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Race Reports for Otter Limits Triathlon 2012

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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: This was the inaugural race and it came with a few teething troubles. Course marking was not so good - at the swim finish it was unclear which buoys we needed to go round. For the bike, the signs were present but minimal. Several people missed an important turn on the bike race and did not finish as a result. There were just about enough volunteers and drink stations, but it would have been good to have volunteers at the missed turn mentioned above. Transition area was not fenced or secured and signage for in/out was absent. But none of these things were critical and there was a whole bunch of stuff I liked. There were police where you needed them. The registration was very easy, the vibe was great and everybody was friendly, perhaps because it was such a small race (60 entrants). The after-race food (pizza plus lots of other goodies) was very good. And as mentioned above, the location is first rate and very scenic. Most importantly for me, this is a late-season Olympic,
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