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Reported by:

kentwest

Race rating (3)

• 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: Despite the organization, closed bike course, number of volunteers, and everything else that Piranha does so well, I'm only rating this as average because of the "Tattoo Experiment" and Transition Area issues. I think the tattoos for race numbers and age groupings have that sort of Ironman "cool factor", but they sure did add stress to the pre-race set-up. Only one of mine actually worked (and took a lot of scrubbing by TSW to remove), and they left me woefully short of time to get set up in transition. Regarding the Transition area...might be something they should revisit and rethink in upcoming years. There's a small, steep climb coming into T1 after exiting the swim, which was an annoyance. But the bike mount is the real issue. The bike mount line is maybe 15-30 feet after exiting T1, and you have to mount on a grade that makes clipping in an adventure. I actually wandered off into the grass, with one foot in and one foot trying to find the pedal...very uncomfortable, and others

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