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Race Reports for Salem YMCA Sprint Triathlon

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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: Great facilities. My race chip was messed up (missing), and so were my splits (but they were fixed fairly promptly - thanks!), otherwise I would have given the race a 5. Great first race to see if you like tris. They definitely fixed the run course... still a little challenging relative to the other legs, but not the extreme steepness of 2 years ago. Good call, Salem! Thanks all - fun time!
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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: I came back to defeat last year. I did. The run course was a significant improvement. It was far from easy, but you could run it. Having eight family members there will make any race special. And of course, being in Salem is home. I am glad I came back.
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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 race; recommend esp for beginners
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: The volunteers and the folks at the Salem Y rolled out the red carpet. That's the way they do things in my hometown. First class. Tons of volunteers. Police at every intersection. Water stations. I thought a lot about this and engaged in a lively forum thread over this concern after the race. If you are considering Salem for 2012 and the course is unchanged, here's my opinion: the run course is disproportionately difficult for how the race is billed and the other two legs. You really need to be prepared for the withering hills and know they are coming if you are a BOPer/aspiring MOPer like me if you want to maximize your performance. All-in-all, it is a lovely minisprint in a wonderful town I proudly call home.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was the first time this race was held and I think the organizers did a good job overall. The location is really nice for a city with beautiful views of the mountains and nice shade where you could rest post race. So the big surprise was winning my age group. I knew I had a pretty good chance at the podium b/c it was a smaller race, but winning was pretty cool! While I think my age group happened to be weaker than average (obviously if I won..hahaha), I'll take it :-) First podium finish! Met some nice folks post-race. Look for Stacy (43 male) and Fred (60 male) in future races.
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