week and some mental toughness to deal with injury all paid off. I finished second and was it was I expected. The guy who beat me was .07 faster than last year - I beat him at longer swim and bikes - he is a faster runner. Very pleased
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[10]
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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: More volunteers this year and everything flowed better. The only negative is that this year we couldn't use the facilities in the YMCA that were available to us last year. I do understand but liked it better before.
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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. I really enjoyed myself. This was my first Triathlon and was very pleased. This is a great race to start on with very friendly racers and volunteers/staff.
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[12]
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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: Compared to Gold Rush, this is a much better tri - simply easier. The bike course is better and the run is better. I had three goals: 1) Break 1:20 2) Break 1:18 (was going to have too race well to do this) 3) Stretch goal - break 1:16 ( would have to really race well and transition well) - I thought I could do it but the match was fuzzy. So going 1:13:10 was unexpected but really pleased. The swim and bike were positives and the run was ok. Need to get faster there somehow.
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[13]
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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: I will absolutely do this race next year. I'd also like to give a big thumbs up to those who stuck around to watch the last couple of runners finish. It was odd to have random people cheering for me since any competitions I've been involved in rarely had anything like that. But, if it is the norm, I can see why so many people love triathlons. The only thing I would think to change would be actual signs marking the Mount and Dismount lines. They were spray painted onto the ground and could have been made a little more visible.
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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: The Ballantyne area is beautiful and the Morrison YMCA is a fantastic facility. I can't wait for next year to come back.
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[15]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Good race experience for my first time!
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[16]
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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: A fun first tri for me - I really enjoyed it and will plan on doing more next year. I definitely will work to improve my swimming and will also do more brick workouts.
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[17]
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Race rating (4)
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  • 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: Volunteers didn't know what they were doing most of the time, but they were there....
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[18]
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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: For a first race I think they did a good job. They shortened the bike course from what was planned (Thanks) and changed the swim from left lane to right lane (Confused me under the lane dividers). I will come back next year.
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