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Race Reports for Boulder Peak Triathlon

[76]
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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: This was an awesome race. Everyone had awesome races as well. Sorry to hear about my friend Shannon and her crash on the bike course. I hope she feels better after the beers over here at the house. My original goal was to be under 2:23. I then wrote down that 2:21 was possible. I really can't believe I was 2:19:32. I didn't check my watch until an hour after the race. Very happy.
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[77]
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

  • Post race activities?
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  • Comments: 5430 puts on a great event, and once I got to the Med tent, my treatment was fantastic. However, after the accidents they experienced last year at the Boulder Peak, I would have expected their accident response system to be better. An injured athlete should not have to ride on the back of a motorcycle to get to treatment.
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[78]
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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: Ah, Boulder. I LOVE Colorado. Fun times. STACKED field of mostly local Colorado athletes. Damn, those Colorado peeps are in shape! 5430 puts on a GREAT event. I had fun. I am happy I got to race despite the ankle. All things considered, this went from being an A race to just going out and doing some experimenting and having fun. I may not be happy with my time, but I will be okay with it. Highly recommended race! It's considered a toughie but it's a lot of fun!
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[79]
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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: It was SOOOOO great to see everyone out there today and I can't say how wonderful it is to have so much support on the course. Thanks to everyone for making this a great day :)
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[80]
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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: today was so much fun. it was my first oly, my first experience being surrounded by some SERIOUSLY fast and beautiful athletes, and my first time gaining a lot of confidence in what my body can do. despite my big sudden taper, my 7 months of training didn't fail me afterall. i had a goal of finishing in under 3 hours and i did - and with 33 seconds TO SPARE!! ha ha! i'm gonna be pretty sore for a couple of days but it will be WELL worth it. looking forward to doing this race again next year.
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[81]
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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: Excellent event. Great course. Very well staffed! Will be back for long course and again next year.
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[82]
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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: This really has to be one of the greatest Triathlons in the country. From hot-air balloons and sky-divers, to an amazing course with 1600 competitors cruising through safely in waves, to the exciting conclusion featuring some of the top professionals in the sport... what's not to love? Barry's running an event here that really should set the standard by which these things are measured. It was nothing short of amazing.
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[83]
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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: What's up with the Olive Garden catered meal? A stuffed shell and that's it?
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[84]
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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: This race is very well organized, is very popular and always sells out. Great to see so many BT'ers out there. You all did great! This was my "A" race for the season and unfortunately, it ended up being my worst performance. But I can't dwell on that. It was a learning experience and I will be better prepared for next year.
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[85]
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  • 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: Too hard

  • Comments: I rate this course TOO HARD, for my current abilities. I need more hill work, and should have made some slightly different choices during the race. The race director mentioned, during packet pickup, to be very careful on the downhill portion of Old Stage Hill road. A couple of people didn't pay attention apparently. I later found out that two people had gone down at that right-turn, and at least one reportedly went under a car. The rumor mill had it that one died; no status on the other - no official word on the news (yet). They also had to stop the swim at one point, due to another emergency (I had already started, and was not subjected to the stoppage - no info on this either.) The race itself is grueling, and was a distinct humbling experience for me. It was also my SECOND Oly ever. After last week's heat, I actually thought that 3:30:00 would be my likely time, though I was hoping to finish in under 3:15:00 - as it was, I'll take that 3:11:41! I ballparked my estimated
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[86]
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  • 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: Too hard

  • Comments: It is so unfortunate that this race was plagued with disaster. I feel so bad for the guy who crashed on the bike. I think he died. But I really think they should have closed that road. It's a two way highway with a double yellow pretty much the entire way. Lots of blind curves. And on those downhills somepeople got up to 47 mph. It was nutty. But all in all for my first Olympic it was hardcore. It was also cool seeing Simon Lessing, Tim DeBoom and the other pro athletes racing in this race. Not really happy that Simon Lessing was finished with the entire race in the time it took me to do the bike portion. Crazy. He pulled a 1:55. Nutty. But I enjoyed myself still I'm glad I only have to do this race once a year! :) Good news the biker that crashed into the car is alive. He's hospitalized and undergoing surgery. Docs say it will take him a year to recover but at least he's alive. Doc says helmet saved his life and saved him from getting brain damage. Also there was another biker that
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[87]
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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: They did everything they could before and during the race, but it still had lots of medical issues. They should consider closing Old Stage Rd in the future (or not even race on that road).
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[88]
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Race rating (5)
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  • 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, Parking was great, Transition area well marked,
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