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Race Reports for Memphis in May Triathlon 2010

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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I loved it! Quite an accomplishment for me. :)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: As always, the organizers put on a well-run event, although there a few more cracks in the cookie jar this year-- parking was a hassle, resulting in many racers being late to transition, and volunteer support especially at the bike water bottle exchange and other areas was lacking compared to previous years. Of course, some of the reason may be that organizers had already announced they were changing venues for the following year to Harrah's Casino in Tunica, MS. That will be a HUGE change in many ways-- it will probably take away a lot from the family-friendly "picnic" style event which has made this race so beloved to so many people, but it will also likely raise the profile and prestige of this growing race. We'll see soon enough if the trade-off was worth it. I just wish they could put a dome overhead and air-condition the damn thing.
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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: I love this destination race. Its a national qualifier for USAT and the challenge and purse attracts pros and fast AGers from all over the country. They're moving it to northern MS next year, but still close to Memphis. The drive down on Friday and back on Sunday after the race makes for a long, but worthwhile, weekend.
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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: Year after year, an outstanding race, especially for being so big. The only negative was the traffic getting to the site. This was my 6th year doing this race and they changed things up this year with parking and routing you to the race area. It sucked. It took right at 30 minutes to park after I got to the Naval base. In the past it took MAYBE 10. One of the cool things they did this year was to have the Pro racers start after the age groupers. I had actually finished by the time the Pros started at 10:30. I would have loved to watch them had I not had to get home, or it wouldn't have been 100 degrees outside.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: Too hilly
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This is a well organized event and very well supported. I love triathlon, but will have to re-think doing another Oly if the weather is similar to this year's conditions. I left this tri feeling really beat up. Recovery from it has been particularly slow as well.
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