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Race Reports for Memphis in May Triathlon

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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Seeing how this was my first Olympic distance triathlon, I would have to say that I am rather pleased with my performance. I had two goals going into the race. First was just to finish the race. Second was to finish in under 3 hours. Check! Check! Plan on competing in one more triathlon this year (Dragonfly). Contemplating competing in the ironman florida 70.3 this time next year. I have run a couple of half marathons and one marathon. I have also ridden several organized longer rides. With these experiences and the triathlon experience from this year, I think that would be a nice challenge....
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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: Great race. Was very well organized.
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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. Cut almost 30 minutes off of my time from last year.
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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 is a great race, I even got back in time to watch the pros swim. I had waited a year to race this race again because I was so disappointed with my time last year, and I feel like I am making such improvements every race!
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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: As always, this was a great race, very well organized. I like the fact that organizers listened to the racers and did the starting order for age groups by lottery. It was also cool to get to watch the pros, because I was done by the time they started.
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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: purchased a hat during registration and they never got me a hat b/c they sold them all, but they did come back and replace with a visor. Don' like race t-shirt at all. EVERYTHING else about race was great-atmosphere, people, volunteers, food, security in transition area- all great.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

  • 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 race firt of this distance for me- was not prepaired of the wind fell apart on the swim- will be prepaired next year.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: They had nothing on the bike course...no water stops and no mile markers. the cops they had stopping traffic for the riders didn't even know the mileage...It was very hard to pace myself not knowing how much further I had to go.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I only rated the post race activities as below average because some of the tents were breaking down early which did not allow you to check anything out post race. I really enjoyed this race and the experience that I gained from it. It was well organized and run. Props to those who helped! This is an AWESOME race for experienced Triathletes, but for new comers I believe it would be easy to become over-whelmed. There are a lot of fast athletes in this race and the timing of it early in the season does not lend itself to a lot of OWS practice. I will do this race again if I have the opportunity. P.S. I got to see Sister Madonna. I wish I would have brought a camera!
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  • Comments: This was my first time at this race. I was really impressed with the organization. It went off without a hitch. You would never know that there were close to 1700 people racing. It may be a bit far to drive for me to do it again, but I'm glad I made it to Memphis at least once.
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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: Not the most qualified to comment on this race since it was my first, but it seemed to be very orgainzed and well run. I think I am addicted though to the triathlon scene. I need to tell the wife to hide the checkbook and credit cards :)!
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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: Love this race!
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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: As always, this is a very well-organized, very well-run event. I, on the other hand, did not run very well.
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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: Nutrition/hydration about right. Had light bkfst about 2 hr before race, GU 20 min before swim, drank about 50 oz Gatorade on bike ride (camelbak) and had one GU on bike, then water or gatorade at the aid stations on the run.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I didn't hang around for any of the post race activities, but from what I saw they seemed nice. This was my first race, and I'm really glad I did it. I'll be back next year to crush my time, and I'll be bringing some friends!
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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: Best post-race food ever! Nice expo too.
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[42]
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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 will do this race again next year, if for no other reason than to beat my time this year!
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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: Once again,this was a great race. Especially to be so big, everything runs so smoothly. Expo was great, set up was smooth. Race went off without a hitch. Tons of volunteers, cops to keep traffic away and direct traffic, water stations every mile on the run, and great post-race spread. My only gripe was they did away with the water bottle exchange on the bike. It probably wouldn't have bothered me at all if I hadn't had my water bottle snafu and was out of water by the spot where they've had it in the past
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[44]
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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: Another fun race in Memphis. Should we go next year too?
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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: Love Memphis! Its a great race!! Do it!!!
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[46]
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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: Had a great time and plan to come back next year.
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[47]
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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: Again this year, this is an outstanding race. Great organization especially for a race this size. The bike roads had some rough pavement, but short of paving the entire city, I don't know what could be done about this. The run was good, good water stations, miles marked well. Overall, an excellent race. It's fun seeing the really fast guys, too.
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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: Very good event. Well organized. Huge compared to the triathlons I've done in the past. Only gripe would be lack of mile markers on the bike and run. I didn't see any at all.
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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: For me, this was kind of a bittersweet race to begin the year. On one hand, I'm very happy with my swim and bike. I guess I also have to be happy I came within 20-seconds of my Oly PR during my first race of the season. On the other hand, I left a lot of time on the course and my run absolutely sucked, considering how much I have worked to improve it. I was in position to blow my previous PR out of the water and start the season on a real high note, not to mention boost my confidence going into my first HIM, which is now just 8 weeks away. Instead, I am left with some issues and ???'s I'm going to have to address going forward. The race itself was a terrific event, very well organized. The after-party was also great with a fantastic food spread, including Corky's BBQ. There was even live music. If I do it again with the family, I'll have to remember to pack a tent to provide them a base and some shade which was a rare commodity on the grounds. A few more toys for the guys would also
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[50]
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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: The race was a lot of fun and I would definatly go back. It was very well organized and all of the routes were very well marked. Great volunteers along the way and great food at the finish.
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