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Race Reports for Druid Hill Park 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: Another great race by Set-Up! This year had about twice as many people registered than last year so its good to see that its taking hold, it was a fun race and so long as logistics work out, I'll do it again next year.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: Podium, baby!!! Well, sorta. After the top 3 overall and top 3 Masters are pulled out of the mix, and the guy who got DQ'd...3rd in AG M 40-44. First ever...I'll take it. :-) Well...my transitions might need some work. Ya think???? Ugh. Bad cop says "Dude...you've been running your whole life??? You should be sub-22!!!" Tough crowd. :-) Happy overall with the results...first tri in three years and did well. Oh, and by the way, I seeded my self 89th in the swim and came in 87th. Just sayin'. Good race overall...great for beginners because it's a pool swim and a flat run course. HILLY bike. Well-run, perfectly on time. Great for spectators...my sherpas got to watch my whole swim, bike start/finish, plus a good part of the run. T-shirt is cool too. It has a giraffe on it. :-)
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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 race overall, I love the Setup Events races. They are well run and have a great "feel" to them.
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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: My 1st tri in 13 yrs & I have to say the organizers did an excellent job. Things are a bit spread apart (parking, swim to transition, run finish to transition area) but not because they didn't plan that, it's just how the park is organized. Loved the run around the pond, loved the bike even though it was on a somewhat busy road. I think they could widen the lanes a bit in the swim or add more lanes or something, it was a bit crowded for the slower swimmers like myself. However, I really enjoyed myself & two of my friends who came to watch were inspired & want to do this event next year. Perfect race for beginners or people who love to Tri but hate being intimidated by crazy experts. I used a hybrid bike, not a road bike. There is one steep downhill w/a curve at the bottom so bike speeds aren't super fast but there is a great section with terrific rolling hills that was just plain fun to ride.
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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 thought it was well marked, plenty of people telling you what to do at the lap "decision points."
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  • Organised?No
  • 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 was their first year. Based on that it was a good race. There were mistakes made (no cones or volunteers at a turn on the bike course lots of people missed the turn) but I'm sure they will fix this for next year. Personally I will not be coming back if the course is on the same road. Just too dangerous for high speeds. Beautiful but dangerous.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: They needed 50 more volunteers. If they had more people(or more cones) I wouldn't have gotten lost on the bike. They only had a stack of sandwiches and a pile of watermelon at the end. No one gave me water after the race and I had to really look for it to find some.
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