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Race Reports for Square Lake Triathlon - Long Course 2006

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: Too hard

  • Comments: I mentioned earlier that my family wasn't there in T2 when I got off the bike. After the race I looked in my car at my sleeping son only to find a giant 1 1/2 inch gash in his head. During the bike they had gone to a park to pass the time and he tripped and hit his head on a bench splitting his head wide open. Luckily we had friends with us, so my wife had help, but blood was pouring out of his little head and they rushed him to the emergency room. Finishing the race seemed like such a small task now. My wife had now spent the last 2 days in the emergency room with our frightened little kids. The last couple of days following the race I have been kicking myself for dragging the family to all of these races for my own selfishness. In fact I thought of hanging them up. But I have the greatest wife who said that she supports my racing and would never want me to quit something I love and wouldn't want to put up with me being a crab ass :). In fact despite my soreness (ankles and feet
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: flop sucked (there wasn't any).. no medal, only hot dogs... and they were hidden down below... ugh. drinking stations were good.. I enjoyed the challange on the hilly course.. I will do another HIM next year .. im sure the weather will be the biggest unknown factor for my next one..
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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: Could use additional sponsorships! What was touted as gatorade was very watered down so I am happy I brought my own rehydration drink! Maybe it was a combo of the weather and my snail finish but, for the type of race and race fee charged, I was dissapointed by the post-race activities and the lack of items at the snack table to eat. All we received for entering was a cheezy t-shirt and nothing for finishing. I would think a 70.3 hand towel or race cap with a 70.3 club inscription awarded to all finishers would not be too much to ask for as an atta-boy or atta-girl award... Regardless, everyone was very friendly and accommodating and the volunteers were very helpfull and absolutely wonderful to endure such a miserble day outdoors. This was my first 1/2 IM so in spite of the weather, and all other things considered, I enjoyed the race and am immensely pleased to be a member of the 70.3 club. I now feel like a true triathlete. Thank you.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: ONE portabiff in the transition area sums it up. Moving bouys on the swim sucked. No medal...downright criminal.
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