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Race Reports for "Tri" for Acts of Kindness Sprint Triathlon 2010

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• 2010

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Reported by:

morey000

Race rating (3)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?


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


• Post race activities? Below average
• Overall course based on my ability: Too easy


• Comments: Kudos for Glenn and their 1st triathlon. Great job for a 1st. The pool situation, and how long it took to get all the swimmers through is a difficult one to overcome, and they'll get plenty of comments on the road situation- not having a enough room to ride to the right of the cones. The cycle was over 1/2 mi longer than the specified distance, and the run was 0.2mi shorter. The included breakfast and drinks were great. As for the 'silent auction'- I think they were trying to mix two different kinds of fundraising events, and the raffle should have included triathlon stuff rather than a TV and food baskets. The goodie bag had foodstuffs in it, nothing else. They did include a simple finishers medal for those interested, and a cotton t-shirt. There were a ton of volunteers and it was reasonably well organized. Not perfect, but my expectations were of a simple, small charity event, and they really came up with much more. One item in the swag bag offended me. Not so much that

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